OAE OAE Community & Family Engagement

Question 1

Research on family engagement consistently shows that the most important factor in increasing meaningful participation is:

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Building trusting, two-way relationships between families and school staff

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Hosting more fundraising events throughout the year

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Sending weekly newsletters home with school updates

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Requiring families to volunteer a minimum number of hours

Question 2

The 'funds of knowledge' framework encourages educators to view family and community cultural practices as:

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Valuable assets and resources that can enrich instruction

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Obstacles to academic achievement that must be overcome

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Irrelevant to the school's academic mission

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Supplementary enrichment appropriate only for extracurricular activities

Question 3

A school principal working to engage families from diverse linguistic backgrounds should FIRST ensure:

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Critical communications are translated and interpreters are available

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All families attend English language classes before school meetings

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Non-English-speaking families receive the same English materials as others

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Bilingual students serve as the primary translators for parent meetings

Question 4

Epstein's Framework of Six Types of Involvement includes all of the following EXCEPT:

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Financial contributions

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Parenting

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Communicating

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Volunteering

Question 5

When communicating sensitive information about a student to a family, a school leader should FIRST:

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Call the family to establish dialogue and explain the situation personally

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Send a written letter to create a formal record

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Notify child protective services before contacting the family

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Inform all teachers who work with the student before reaching out to the family

Question 6

A school that schedules parent-teacher conferences only during daytime hours is MOST likely creating barriers for which group of families?

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Working families who cannot leave their jobs during school hours

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Families with multiple children in the same school

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Families who live close to the school

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Families with students who have high grades