UNIVERSITY OF CALOOCAN CITY

Biglang Awa St., Corner Catleya St., EDSA, Caloocan City

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

(SUBJECT/COURSE)
SUBJECT CODE: ECE 020
TOPIC OR LESSON 1: Family, School and Community Partnership
SUB-TOPIC/S: Family-School Partnerships

OVERVIEW OF THE TOPIC

This module provides an overview of the involvement of parents in the education of their children. The
meaningful involvement of parents and support from the school and community are essential.

LEARNING
OUTCOMES
At the end of this module, the students are expected to:
a. Involving families and schools in their children’s development and learning
b. Knowing about and understanding family and school characteristics

LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
c. Involving families and schools in their children’s development and learning
d. Knowing about and understanding family and school characteristics

ENGAGE

Class Activity:
Who am I ?

EXPLORE

Classroom Discussion:
1. How can I show my support to my child?
2. Why family-school partnerships important?
Key word
Family
School
Partnership

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 EXPLAIN

Children learns best when the significant adults in their lives, parents, teachers, and other family and
community members work together to encourage and support them. This basic fact should be a
guiding principle as we think about how schools should be organized and how children should be
taught. Schools alone cannot address all of a child’s developmental needs.
The need for a strong partnership between schools and families to educate children may seem like
common sense. Teachers and parents were often neighbors and found many occasions to discuss a
child’s progress. Children heard the message from teachers and parents and understood that they were
expected to uphold the same standards at home and at school.
As a society has become more complex and demanding, though, these relationships have all too often
fallen by the wayside. Neither educators nor parents have enough time to get to know one another and
establish working relationships on behalf of children.

FAMILY
 The first educators of their children and they continue to influence their children’s learning
and development during the school year and long afterwards.
SCHOOL
 Responsible in helping to nurture and teach future generations and families trust schools to
provide educational foundations for their children’s future. At the same time, schools need to
recognize the primary role of the family in education.

FAMILY –SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP

 Collaborative relationships and activities involving school staff, parents and other family
members of students at a school. Effective partnerships are based on mutual trust and respect,
and shared responsibility for the education of the children and young people at the school.
 Family involvement in schools is therefore central to high quality education and is part of the
core business of schools
 The aim of Family-School and Community Partnership is to encourage sustainable and
effective partnerships between all members of the school, community, including teachers,
families and students.

IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP

1. View each partner as making equally valuable contributions, while respecting different
contributions.
2. Respect student needs and preferences
3. Address barriers to involvement in schools by families, in particular Indigenous Families and
actively help previously uninvolved families to become involved
4. Create better programs, opportunities and learning for students
5. Give families appropriate opportunities to contribute to school decision-making and
governance; and contribute to professional satisfaction to principals and teachers
6. Children can get many academic and social benefits

KEY DIMENSIONS OF FAMILY-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP

The Family-School Partnerships Framework identifies seven dimensions as guidelines for planning
partnership activities. These seven dimensions are:
1. Communicating
2. Connecting learning at home and at school
3. Building community and identity
4. Recognizing the role of the family
5. Consultative decision-making
6. Collaborating beyond the school
7. Participating

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WAYS TO INVOLVED AT YOUR CHILD’S PRIMARY SCHOOL
There are often lots of opportunities to be involved in primary schools, because they tend to be
smaller than secondary schools. We can get involved by:
1. Volunteering – for example, helping with classroom activities like reading groups or
excursions or in the school canteen
2. PTA/HPTA – attending parent groups or committees, for example, school councils, parents
and citizen committees
3. Extra Co-Curricular Activities – working on school fundraising, programs, events

ELABORAT
Activity 1 E

Watching a video lesson about parenthood and share their experiences.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApPA9iMB2gU

Sample rubric

SCOR
RUBRIC FOR EVALUATION E
3 – The explanation 2 – The explanation 1 – The explanation 0.5 – The 0–
RELEVAN

is directly relevant to is relevant to the is quite relevant to explanation is not Has no

the topic. Every topic. Most of the the topic. Only few of clear and has a very explanation
CE

detail points toward details contribute to the details contribute rough transition of
the topic. the development of to the development of idea. The details are
the topic. the topic. not relevant to the
topic.
3 – The explanation 2 – The explanation 1 – The explanation 0.5 – The 0–
EVIDENCE

ARGUMEN

shows at least 9 shows at least 6 to 8 shows at 3 to 5 explanation shows Has no

correct/valid correct/valid correct/valid at most 2 explanation
evidences to support evidences to support evidences to support correct/valid
/

his/her answer. his/her answer. his/her answer. evidences to

support his/her
answer.
2 – The explanation 1.5 – The 1 – The explanation 0.5 – The 0–
CLARITY

is clear, has a very explanation is clear, is somewhat clear explanation is not Has no
good flow of has a good and has a rough clear and has a very explanation
discussion, every transition, most of transition from one rough transition of
detail is connected to the details are idea to another. ideas.
each other. connected to each
other.
2 – The explanation 1.5 – The 1 – The explanation 1.5 – The 0–
TECHNI-
CALITY

has no error in explanation has 1 to has 3 to 4 errors in explanation has at Has no

grammar, spelling, 2 errors in grammar, grammar, spelling, least 5 errors in explanation
and punctuations. spelling, and and punctuations. grammar, spelling,
punctuations. and punctuations.

OVERALL SCORE:

EVALUATE

Direction: List down different parental involvement of parents in the school.

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 REFERENC
ES
Read more: The Six Stages of Parenthood, Ellen Galinsky
https://us.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/upm-assets/6777_book_item_6777.pdf

ADDITIONAL
MATERIALS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApPA9iMB2gU
PREPARED BY:
MONIQUE G.PATAL
Instructor

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