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Publication Date: 2011-May
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A Circle of Caring
Zimmerman-Orozco, Susan
Educational Leadership, v68 n8 p64-68 May 2011
Like many relatively affluent suburban schools, James E. Daly Elementary in Montgomery County, Maryland, has seen a rapid increase in its Hispanic and bilingual student populations. Many of the school's English language learners come from low-income, immigrant families. Zimmerman-Orozco, the school's assistant principal, describes the strategies the school has developed to reach out to Hispanic parents and make them full partners, including monthly Hispanic parent meetings, after-school activities, a summer enrichment program run by staff volunteers, and frequent home visits. Although these practices make a difference, she writes, the key to the school's success is "the match between the school's core commitment to creating a welcoming school climate and nurturing personal relationships and the traditional Hispanic styles of interaction." (Contains 2 endnotes.)
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Assistant Principals, Suburban Schools, Bilingual Students, School Activities, Enrichment Activities, Home Visits, Second Language Learning, Immigrants, Enrichment, Minority Group Children, English (Second Language), Low Income Groups, Personal Narratives, Outreach Programs, Parent School Relationship, After School Programs
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Maryland
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