Nurturing Instructional Leadership
From ASCD: “In this podcast: When students are engaged in learning that is meaningful and relevant, they are more likely to enjoy school and experience success. In this special episode of ASCD Connect developed by the Ohio Whole Child Network, education leaders in Columbiana County, Ohio, discuss their efforts to coordinate school and community partnerships …
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This form from Washington DC Public Schools (DCPS) offers an example of a home visit consent form. This can serve as an example for other districts and schools to start and/or formalize home visiting programs that strengthen family partnerships.
Download this template from You for Youth to assess family satisfaction with engagement activities. While this survey focuses on family-school partnerships related to 21st Century Community Learning Centers, it offers a great template for creating surveys about family and community collaboration more broadly.
Download this checklist from You 4 Youth as a template for tracking and evaluating family engagement activities. The template is a great starting point for district administrators and educators, and can be adapted to fit your needs.
You 4 Youth developed a presentation template with information about best practices in family engagement. Professional development providers and district leaders can use this template to create their own trainings for educators and caregivers.
Family engagement activity calendars can be a helpful tool to organize and advertise district events. Download a sample calendar template from Youth 4 Youth and customize to meet your school or district’s needs.
This online resource library, developed by the grassroots Parent Teacher Home Visits organization, offers tools for educators to lead home visits. Resources include: Home visit logs, checklists, and certificates Home visit interest survey Sample letters to send to caregivers Conversation starters Reflection tools and more!
This quick 8-page report discusses how 21st Century Community Learning Centers support family and community collaboration with school districts. This article highlights examples of effective school-community partnerships and resources that educators can use to strengthen their own partnerships. This article is an excerpt from the book, Expanding Minds and Opportunities: Leveraging the Power of Afterschool …
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Building Your School-wide Approach to Family Engagement When family engagement gets REAL, educators and families become true allies in educational excellence, schools foster a sense of belonging for everyone, and students succeed in schools and beyond. Though it is essential to student success, family engagement is not always an easy or clear task. The School …
This presentation from the CARPE College Access Network and HTH School of Graduate Education walks educators through the process of co-designing with students. Co-designing with students in the equity process and why it is an important part of the improvement for equity.
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