This article presents the results of an action research aimed at identifying the types and degree of relation between partners in school-family collaboration activities developed by school staff from 25 elementary schools in the Saguenay region of the province of Quebec. Fifteen of these schools had a high proportion of students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The aim of this study was to identify school-family collaboration activities carried out in these schools so to develop continuing education. To do this, four group interviews and thirty semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with school staff responsible for setting up school-family collaboration activities. Written material was also considered. The content analysis showed that almost half of the activities (49%) offered to parents related to their volunteering and that nearly all the activities (97%) corresponded to the lowest degree of relationship between partners, namely consultation and mutual information. Results show that these activities, although numerous and varied, do little to promote the perseverance and academic success of students, especially when they come from disadvantaged backgrounds. The development of this continuing education program should thus allow teachers to develop a closer bond of trust with parents, to promote a more egalitarian attitude and to ensure two-way communication and a better sharing of responsibilities.