Community involvement programs

As research shows, family and community involvement has a positive impact on student learning. Therefore, it is imperative for schools to expand community involvement interactions and support from parents, relatives, businesses, and agencies.

In this module’s analysis, you will describe and analyze two of your school’s community involvement programs, their goals, their levels of participation, impact on student learning, and various aspects preventing and promote their success.

View/Download the Template Tables (DOC) for use in this assignment.
Create a Word document for your response. Use APA format.
Include a title page, a labeled conclusion paragraph, and references page in APA format.
Complete the assignment by following the steps.

Step 1. Compose
Compose a well-developed introductory paragraph for your paper to introduce your school and its school/parent/community involvement programs.

Step 2. Create
Create a table in your Word document to chart information. You may use the template (Table 1) provided in the Template Tables document (linked above), or recreate the table yourself.

In the chart, identify up to four parent/community involvement programs your school currently has in place. Your list needs to include at least one parent program and one community (external partner) program.

List the student need(s) each program addresses.
Rate the current level of participation in each program by the three contributors: School personnel, families, and communities. A rating of 1 indicates minimal participation and 5 indicates full participation.
Rate the current impact of each program’s contributors on student learning. A rating of 1 indicates lowest impact on student learning and 5 highest.