Collaboration Among School Professionals and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families

Cultural competence and family collaboration have been emphasized in teacher preparation programs for decades, yet collaborative partnership between culturally and linguistically diverse families and school personnel remain elusive. Language access is an important first step that many schools still struggle with, but partnerships require going beyond translation. Dr. Rossetti and Bui share research-based strategies for building trust and establishing and maintaining family-professional partnerships.