OAE Community & Family Engagement Flashcards
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Which strategy is MOST effective for building genuine school-community partnerships rather than one-way service relationships?
Answer: Co-designing programs and initiatives with community members as equal partners
Genuine partnerships involve shared decision-making and co-creation, ensuring community members have real voice and agency rather than simply being recipients or donors.
Under FERPA, schools may share student education records with parents of a minor student:
Answer: Without consent as parents have the right to inspect and review records
FERPA grants parents of minor students the right to inspect and review their child's education records without needing the child's consent.
A principal wants to increase attendance at school events in a low-income neighborhood. Which approach would MOST effectively address structural barriers?
Answer: Offering evening events with childcare, transportation, and food provided
Providing childcare, transportation, and meals directly removes the most common structural barriers that prevent low-income families from attending school events.
When a school develops a Family-School Compact under Title I requirements, its primary purpose is to:
Answer: Create a shared agreement on responsibilities of school, families, and students to support learning
Title I Family-School Compacts are collaborative agreements that outline the shared responsibilities of schools, families, and students in supporting academic achievement.
A school leader who practices 'asset-based' community engagement views the neighborhood surrounding the school primarily as:
Answer: A rich resource with strengths, expertise, and partnerships to leverage
Asset-based approaches identify and build upon community strengths, relationships, and resources rather than focusing on deficits and problems.
Which of the following BEST describes the role of a school advisory council that includes parent and community representatives?
Answer: Providing input and shared decision-making on school improvement priorities
School advisory councils serve as shared governance bodies providing community and family input into school improvement planning, not operational management.