Involving parents, guardians and families as full partners in the education of their children is a cornerstone of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). When families support learning, children are more successful in school and school success helps children become successful adults.
District and School Family Engagement and Required Policies (from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education)
Federal Non-Regulatory Guidance on Parental Involvement
Massachusetts PIRC - Parent's Learning About Children's Education
Family, School, and Community Partnership Fundamentals
The SEDL National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools
A Toolkit for Title I Parental Involvement, Beyond the Building: A Facilitation Guide, Collaborative Action Teams (CATs) Toolkit, Working Systemically: Engaging Family & Community
Academic Development Institute
Handbook on Family and Community Engagement by Sam Redding, Marilyn Murphy, & Pamela Sheley, Editors (2011)
Family-School Partnership Lab
The Hoover-Dempsey & Sandler Model of Parental Involvement (2005)
Harvard Family Research Project
Beyond Random Acts: Family, School, and Community Engagement as an Integral Part of Education Reform by Heather Weiss, M. Elena Lopez, and Heidi Rosenberg (December 2010)
National Family, School, and Community Working Group
National Network of Partnership Schools
School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Preparing Educators and Improving Schools, Second Edition, by Joyce L. Epstein (2011)
National PTA Family-School Partnerships
National Standards for Family-School Partnerships
National Standards Implementation Guide