What is an Action Team for Partnerships?

 

     The ATP is an action arm or work group of a School Council or School Improvement Team.  The ATP writes and implements plans for partnerships to produce desired results for students, for families, and for the school as a whole.  The ATP includes teachers, administrators, parents and other family members, business and community partners, and, at the middle and high school level, students.  The members of the ATP work together to review school goals; select, design, implement, and evaluate partnership activities; and improve partnership practices.  The work that the members of the ATP do together helps create and sustain a climate of good partnerships at the school.  The ATP’s primary goal is to involve families and the community in productive ways so that more students reach important educational goals for learning and success.

 

What is the role of PARENTS on the ATP?

 

Promoter	of parent participation in schools; of reading and math at home.
Assistant	in carrying out program goals; as advisor to staff.
Reviewer	of Title I applications and other proposals.
Evaluator	of Title I program; and make suggestions for improvement.
Networker	with federal and state officials; school board and staff.
Trainee	in leadership skills; in increasing parenting skills.
Sharer	of ideas, concerns, and plans of action with other parents.

 

 

     Parents and