A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n
Employers, Families and Education
Strategies for Every Employer
Everywhere today, home-school-work partnerships are promoting family involvement in the education of children. Businesses can:
Create and promote policies that make it possible for employees to be involved.
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Time off for participation in school and child care activities
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Time off for first day of school
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Beginning and end of day flextime
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Lunchtime flex
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Work-at-home arrangements
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Compressed work week
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Part-time work
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Job sharing
Support employee parents through work-based and community programs.
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Employee sponsored seminars
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Parent support groups and hotlines
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Education and parenting newsletter or customized on-line service
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Work-site based parent teacher conferences
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Literacy training for adults
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Parenting training programs
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Resource and referral services
Work to improve child care through internal and community programs.
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On-site or consortium child care or satellite schools
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Child care subsidies such as vouchers, discounts or dependent care spending accounts
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Training, development and accreditation for community child care providers
Work with schools to help them better meet the needs of employed parents.
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"Employee friendly" scheduling of school events
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Improved parent-teacher communication through newsletters or voice mail
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Interpreters for non-English speaking parents
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Family resource centers in schools
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Foster commitment to family involvement
Participate in school-business-community partnerships to improve education.
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School-employee partnerships and volunteer programs
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Setting standards of excellence
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Access to technology for students, teachers and parents
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