Family Reps in PBS

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Family Reps in PBS What are the Value Added
features of Family Involvement? Ownership of
PBS/School Awareness and sharing school
policies Carry through Carry into Shared
experiences and connections Family Reps have
insight into the real life application of
PBS Other?
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What is the role of the Family Rep? To spread
the word about PBS to other parents Help develop
behavioral expectations (Webster City) Help
develop, administer and analyze the data from
parent surveys. Help develop tools used by team
(East Elementary, D.M.) Help plan activities
promoting PBS Help plan mailings to parents Man
tables about PBS at school activities Write
newsletter articles about PBS Use existing well
attended activities to promote PBS (Mark
Twain) Help the team develop an annual
calendar Help bring other family members on the
team
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Data Matters Video Some good resources are
Henderson, Mapp , Epstein, others? This is
general family involvement, not specifically
PBS. What are data points for Family Involvement
in PBS in Iowa? Office referrals go
down? Families know the schools
expectations? Other ideas? Share
Parent Surveys and results/Lori
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• Things to Consider as a Family Representative
• How do I define my role?
• What is working well already?
• What needs worked on?
• What do I need to enhance my role?
• What do I already have?
• What do I need?
• Where can I get what I need?
• Who can help me?
• Am I a team player?

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• Resources
• Family Team
• Tip sheets (Iowa Behavioral Alliance website)
• Tips and Stats sheet
• Family Survey
• Families in PBS menu of ideas
• Family Involvement Checklist
• Iowaparents.org website
• 2 ideas from me
• Ideas from others?