Gloria Rockhold MA, M.Ed. - "Relationship-Building" The Corner Stone"
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The document discusses the importance of valuing community perspectives in policy-making, particularly regarding family engagement in educational settings. It highlights barriers faced by marginalized families, including structural issues and cultural influences, which hinder their participation. Additionally, it emphasizes the need to build relationships and knowledge between families and schools to enhance civic engagement and cultural competency.
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Gloria Rockhold MA, M.Ed. - "Relationship-Building" The Corner Stone"
- 1. Relationship-Building: The Corner Stone VALUING COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES ON POLICY AND ACTIONS Gloria M. Rockhold, MEd Community Programs Manager, ACPS Creciendo Juntos Chair
- 2. How do you know what others don’t know? Barriers ◦ Structural ◦ School system expectations ◦ Classroom culture of learning ◦ Expectation of competency ◦ Cycle of poverty ◦ Cultural ◦ Students peer groups ◦ Family belief systems and traditions
- 3. Policy and Action Family Engagement is a priority in policy at the federal, state level and local level. What happens when this policy filters through layers of bureaucracy… Many marginalized families find themselves are locked out of possibilities.
- 4. Building Relationships: knowledge as a barrier ◦ Building capacity of with family members ◦ School community ◦ School expectations ◦ Higher ed. ◦ Principles of citizenship ◦ Cultural competency ◦ Unwritten rules ◦ Social capital ◦ Cultural capital
- 5. Engagement begins w Familias Latino families knowledge of civic engagement Youth and the struggle for identity – pulls of loyalty Feelings of Entitlement Transmission of cultural values Cultural influences