2. How does the climate of the school recognize that families are important? What does Hymes suggest?

3. What kinds of past experiences hinder or help parent-school collaboration?

4. Describe the different ways that parents can respond to schools.

5. Identify and discuss the different roles parents may assume in schools.

6. What is the administrator's role in working with parents?

7. What is an open-door policy?

8. Describe a family center.

9. Describe ways to enhance school-home community relations.

10. What school activities and resources should schools offer?

11. What does Epstein's research tell about collaboration with parents?

12. How can parents be used as resources?

13. Why and how do you contact parents early in the year? What is a block walk? How would it help?

14. What are some ways you could help meet the needs of your school area?

15. Who do you solicit to be volunteers? How do you obtain volunteers?

16. What are some of the tasks a volunteer can do?

17. What are a teacher's responsibilities to a volunteer and a volunteer's responsibilities to a teacher?