Parents and guardians can be a powerful resource for teachers, but it takes skill and confidence to build partnerships, or parentships, and proactively engage in a positive way. Kyle Palmer draws from his experience as both a principal of a Model PLC at WorkⓇ school and a parent to offer practical strategies for including parents or guardians as part of your collaborative culture focused on student learning. PreK–12 teachers, counselors, social workers, and principals will:Understand the basics of PLCs and parentshipsLearn how parentships can integrate into and enhance the PLC processCreate mission and vision statements for parentships in a PLCUse specific strategies to enhance your parentship and engage effectively with parentsMaintain an effective parentship into the future Contents: Introduction Part I: Foundations of Parentships in a PLC Chapter 1: Understanding Parentships in a PLC Chapter 2: Creating Parentships in a PLC Chapter 3: Creating Shared Mission and Vision Statements for Your Parentship Chapter 4: Creating Values and Goals for Your Parentship Part II: Strategies for Parentships in a PLC Chapter 5: Strategies Related to Curriculum Chapter 6: Strategies Related to Individual Student Progress Chapter 7: Strategies Related to Parental Engagement Chapter 8: Strategies for Building Stronger Parent Relationships Chapter 9: Strategies for Monitoring and Sustaining Your Parentship Epilogue: Now What? References and Resources Index