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Seattle Public Schools Family Partnerships Publications
The following list of publications are free and available to families and educators. We have made some of our publications available online, and highly encourage you to download and print them on your own. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download the publications. Click here to download a free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

You can also contact Margo Siegenthaler at masiegenthaler@seattleschools.org or (206) 252-0794 to request copies of the publications.

 

     
           
   

Get Families Involved in Your Students’ Education – A handbook for Educators about the Best Practices of Family Involvement.

 

An Introduction to Seattle Public Schools: A Guide for Bilingual Families -- This handbook will provide you with general information about how the Seattle Public School system works. It will give you information about the people that work in Seattle Public Schools, services available to students, how to enroll your child in school, school attendance policies, academic standards, etc. Handbooks are available in English, Amharic, Lao, Mandarin Chinese, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Tigrigna, and Vietnamese.

Get Involved in Your Child’s Education – This handbook provides information about Dr. Joyce Epstein's six best practices in family involvement. It will give you ideas based on what Epstein has found about the very best ways to support your child's education. Try a few of them. Then find your own ways to share your enthusiasm for learning with your child. Handbooks are available inEnglish, Amharic, Cambodian, Lao, Mandarin Chinese, Somali, Spanish, Tigrigna, and Vietnamese.

Help Your Children Succeed -- A 30 x 21 inch poster for parents regarding the best practices of parent involvement. Suitable to be displayed in schools' and community organizations' front offices and hallways.

 

 

 

     
 

Support Learning at Home: Help Your Child Succeed in School
This one-page flyer will provide you with information on how to make learning a priority in your family and how to turn your home into an environment that better supports learning.

Attend Parent-Teacher Conferences
This pamphlet provides you with information and tips to help you make the most out of your time spent at Parent-Teacher conferences. The pamphlet is available in English, Chinese, Somali, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

 
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