Category: Recommended Reading

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

July 20, 2021

Book: Beyond the Bake Sale

“Our goal has been to make this book easy to read and easy to use. The chapters are short and full of tools, tips, stories, research briefs, and advice from colleagues. Each one ends...

Attendance / Child Well-being / Community Partnerships / Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / Middle & High School / Recommended Reading / Social Emotional

July 19, 2021

A whole child approach broadens Ohio’s schools’ focus beyond academics to include meeting students social-emotional, physical and safety needs. Ohio’s Whole Child Framework acknowledges that to support a “whole child” it takes schools, families...

Cover of Book "Exchange to Engage" by Rachel Kimbrow

Communication / Communication with Schools / Community Partnerships / Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Families / For Schools / Middle & High School / Recommended Reading

July 7, 2021

Ohio’s Grand Understandings Project

The Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center’s GrandUnderstandings project is designed to provide resources to assist grandfamilies and the educators who support them. Our resource hub contains an infographic for families, a research brief for...

Screenshot of the Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center's Statement on Using the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds for Family Engagement

Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Schools / Middle & High School / Recommended Reading / Remote Learning for Schools

June 8, 2021

How can I use the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds for Family Engagement?

We provide five recommendations on how to integrate family engagement into your plans.

school building with many cars in line to pick up kids

Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Schools / Middle & High School / Recommended Reading

May 21, 2021

Article: The Development and Sustainability of School-Based Parent Networks in Low-Income Latinx Communities

When families have strong social networks, children are more likely to succeed in school. The following are selected recommendations and results from a research study of a program called Families and Schools Together. Families...

A Practice Brief for All School Personnel: Revisiting Family Involvement introduction

Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Schools / Middle & High School / Recommended Reading / Remote Learning for Schools

February 26, 2021

Revisiting Family Involvement: A Practice Brief for All School Personnel

Access this practice brief from the American Psychological Association. It offers insights for school personnel as they work with families to tackle the long-term effects of COVID-19 on learners. A highlight: Clear discussion with...

Before...Meetings in school. After...Meeting families where they are. Let's change the way we think about family engagement.

Communication / Community Partnerships / Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Schools / Middle & High School / Recommended Reading

February 16, 2021

Toolkit: How to “Reframe” family engagement in your communications

After three years of research, 72 focused interviews, and more than 6,000 participants, the research conducted by FrameWorks Institute provides clear recommendations on how to talk about family engagement so that people will understand...

Early Childhood / Elementary School / Middle & High School / Recommended Reading

February 12, 2021

Article: Reconsidering Bridges out of Poverty

The article “The Culture of Poverty Reloaded,” by Dr. Monique Redeaux, presents a new way of thinking about the work and writings of Education Consultant Ruby Payne. It challenges us to move beyond stereotypes...

For Families / Middle & High School / Recommended Reading / School Choice / Transitions

September 30, 2020

Blog: College and Beyond

“For many years…Dan Bisig has been providing timely advice to parents and students about college scholarships, career identification, college selection, application and essay review, college admissions timelines, test prep, college funding and much more....