The Keys to Successful
School, Family, and Community Partnerships
Epstein's Six Types of Involvement + Type XO
Type 1 - Parenting: Assist families with parenting and child-rearing skills, understanding child and adolescent development, and setting home conditions that support children as students at each age and grade level. Assist schools in understanding families
Type 2 - Communicating: Communicate with families about school programs and student progress through effective school-to-home and home-to-school communications.
Type 3 - Volunteering: Improve recruitment, training, work, and schedules to involve families as volunteers and audiences at the school or in other locations to support students and school programs.
Type 4 - Learning at Home: Involve families with their children in learning activities at home, including homework and other curriculum-related activities and decisions.
Type 5 - Decision Making: Include families as participants in school decisions, governance , and advocacy through PTA/PTO, school councils, committees, actions teams, and other parent organizations.
Type 6 - Collaborating with the Community: Coordinate community resources and services for students, families, and the school with businesses, agencies, and other groups, and provide services to the community.
Type XO - Relationship Building Activities: Recognition and celebration events are important for establishing a positive relationship between the home and school and building a sense of community. These types of events help serve as gateway events leading to difference and more dynamic types of involvement directly related to supporting student achievement.
Type XO developed by San Diego Unified School District.