Rethinking Family Engagement: An Alternative to Traditional Open ...
Rethinking Family Engagement: An Alternative to Traditional Open House Selena Blankenship Diarra Mosley Meagan Nix Kathy Thompson Gayle Andrews
The Origins of Hilfest The Origins of Hilfest
The Origins of Hilfest Essential Question How can you create an environment for students and their families that fosters productive partnerships with their teachers and their community?
Website: bit.ly/hilfest
Creating an Event Committee & Delegating Tasks ● Food ● Advertising and Marketing ● Community Vendors ● School Vendors ● Student Ambassadors
Together, we brainstormed what roles they should play and outlined their duties and responsibilities. We began our planning by selecting subcommittees for our event.
The Big Day 1. 2. 3. 4.
Unintended Consequences Buy-in of the teachers Overwhelming support of the community Desire from the community to be involved Increased business partnerships
Questions 1. How do we feed 1,000 people on a $0 budget? 2. Where do we house 1,000 people if it rains? 3. How do we track the number of people who attend? 4. How do we get feedback to improve the event?
Lessons Learned -Follow-through on activities -Showing appreciation -A system of documentation -Are we accomplishing the goals we set to accomplish?
ABH Article
A Word from our Stakeholders Hilfest Follow-Up
Planning for the Future 1. What are the needs of your school? 2. What would the benefits of an event like this be?
bit.ly/1zyk9R7 3. Who in your school could help plan a similar event? 4. What are your next steps? 5. What did we miss?
Hilsman Is Happy!
The Origins of Hilfest The Origins of Hilfest
The Origins of Hilfest Essential Question How can you create an environment for students and their families that fosters productive partnerships with their teachers and their community?
Website: bit.ly/hilfest
Creating an Event Committee & Delegating Tasks ● Food ● Advertising and Marketing ● Community Vendors ● School Vendors ● Student Ambassadors
Together, we brainstormed what roles they should play and outlined their duties and responsibilities. We began our planning by selecting subcommittees for our event.
The Big Day 1. 2. 3. 4.
Unintended Consequences Buy-in of the teachers Overwhelming support of the community Desire from the community to be involved Increased business partnerships
Questions 1. How do we feed 1,000 people on a $0 budget? 2. Where do we house 1,000 people if it rains? 3. How do we track the number of people who attend? 4. How do we get feedback to improve the event?
Lessons Learned -Follow-through on activities -Showing appreciation -A system of documentation -Are we accomplishing the goals we set to accomplish?
ABH Article
A Word from our Stakeholders Hilfest Follow-Up
Planning for the Future 1. What are the needs of your school? 2. What would the benefits of an event like this be?
bit.ly/1zyk9R7 3. Who in your school could help plan a similar event? 4. What are your next steps? 5. What did we miss?
Hilsman Is Happy!
