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Vista Elementary School

Kennewick, Washington L to R: Jennifer Behrends (Principal), Meghan Paeschke (Co-Chair), Melissa Whitmore (Co-Chair) Focus Groups At Vista Elementary, small focus groups were held to enable parents to discuss topics of interest including communicating with teachers, volunteering, engagement activities, school environment, decision making, access to technology, and desired resources. This activity took the place of […]

15 Nov 2017, 2017 Partnership School Awards, Partnership School Awards | Comments

Westgate Elementary

Kennewick, Washington Row 1 (L to R): Tracey Casey, Nicole Dunn, Pam Henager, Amanda Haan (ATP Co-Chair) Row 2 (L to R): Anne Rogers, Debbie Clayton, Becky Gant, Annabelle Gonzalez, Dale Kern (Principal), Kathy Dechter, Nesreen Al Muzayen, Kori Cannon (ATP Co-Chair) Culture Night Culture Night was organized to celebrate the diversity of students and […]

28 Aug 2017, Type 2 Blog | Comments

Did You Do Your Homework?

August 28, 2017 Did You Do Your Homework? Joyce L. Epstein, Ph.D., Director, NNPS Did you do your homework? This is one of the most common questions that parents1 ask children every day. Parents, teachers, and even students agree that homework is important. Countless research studies confirm that students who do their homework do better […]

12 May 2017, Type 2 Blog | Comments

Help Students Prepare for College and Career: Schools’ Family Engagement Practices

May 12, 2017 Help Students Prepare for College and Career: Schools’ Family Engagement Practices Steven B. Sheldon, Associate Director, NNPS Ensuring students are prepared for life after high school is one of the core purposes of our education system. A key milestone to meeting this goal is getting students to graduate on-time from high school. […]

05 Jan 2017, Type 2 Blog | 2 comments

Why Policy is Not Enough for Effective and Equitable Programs of Family and Community Engagement

January 5, 2017 Why Policy is Not Enough for Effective and Equitable Programs of Family and Community Engagement Joyce L. Epstein, Director, and Steven B. Sheldon, Associate Director, NNPS Just about all states, districts, and schools have policies, recommendations, or priorities that direct educators to work with all students’ parents as partners in education to […]