EDUC 459 Home, Community, and Classroom Partnerships in High Poverty Areas - 3 credits

Prerequisite(s): EDUC 455 and Teacher Education Majors
The study of the nature and results of family, school, and community partnerships as it relates to poverty and how it impacts students’ growth, development, and academic attainment. An examination of approaches for organizing and sustaining school-based programs for families and community engagement; developing and implementing goal-oriented family, school, and community partnership programs in the classroom setting; and strategies for ensuring all P-12 students, regardless of circumstances, are college and career ready.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer