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December 16, 2020

Tiered Approach to Family Engagement Notecatcher

Use this tool, created by Dr. Barbara Boone and Hadley Bachman of the Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center, to plan for multi-tiered systems of support for family engagement in your school or district. The...

Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Families / For Schools / Middle & High School / Organizations for Families

December 4, 2020

Family Engagement In Systems

Leaders of the education system and other systems of care embed family engagement in their practices, values and principles. The Family-Run Executive Director Leaderships Association (FREDLA) offers guidance for leaders about where to begin...

Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Schools / Middle & High School

November 24, 2020

When to Convene a Team and Who to Include

This tool is designed for school and district leaders. Its purpose is to help determine when to include families on school and district teams. The tool will guide you to consider who cares about...

Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Schools / Middle & High School

November 24, 2020

Patterns of Participation on Teams

Use this data gathering tool from Elena Aguilar’s Art of Coaching Teams to analyze patterns of participation on teams that include families. Who is participating, how, and how much? Are there voices of certain...

Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Schools / Middle & High School

November 24, 2020

Healthy Communication on Teams with Families: A Reflection Tool

This tool is designed for coaches, school and district leaders, and their leadership teams. Its purpose is to help with analyzing communication patterns on teams that include families. The tool will guide you through...

Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Families / For Schools / Remote Learning for Fams

November 23, 2020

Families are First Teachers Videos

Our homes are places where our children learn some of life’s most important lessons. Now, more than ever, parents are taking on new roles to help their children find success in remote instruction, navigate...

Attendance / Early Childhood / For Schools

November 13, 2020

Reduce Absences in Early Grades with Personalized Postcards

Reducing absenteeism takes a partnership between home and school. In this brief guide, Proving Ground, an initiative of Harvard University, provides a tested postcard intervention targeted at reaching parents of early-grade students. The guide...

Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Families / For Schools / Learning at Home / Middle & High School / Remote Learning for Fams / Remote Learning for Schools

November 13, 2020

Parent and Family Digital Learning Guide

Family engagement in your child’s education can lead to better learning results and outcomes. This “Parent and Family Digital Learning Guide” will inform you, as a parent or caregiver, as you monitor your child’s...

Attendance / Elementary School / For Schools / Middle & High School

November 13, 2020

Texting to Improve Attendance

Schools need cost-effective strategies to improve student attendance. New research shows text messages from schools (and specifically teachers) to families can improve student attendance rates. Almost 4 million elementary school students were chronically absent...

Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Families / For Schools / Remote Learning for Fams / Remote Learning for Schools

November 3, 2020

Parent Guide to Distance Learning

Learning Heroes, Khan Academy and the Carnegie Foundation have created a this set of tools for families, and teachers working with families during remote learning. Videos and resources address ways to keep your child...

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