To help ease the transition—and to begin a long pattern of school and family engagement—Bell City School hosted a PreK Parent Breakfast on the very first day. To increase students’ interest in math and to give back to the community, Bell City School’s student in grades K-5 took part in the St. Jude Math-a-Thon. Lake Charles, […]
Castlio Elementary School conducts various family nights or get-togethers to experience school in different ways. The Wellness Fair guided students and family members to engage in active games and to learn from teachers and local health providers about resources in the community. At Tech Fest, there were over 40 student-led presentations to demonstrate for parents the […]
Alvord School District’s Parent Involvement Week spotlighted the district’s and schools’ commitment to partnerships during American Education Week in November. Alvord’s district Leaders for Partnerships are working to train and continually strengthen school ATPs to conduct goal-linked partnership programs by implementing the ATP Support Network. Riverside, California Seated left to right: Maria Cornejo, Anita Ruiz, Xochitl Mendez, […]
The district Leader for Partnerships in Calcasieu Parish serves as a mentor for the State Personnel Development Grant (LA SPDG) in an effort to “scale up” the number of districts and schools developing strong programs of family and community engagement across the state of Louisiana. The district’s ATP Training Workshop focused on building positive partnerships of school, […]
CTHSS Leaders for Partnerships designed Mini Visits to provide a common structure and regular schedule for school-based Family Engagement Teams to meet with district leaders. Our Time to Shine made sure that district meetings were well planned and worthwhile with time for teams to discuss challenges and celebrate important milestones and accomplishments. Middletown, Connecticut Left to right: Sandi Casberg […]
A Cultural Diversity subcommittee of the Core Team explored the countries of origin and cultures of the families of students in Naperville’s schools then developed a set of brochures—Celebrating Cultural Connections—for the district to welcome families to its schools and to help schools learn more about their families. The Naperville Core Team for School, Family, and Community […]
The Annual Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) Conference was conducted at Pasco High School by district leaders to ensure that families whose children receive bilingual services are aware of programs offered and are active partners in their children’s education. Pasco School District completed its 10th year of membership in NNPS and is entering its second decade […]
In Seattle Public Schools (SPS), the Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) Program strengthens family and community engagement by fostering trust, two-way communications, and activities that require collaboration. In 2013, SPS collaborated with Seattle University to inaugurate the first class of diverse parents from the district’s five regions in the Family Connectors University (FCU). Seattle, Washington (Left to […]
To encourage early registration, Kennewick School District leaders developed a two-pronged approach: spread the word and register as many incoming migrant/bilingual kindergarten children as early as possible to determine staffing, classroom allocations, and bilingual and ELL services. Kennewick School District’s Leader for Partnership knew that the chairpersons of each school’s Action Team for Partnerships (ATP) had […]
FMU’s Center of Excellence provides professional development and on-going technical assistance to schools’ Action Team for Partnerships to help them communicate with parents and continually improve their programs and practices of family and community engagement. Recognized for its state leadership in education, the Francis Marion University Center of Excellence was the 2014 winner of the What […]
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