Writing family plan assessment for young students

For this assignment, assume you are a teacher in a Kindergarten classroom. Use the format below to begin to develop your own family involvement plan to outline how you will address family-school-community partnership issues. You should address these following questions in the 4 pages essay:

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1. My Philosophy of Family Involvement (What is my philosophy of family involvement? Why is it important? How will I address contemporary family issues?)

2. General Principles to Empower Families. (What are general principles I believe teachers can follow to empower families? What parent/caregiver involvement policies can I establish that promote effective and meaningful strategies for involving parents/caregivers in systematic, reciprocal, and authentic communication about student learning and curriculum?)

3. Engagement of Diverse Families (What strategies will I use to engage families? How can address the diverse interests and needs of families represented in my classroom? i.e. Family Structure Diversity, Cultural/Ethnic Diversity, Linguistic Diversity , Socio-economic Diversity.

4. Involvement Expectations (What do I expect from families? How can I convey that to families? What can families expect from me? What are my responsibilities as a teacher, to provide a welcoming responsive classroom? )

5. Communication Plan (What are some practical strategies I will use to communicate with families? How can I ensure that pertinent information is communicated in the languages found within my classroom?)

6. School-based strategies for helping families:

a) Welcoming Process/Pre-School Check off (What things will I need to do before school begins each year? Family Handbook, Welcome letter, Welcoming processes such as registration, Class webpage/wikki

b) Parent conferences (What steps will I take to facilitate a smooth parent-teacher conference? What are some guidelines for reviewing report cards with parents? Will I implement student led conferences?

7. Community-based resources for families (How can I provide parents with information on community resources available to them?)

8. Home-based strategies for helping families address their children’s development and education (How can I utilize family backpacks, tip sheets, activity calendars, and activity cards?)