Andres has frequent lateness, falls asleep in class, and is failing reading and math. The school psychologist believes the best way to help him is to foster home-school collaboration. Which activity could address the family level?

• A. Working with community resources to coordinate services for the family
• B. Conducting parent training sessions in the school only
• C. Creating a family newsletter
• D. Providing bus transportation coordination only

Answer: (A)

This item tests how to engage families and coordinate supports across home and school to support a student. The best option is to work with community resources to coordinate services for the family because it directly builds a network of supports that extend beyond the school and into the home and community. By connecting the family with appropriate services—such as counseling, health care, tutoring, or social services—the school helps address underlying factors that contribute to Andres’s lateness, sleepiness, and academic struggles. This collaborative, multi-system approach strengthens the family’s capacity to support learning and improve consistent engagement with school.

Other approaches can be valuable but are narrower in scope. Conducting parent training in the school focuses on skills within the school setting and may miss the family’s broader environment and community context. Creating a family newsletter enhances two-way communication but doesn’t actively link the family to external supports or coordinate services. Providing bus transportation coordination tackles logistics for attendance but doesn’t engage the family system or connect to broader supports that affect multiple areas of functioning.