Recommended Reading Archives - Ohio's Statewide Family Engagement Center

Voices from the field report cover, a regional snapshot of practices

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

October 12, 2021

Voices from the Field: A Snapshot of Ohio’s Regional Supports for Family Engagement

Each year, Ohio’s Statewide Family Engagement Center produces a report to highlight work being done by educational consultants in each of Ohio’s 16 State Support Team offices to support successful partnerships between families, schools,...

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

October 4, 2021

National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement

As a statewide center, we often look to other state and national organizations for tools, guidance, events, professional learning opportunities, effective strategies, and new ways to communicate about family engagement. We are members and...

Cover of Promising Partnership Practices Guide 2021

Community Partnerships / Elementary School / For Schools / Recommended Reading / School Stories / Stories From Ohio

September 14, 2021

Ohio Partnership School Story: Passport to Partnership at Noble Elementary School in Cleveland Heights

This story was first published in the Promising Partnership Practices Guide from the National Network of Partnership Schools at Johns Hopkins, on Page 42. Noble Elementary School in Cleveland Heights is one of the...

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

Ohio’s Whole Child Framework

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...

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