Handout 17: Planning for Partnerships

Decision:

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Stage One

We will involve parents in defining the proglem and identifying possible solutions by:
Stage Two

We will involve parents in carrying out the decision by:
Stage Three

We will involve parents in evaluating the decision by:











































































Discussion Questions



  1. How well are we involving parents in all stages of making decisions? Do we involve parents in some stages and not others? Do we involve parents only in those stages where we are required to by Head Start rules?








  2. Do we have broad representation from a diversity of parents in all the stages? Do we rely on a few parents to represent all parents? Are there some parent perspectives (such as working parents or fathers) who are under represented?









  3. What do we see as our strengths?









  4. Where can we make immediate improvements?

Instructions: Review the tasks you listed on the first page of this handout and map out the steps you will need to take to make each step happen. For each step, identify who is responsible and what supports will be needed to get it done.

Steps to accomplish this taskWho will accomplish it? When?What supports will they need?How will we know we have been successful? (What benchmarks will we use?)
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