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Racial Justice Guides for Educators and Families
In an effort to be affirming, reflective, and critical about how to approach and celebrate holidays as school communities, these guides offer curated lists of resources for educators and families that aim to provide inclusive understanding of Thanksgiving and religious holiday celebrations and strategies for supporting all students.
Re-imagining and Humanizing Parent-Teacher Conversations and Interactions Through Role-Play
Role-playing can be used as a strategy to unpack and re-imagine powered relationships between teachers and marginalized families. This brief shares examples from the Los Angeles Unified School District, as well as guidance and recommended resources for other districts.
Reasons for Chronic Absenteeism Among Secondary Students
When looking at why students miss school, go straight to the source and ask them! Gathering the data will help to create the proper interventions to support your school community. The survey, Reasons for Chronic Absenteeism Among Secondary Students, by Amber Humm Brundage and Jose Castillo at the University of South Florida shows the most common …
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Recasting Families and Communities as Co-Designers of Education in Tumultuous Times
“This policy memo, jointly released by the National Education Policy Center and the Family Leadership Design Collaborative, explores how justice-based approaches to family engagement can enable parents and families, particularly from communities of color, to contribute as fellow leaders in transforming schools and educational systems to better serve all children, families, and communities.” Authors: Ann …
Recruitment & Retention Toolkit
“This guide aims to provide useful strategies, tips, and ready-to-print templates that will help your program recruit and retain participants. There are culturally responsive practices included throughout the guide.”
Reducing Barriers to Family Engagement
How Your District Can Understand and Address Common Barriers to Engagement with Families Since the US Department issued the 1994 report on Strong Families, Strong Schools, the body of evidence showing that family engagement impacts learning has continued to grow. Schools that engage families find that their students have higher grades, show faster rates of …
Reflecting on Your System’s Starting Point: Reflection Rubric
Create a plan that focuses on accelerating students to grade level by using proven strategies to help them learn and practice the knowledge and skills that are most important for grade-level mastery is key for igniting learning. After the initial phase of vision and goal setting, this reflection rubric will help districts diagnose their current state in …
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Relationship Mapping Tool
A tool to ensure that every student has a positive and trusting relationship with at least one adult at the school.
Relaxed Non-Contact Group Games that Practice Social Distancing
Free games for team building, cooperation, and collaboration
Relevance Matrix
A matrix to help teachers think more critically about ways to engage students with content.
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