FHI 360 believes that now more than ever young people need nurturing learning spaces. We built this site and the guides on it to provide instructional leaders with strategies and resources to create supportive environments for their students.
FHI 360’s Connected & Engaged: Family and Community Collaboration with School Districts initiative highlights opportunities for districts to use research-based strategies to foster authentic FCC. Developed in 2022-2023, this guide aims to support school districts, community-based organizations and caregivers as they consider their own FCC practices and work to successfully nurture and promote a connected and engaged school community.
Focused on district and/or intermediary support for school-based instructional leadership
Focused on Black, Latinx, and low-income students
A curated set of tools, protocols, and other resources to help districts and school leaders keep their focus on equity priorities and outcomes, especially for their most vulnerable students
What the guides AREN’T
A resource on topics unrelated to instructional leadership
A step-by-step manual
An endorsement of any of the brands or companies referenced as examples
A college and career readiness (CCR) handbook, although each section contains strategies and resources that contribute to CCR of students.
The 2021-2022 school year was unlike any that came before. We curated a set of strategies and resources to help you create learning spaces that support all students.
Remote and hybrid learning presents unique challenges and opportunities. The strategies and resources in this guide can help you navigate the up and downs.