Collaborating with Families

Attitudes are the values and perceptions held about family-school relationships. Some essential beliefs and  attitudes that C&C mentors should demonstrate include:

• Believing that families are doing the best they can
• Taking nonjudgmental, non-blaming approaches
• Knowing that families care about their children’s education
• Refusing to give up on a family or a student
• Treating families as collaborators in the educational process, remembering that families are the experts on their children
• The level of family participation in school will vary and is influenced by many factors; it is the mentor’s role to provide information and resources to support family participation.