GOAL POST Winter 2013 | Page 5

Family & Community GOAL Academy School, Family and Community Partnerships This year GOAL Academy has partnered with John Hopkins University and the National Network of Partnership Schools. The NNPS is a nationally recognized leader for partnerships and in coordinating efforts for family, student and community involvement. At GOAL Academy we believe leadership positions on partnerships should encourage and develop relationships, plans and implementation of activities. To ensure we are successful at this we follow the nationally recognized Epstein’s 6 types of Family Involvement and are implementing them in the following ways: 6 Keys to Parent Involvement: 1) PARENTING- Making sure that our parents and families are provided support and resources available to them at every GOAL Academy G&