Theory to Practice: School and Family Partnerships Lead to School Improvement and Student Success

Abstract

The Milken Family Foundation's National Education Conference offers a forum for discussion on the sociology of education, and that in education is a rarity. The broader term emphasizes that the institutions share the major responsibilities for children's education and development and that all—school, family and community—are needed to support children as students. The spheres of influence on children's learning and development include the family and the school, or, in full form, the family, school, community and peer group. School, family, and community partnerships can assure that information flows in both directions: school information to home and family information to school. One way to assure that progress is made at the school level is to create an Action Team for School and Family Partnerships. With ideas from other teachers, parents, and students, the Action Team is responsible for looking three years ahead to plan how the school will conduct its school, family, and community partnerships.

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