Family Support in NYS PBIS
Family Involvement Type 6
Collaborating
With the Community
Community Contributes To Schools, Students, and Families
Business partners, agencies, cultural groups, health services, recreation, and other groups and programs
Schools, Students, and Families Contribute To Community
Service learning, special projects to share talents and solve local problems
Challenges For All
Solve problems of turf,
responsibilities, funds, and goals
Inform all families and
students about community programs and services, and ensure equal opportunities
for services and participation
Redefinitions
“Community” includes not only families with children in the schools, but also all who are interested in and affected by the quality of education. Communities are rated not only on economic qualities, but also on the strengths and talents available to support students, families, and schools.
Expected Outcomes
Students:
Increased
skills and talents through enriched curricular and extracurricular experiences
Awareness of
careers and options for the future education and work
Specific
benefits linked to programs, services, resources, and opportunities that connect
students with community
Primary Care Giver/Parent/Guardian:
Knowledge and
use of local resources by family and child to increase skills and talents or to
obtain needed services
Interactions
with other families in community activities
Awareness of
school’s role in the community and of community’s contributions to the school
Teachers:
Awareness of
community resources to enrich curriculum and instruction
Openness to
and skill in using mentors, business partners, community volunteers, and others
to assist students and augment teaching practice
Knowledgeable, helpful referrals of children and families to needed services
Sample Practices
Information for students
and families on community health, cultural, recreational, social support and
other programs or services
Information on community
activities that link to learning skills and talents, including summer programs
for students
Service integration
through partnerships involving school, civic, counseling, cultural, health,
recreation, and other agencies and organizations; and business
Service to the community
by students, families, and schools (e.g. recycling, art, music, drama and other
activities
Participation of alumni
in school programs for students