partnership activities

ONE

To increase parental awareness of education issues

TWO

To develop and sustain partnerships and networks with other organizations, agencies and family centers

THREE

To increase numbers and types of partnerships between home and school

partnership goals

SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES

Provide information, training and support for families through toll-free number, quarterly statewide newsletters, fact sheets, tip sheets, web site, and resource packets.

INFORMATION AND IN-SERVICE TO SCHOOLS

Provide technical assistance, information, and in-service to schools interested in enhancing family involvement.

RESOURCE LIBRARY AND DATABASE

Maintain a resource library and database including information relevant to families and those who work with families.

MATERIALS AND TRAINING

Develop materials and training for educators and family members to improve partnerships between homes and schools.

history

Established in 1999, the Florida Partnership for Family Involvement in Education (FPFIE) works to enhance family involvement in education that increases academic achievement. FPFIE has provided training,
information and technical assistance to over 3 million educators and parents of children identified as at risk of school failure. FPFIE has developed many products, including:

• 27 workshop modules
• 31 Tip Sheets
• 13 EZ Read Series tip sheets
• Family Reading Parties Kit
• Six Sundays for School Success
• Church Leaders Assuring Student Success (CLASS) Toolkit (DVD, manual, poster, brochure, CD-ROM)
• True North Building Resilient Families (training for parents and youth)
• 4 Newspaper Tabs
  • Plugging Into Parent Power
  • Keeping Our Schools and Children Safe
  • Parents + Schools = Student Success
  • Parents-Children's Most Important School Supply
• Family Involvement screen saver
• newsletters
• brochures

These materials are extremely popular with both professionals and parents. For example, over 275,00 copies of the tip sheets have been distributed as well as 850,00 of each newspaper tab.

awards

• MetLife Foundation's 2002 Teacher-Parent Engagement Through Partnerships National Award
• two county-wide Parent/Family Involvement Awards by the School District of Hillsborough County (2002 and 2003)

publications

Articles highlighting FPFIE services have appeared in national publications, including newsletters of the:

• National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools
• Harvard Family Research Project
• National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
• The Parent Connection
• Thresholds

contact the partnership

THE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT

University of South Florida
3500 E. Fletcher Ave., Suite 301
Tampa, FL 33613
Phone: (813) 558-5096
Fax: (813) 396-9925
Email: foss@coedu.usf.edu