ABSTRACT
This chapter outlines various family-school planning ideas in the literature, relating these to recommended practices for sustainable system change. The importance of job descriptions and the family-school partnering (FSP) collaborative consultant role is discussed. FSP action planning should be addressed within existing groups and by individual partners. The chapter understands the data-driven FSP action-planning rationale and cycle action planning for FSP stems from sustainability principles recommended in the system reform literature. The universal and targeted-intensive FSP tiers can have unique data sources and action-planning cycles. Teachers and other educational professionals often play key roles in explaining and sharing expectations about FSP in homework and daily learning. Each stakeholder must understand his or her FSP job responsibilities as well as how they are part of a larger effort. In addition to the suggested job descriptions, it is important to note the importance of strong leadership in implementing and successfully sustaining FSP.
