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September 30, 2020

Ohio School District Story: Youngstown Schools’ Supports for Families During the Pandemic

Linda Hoey Chief of Family Engagement Youngstown City School District During this Pandemic, with Covid-19, many of the parents my team and I speak with are concerned about the impact it will have on...

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July 28, 2020

Ohio Regional Story: Talk First Stark encourages “language nutrition” as the foundation of healthy growth and brain development

The Ohio Department of Education’s State Support Team 9 has been working in collaboration with Great Start for Great Futures – Talk First Stark to encourage “language nutrition” as the foundation of healthy growth...

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May 4, 2020

Ohio School Story: Harmon Middle School’s Counselor Supports Families During the Pandemic

The counselor at Harmon Middle School in Pickerington Local Schools gathered resources for families to promote the well-being of their children at home. The website is easy to navigate and focuses on supporting families’...

Remote Learning for Schools / School Stories / Stories From Ohio

April 29, 2020

Ohio District Story: How Columbus City Schools is Supporting Families During the Pandemic

Many thanks to Scott Varner and the rest of the Columbus City Schools’ Department of Engagement for submitting their district-wide family engagement work below to the Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center. Their work is...

Students and teacher wearing hijabs at table

School Stories / Stories From Ohio

October 15, 2019

Ohio School Story: Columbus City Schools Provides Opportunities for Families Who Speak Languages Other Than English

This story was written by Scott Varner, Executive Director of Community Engagement & generously shared by Seneca Bing, Family and Community Engagement Coordinator from the Columbus City Schools Office of Engagement for us to post here....

a diverse group of families and students playing instruments together

School Stories / Stories From Ohio

September 13, 2019

Ohio School Story: Cincinnati’s Roll Hill School Partners with Local Non-Profit to Host Jam Sessions for Families, Students, and Staff

We love this story from Cincinnati, because it is an example of family engagement that is sustained throughout the school year (monthly), FUN, brings in a community partner, and (most importantly for us), staff...

School Stories / Stories From Ohio

August 21, 2019

Ohio School Story: Family Engagement Team remains focused on student success in Berea Schools

Berea City School District, near Cleveland, is transforming their family engagement work to include all families. “When all of us can come together for our kids, everything is possible.” – PTA Leader Heather Losneck...

School Stories / Stories From Ohio

August 21, 2019

Ohio School Story: Roberts Paideia in Cincinnati Hosts Second Annual Parent Day Conference

Cincinnati Public School Roberts Paideia Academy hosted a Parent Learning Day Conference in December 2018. We are highlighting this family engagement story because it is an example of a strong school leader valuing families,...

School Stories / Stories From Ohio

August 20, 2019

Ohio School Story: Mentor High School Partners with Local Library to Provide Services within the School Building for Families and Students

In the Autumn of 2018, Mentor High School added services by the Mentor Public Library within their school library. We love this example of family engagement because it involves a strategic community partnership to...

School Stories / Stories From Ohio

May 9, 2019

Ohio School Story: Hilliard City Schools Hosts Parent University

In March 2019, Hilliard City Schools hosted an event called Parent University. We are excited to share this story because it is a great example of a school district reaching out and supporting families....