Make the development and administration of your family resource center as smooth and worry-free as possible! Provide meaningful learning opportunities for parents and students! This practical handbook offers administrators, teachers, PTO's, parents, and especially the parent coordinator, with step-by-step guidelines to establish and manage a successful family resource center. The authors present a tested framework for a parent-powered center that strengthens partnerships between families, school and community. This guide offers you: -Clarification of the roles of parent coordinator, principal, teachers, volunteers, parents, and students. -An organizational scheme for manageable administration sample budgets, for both new and established centers. -Techniques for developing partnerships. -Ways to find volunteers and guidelines for volunteer training. -Suggestions for selecting materials and activities. -Strategies to encourage participation. -Sample forms, flyers, announcements, etc. 3 ring binder, 107 pages. B-689 $49.95 Binder (English) | |