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National Standards for Family-School Partnerships

Families are essential partners to schools...

....in the shared mission to help every child reach their full potential.

PTA’s National Standards for Family-School Partnerships set the bar for how schools and parent organizations work together to support student success. 

The Standards have contributed to greater awareness and capacity for improving family-school partnerships across the country and internationally for over 20 years. 

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Getting Started with the Standards



Get to know the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships by exploring the definitions, goals and indicators for each of the six tenets, as well as what has changed since the 2008 version.
PTA National Standards Overview
PTA National Standards Overview (español)

Discover what the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships look like in action and assess your own school community’s implementation of PTA’s National Standards.
School Leader Rubric
School Leader Rubric (español)

Explore National PTA’s family engagement focused policy asks to learn how you can advocate for stronger family-school partnerships nationwide.
Strengthening Family-School Partnerships through Education Policy


Transforming Family-School Partnerships with PTA's National Standards Webinar Series


Learn best practices and strategies for implementing PTA’s six National Standards through panel discussions with leading practitioners, researchers and policymakers who are improving family-school partnerships so that all children can reach their full potential.

Webinar 1: Welcome All Families
Webinar 1: Welcome All Families
Webinar 2: Communicate Effectively
Webinar 2: Communicate Effectively
Webinar 3: Support Student Success
Webinar 3: Support Student Success
Webinar 4: Speak Up for Every Child and Share Power
Webinar 4: Speak Up for Every Child and Share Power
Webinar 5: Collaborate with Community?
Webinar 5: Collaborate with Community

National Standards Webinar Series

Webinar 1: Welcome All Families

Moderator:
Kenya Bradshaw (Reconstruction US)
Panelists:
Regina Elmi (Supporting Parent in Education and Beyond)
Debbie Riley (Center for Adoption Support and Education)
Liz Rios (Center for Restorative Justice Works)

Webinar 2: Communicate Effectively

Moderator:
Stacey Grissom (National Education Association)
Panelists:
Alejandro Gibes de Gac (Springboard Collaborative)
Dr. Soo Hong (Wellesley College)
Heejae Lim (TalkingPoints)
Yesenia Ramirez (Parent Teacher Home Visits)

Webinar 3: Support Student Success

Moderator:
Dr. Margaret Caspe (National Association for Family, School and Community Engagement)
Panelists:
D'Lisa Crain (Washoe County School District)
Dr. JuDonn DeShields (PowerMyLearning)
Windy Lopez-Afflito (Learning Heroes)
Dr. Maria Paredes (WestEd)

Webinar 4: Speak Up for Every Child and Share Power

Moderator:
Eddie Koen (Institute for Educational Leadership)
Panelists:
Susie Crafton (Michigan PTA)
Marcia Coward (DeKalb County School District)
Lindsay Kubatzky (National Center for Learning Disabilities)
Adrian Smith (Human Rights Campaign)

Webinar 5: Collaborate with Community

Moderator:
Kristi Swett (National School Boards Association)
Panelists:
Whitney Fields (National Center for Families Learning)
Marco Harris (Albuquerque Public Schools)
José Muñoz (Coalition for Community Schools)
Dr. Kim Robinson (The Forum for Youth Investment)




Updated Standards Designed for Multiple Audiences

 

These updated National Standards for Family-School Partnerships are designed for multiple audiences, but specifically for:

  • School, district and state education leaders who wish to ensure that their family-school partnership efforts are adequately implemented, funded and monitored

  • PTA and other family and community leaders who want to know how to support and push their schools to better partner with the families in their communities

  • Families, educators and young people who want to know what questions to ask and things to look for to find or help build a school with strong family-school partnerships

  • Researchers who want to use an updated framework to explore the impacts and implementation of family-school partnerships

  • Policymakers and private funders who want to invest in stronger communities through family-school partnerships


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Raising the Bar with the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships: A Virtual Town Hall


Tune in to learn about the latest version of the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships and discover how the Standards can help you create systems that help our children and communities thrive.

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Explore the National Standards

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National Standards 2

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National Standards 4

National Standards 5

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Podcast Episode Highlights How State Education Agencies Utilize National PTA's Standards

The Director of Family-School Partnerships at Colorado Department of Education, Darcy Hutchins, shares how states and districts can embed best practices into their protocols to ensure strong family-school partnerships. She also offers advice for where families can look for information about policies affecting their own communities.



Research

Take a look at the latest findings from our national parent survey conducted in collaboration with Edge Research.

Webinar on Research Findings

The State of Family-School Partnerships - Findings from a Survey of Public School Parents
Supplemental PTA Survey Findings

Edge Research has provided the following data dashboards for reference based upon our survey findings.





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