Standards+Question+6


 * Read the Case Study regarding Family Involvement on page 35 of the NSDC Standards text handed out in class. In your PLC discuss Discussion Questions 1, 3, & 4. Have a record keeper in your group synthesize your group's responses to these questions. If your group needed more information, describe what you need to know and how you would go about discovering this information.**

1. Why do you suppose community and family involvement is a content standard?
 * -Community and family involvement is important to communicate clearly and respectfully.**
 * -There is a direct correlation between student achievement and parent involvement.**
 * -Expectations are known by all stakeholders.**

3. When it comes to successful student learning, what are the most essential knowledge and skills we want educators to possess in relation to this standard?
 * -Understand cultural background and communicate in a way that shows genuine interest in the child and family.**

4. How can staff development be restructured to include families and communities?
 * -Hold staff development times that are feasible (send out a survey to gauge interest and guide instruction).**