Building Bridges
Engaging Students at Risk Through the Power of Relationships
Don Parker
Foreword by Robert Jackson
Copyright © 2019 by Solution Tree Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Parker, Don, 1975- author.
Title: Building bridges : engaging students at risk through the power of relationships / Don Parker.
Description: Bloomington, IN : Solution Tree Press, [2019] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018048545 | ISBN 9781947604353 (perfect bound)
Subjects: LCSH: Students with social disabilities--United States. | Students with disabilities--United States. | Affective education--United States. | Social skills in children--Study and teaching. | Teacher-student relationships--United States. | Classroom management--United States.
Classification: LCC LC4091 .P356 2019 | DDC 371.826/94--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018048545
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Acknowledgments
I would like to acknowledge my parents, Donald Parker Sr. and Mary Parker, who have made many sacrifices for me and have taught me how to persevere. I acknowledge the love of my life, my talented wife Claudia Parker, who is my loudest cheerleader. She uses her many skills to support my dreams, and we aspire to greatness together. I acknowledge my daughters Donae and Rhonda-Rene who are the sunshine to my days and have taught me compassion and bring out the best in me.
To the administrator who desires to offer your students and staff the resources and support needed to strive, and to build bridges between students and teachers, this is for you. To the dedicated and committed teacher who desires to have a positive impact on all of your students, this is for you.
Finally, to the student who feels undervalued and misunderstood and yearns for positive adult relationships, this book is for you.
Solution Tree Press would like to thank the following reviewers:
John Ash
Principal
Central Magnet School
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Loretta Booker
Principal
Ramirez Thomas Elementary School
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Rachel Jones
Principal
Gurney Elementary School
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Cara Kimball
Principal
Lincoln Elementary School
Hastings, Nebraska
Ronald Perry
Principal
East Syracuse Elementary School
Syracuse, New York
Bill Powers
Principal
Kickapoo High School
Springfield, Missouri
Diana Romito
Principal
Marc T. Atkinson Middle School
Phoenix, Arizona
Luke Spielman
Principal
Park View Middle School
Mukwonago, Wisconsin
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