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Carver-Lyon Elementary School
Columbia, SC Richland County School District One Yolanda Smith, Parent and Family Engagement Specialist yolanda.smith@richlandone.org Parking Lot Lunch and Learn The Lunch and Learn Workshop for parents and teachers needed some tweaking due to COVID-19 conditions in the 20-21 school year. Students were attending school in person, but meetings and gatherings with parents were not […]
H. B. Rhame Elementary
Columbia, SC Richland County School District One Jennifer Etheredge, Parent and Family Engagement Specialist Jennifer.etheredge@richlandone.org Virtual Cooking Class Rhame Elementary School’s Action Team for Partnerships (ATP) worked with the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) on a COVID-inspired family engagement activity to strengthen the school’s welcoming climate—even though families could not come to the […]
Hawthorne Elementary School
Seattle, WA Seattle Public Schools Melissa Mak, ELL Department Lead mbmak@seattleschools.org Hawthorne’s Quarantine Academy Parents reported that they missed the monthly schoolwide family engagement activities and coffee chats that were held pre-COVID. They asked the partnership team to conduct family-friendly activities with ideas to do at home with their children. The school’s partnership team discussed […]
McMillan Early Learning Center
Cleveland Heights, OH Cuyahoga County Universal Pre-Kindergarten/Starting Points Margie Jennings, Site Administrator Margie.jennings@thecentersohio.org Sip and Paint to Thank Essential Workers Sip and Paint took on a new form due to COVID-19 safety requirements. The activity still aimed to engage families with teachers to increase preschool students’ skills and attitudes. Last year, on Zoom, Sip and […]
Noble Elementary School
University Heights, OH Cleveland Heights – University Heights City Schools Lisa Hunt, Family Engagement Specialist L_Hunt@CHUH.org Passport to Partnership Passport to Partnership celebrated the end of the 20-21 school year in an unusual way. Some restrictions due to COVID-19 were lifted, and students, families, and teachers could meet—some for the first time—face to face. Activities […]
Prospect Academy
East Cleveland, OH Cuyahoga County Universal PreKindergarten – Starting Points Shawna LeSure, Principal slesure@eastclevelandschools.org Play and Learn Family Sessions Prospect Academy—like most schools—closed its doors in response to COVID-19 but continued remote instruction for all students. The faculty wanted to ensure that lessons were meaningful, enjoyable, and effective. They also wanted to continue to strengthen […]
St. Peter’s Child Care Center Inc.
Lakewood, OH Cuyahoga County Universal Pre-Kindergarten – Starting Points Courtney Nerad, Executive Director spcc18001@att.net Moving Together: Family Fun Night After months of COVID-19 restrictions on face-to-face meetings, it was time to get moving—literally—to have some healthy fun. The St. Peter’s Action Team for Partnerships (ATP) and others designed Moving Together—a new form for a Family […]
William Patrick Day Early Learning Center
Cleveland, OH Cuyahoga County Universal Pre-Kindergarten – Starting Points Nicole Hawthorne, Site Administrator NHawthorne@stepforwardtoday.org Black History Month Celebration The Action Team for Partnership (ATP) brainstormed ideas for a program for Black History Month. Using Zoom to meet COVID-19 conditions, the ATP and school leaders wanted to engage children and their families in active learning and […]
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