ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
ExampleTofTbestTtaskTroles?T-TANSWERTInititator,Tquestioner,TandTfacilitator
WhatTareTdysfunctionalTroles?T-TANSWERTAggressor,Tcompetitor,TandTdominator
WhatTdoesTtheTactTofTbrainstormingTentail?T-TANSWERTactiveTinteractionTbyTallTmembers
HowTcanTaTsymposiumTbestTbeTdescribed?T-TANSWERTaTformalTpresentationTbyTseveralTspeakers
WhatTisTtheTpurposeTofTiceTbreakers?T-
TANSWERTToTcreateTaTwarmTatmosphereTwithTgetTacquaintedTactivities
HowTwillTyouTknowTwhatTyourTfamiliesTneedTinTtheTwayTofTsupport?TGiveTtwoTexamplesTofTwhatTaTsignifica
ntTnumberTofTfamiliesTinTyourTschoolTmightTneedTandThowTyouTcouldThelpTthoseTfamilies.T-
TANSWERTITwillTdevelopTaTbasicTlistTofTinterestsTandTconcernsTwithTotherTteachersTandTadministratorsTandTt
henTconstructTaTneeds-assessmentTtoolTandTlistTpossibleTtopicsTforTtheTparents.TITwouldTmakeTthisTneeds-
assessmentTaTquestionnaireTandTallowTtheTparentsTandTtheTschoolTstaffTtoTcompleteTitTalongTwithTtheTcom
munity,TsoTallTtheTstakeTholdersTwouldTbeTinvolved.TTheTitemsTthatTreceivedTtheTmostTrequestsTwouldTbeT
whatTtheTprogramTwouldTfocusTon.TAnTexampleTofTsomethingTparentsTmayTneedTisTmoreTcommunicationTa
ndTproofTthatTtheirTchildTisTnotTbehindTbasedTonTtheTstandards,TmanyTtimesTstudentsTandTparentsTfeelTthat
TtheyTareTfallingTbehindTbutTasTaTteacherTITcanTshowTthatTtheyTaren'tTbasedTonTtheTCommonTCoreTstandard
sTandTITwillTbeTableTtoTshareTtheirTchild'sTworkTwithTtheTparentTandTcompareTitTtoTtheTstandards.TTheTparen
tsTcouldTalsoTneedThelpTwithTteachingTaTconceptTtoTtheirTchild.TTheTparentTmightTseeTthatTtheTchildTisTstrug
glingTwithTlearningTaTnewTconceptTandTwantTtoThelp,TbutTnotTknowThowTtoTmakeTtheTchildTunderstandTorTr
ememberTsoTtheTteacherTcouldThelpTandTprovideTaTfewTwaysTtoTpracticeTtogether.
DescribeTservantTleaderT-
TANSWERTSharingTleadershipTbetweenTleaderTandTothers,TleaderTseeksTtoThelpTandTaidTothersTbeforeTtheir
TownTneedsTandTstriveTtoTempowerTandThelpTprinciplesTthatTseekTtoTaidTteachers.TTheyTareTpassionateTabo
utThelping.
DescribeTvisionaryTleaderT-
TANSWERTApplyTaTvision,TcreatesTaTchallengeTtoTriseTabove,TthinkTofTaTfinalTproductTandTplanTtoTguideTever
, yoneTtoTreachTit,TtheyTareTmoreTlikelyTtoTtakeTrisksTandTmotivateTandTcommunicateTeffectively.TTheyTembra
ceTchangeTandTwantTeveryoneTonTboardTwithTplansTandTideas.
DescribeTstrategicTleadersT-
TANSWERTPrepareTothersTforTchange,Tawareness,TactionsTandTsettingTgoals,TveryTencouraging,TtryTtoTenabl
eTworkersTtoTbeTproductive,TwhenTpresentedTaTchallenge,TtheyThaveTaTveryTwellTthoughtToutTlogicTplanTan
dTstayTcalm
WhatTareTtheTbenefitsTofTfamilyTandTcommunityTinvolvementTinTtheTschools?T-
TANSWERTImprovedTschoolTprogramsTandTquality,TbetterTschoolTattendance,TandTacademicTachievementTo
fTchildren
WhyTdoTparentsTfromTdifferentTculturesTnotTgetTinvolvedTinTtheTschools?T-
TANSWERTtheyTbelieveTthatTtheTschoolTandTteacherTknowTmoreTthanTtheyTdo
WhatTisTtheTbestTwayTtoTbeginTaTparentTprogram?T-TANSWERTByTidentifyingTtheTneed
WhatTareTtheTthreeTprimaryTsourcesTofTfundingTforTschool-basedTprograms?T-
TANSWERTgovernmentTgrantsT(federalTorTstate),TprivateTfoundationTawards,TlocalTschoolTbudgets
WhatTareTtheTthreeTbasicTprinciplesTfromTtheTComerTprogram?T-
TANSWERTconsensus,TnoTfault,TandTcollaboration
WhatTprogramTprovidesTaTcentralTlocationTforTearlyTchildhoodTeducationTandTfamilyTsupportTservicesTforTc
hildrenTinTeachTMarylandTcountyTfromTbirthTtoTkindergarten?T-TANSWERTJudyTCenter
WhyTareTfamilyTliteracyTprogramsTuseful?T-
TANSWERTIfTfamiliesTcannotTreadTorTwrite,TtheyTcannotTbeTsupportiveTandThelpfulTasTparents.TTheyTwillTnot
TwantTtoTbeTinvolvedTinTschool'sTifTtheyTneverTlearnedThowTtoTdoTtheTthingsTtheirTchildTisTdoingTorTfeelsTtha
tTtheirTchildTisTsmarterTthanTthem.TIfTparentsTbecomeTliterateTtheyTcanTbeTinvolvedTwithTtheirTchildrenTinTlit
eracyTactivitiesTandTbeTpartnersTinTtheirTchild'sTeducation.TParentsTwhoTcannotTread,TcannotTeffectivelyTco
mmunicateTwithTtheTschools.TTheseTprogramsTbuildTonTtheTstrengthsTofTfamilies.THomeTvisitsTcanTalsoTbeT
usedTtoTestablishTfamilyTliteracyTprogramsTsoTtheTfamilyTcanTgetTbooksTandTmaterialsTtheyTneedTtoTbecom
eTliterateTandTthereforeTbeTableTtoTsupportTtheirTchildren.