Schools often organize their work into tiers – Universal Tier 1 supports for all students, Targeted Tier 2 supports for subsets of students needing some additional support, and Intensive Tier 3 supports for individual students needing the most guidance. Schools can also think about their work with students’ families in these tiers.
Watch the video below for a brief overview of Multi-Tiered Family Engagement.
What resources are available for my school to take a tiered approach?
Using the resources below, created by Dr. Barbara Boone and Hadley Bachman of the Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center, you can plan multi-tiered systems of support for family engagement in your school or district. The note-catcher we created can be used for general family engagement planning or specific strategic planning for new initiatives or events. The goal of the note-catcher is to assist you with organizing family engagement interventions and supports so they can be applied planfully to maximize outcomes for students. We also share completed note-catcher examples below for different school levels and student outcomes.
How will I know if I have created a high-quality plan?
Ask yourself these 6 questions.
Feel free to contact us at OhioSFEC@osu.edu with feedback, questions, or to share your own examples with us!