Family Engagement
Family Engagement 2016 Governor’s Institute Marjorie Anderson, Family Engagement Consultant, Race to the Top
[email protected] Sarah Holland, Special Assistant on Family Engagement, OCDEL
[email protected] Departments of Education and Human Services | www.education.state.pa.us | www.dhs.state.pa.us
Family Engagement Impromptu Networking Find someone you don’t know well. Spend 4 minutes together, with each person having 2 minutes to talk and the other listen. Answer the following: •
What kind of kid were you? And how does that connect to the work you do?
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Considering the focus on family engagement, what do you want to contribute and what do you want to learn?
Departments of Education and Human Services | www.education.state.pa.us | www.dhs.state.pa.us
Family Engagement
Departments of Education and Human Services | www.education.state.pa.us | www.dhs.state.pa.us
Family Engagement
Departments of Education and Human Services | www.education.state.pa.us | www.dhs.state.pa.us
Family Engagement
Departments of Education and Human Services | www.education.state.pa.us | www.dhs.state.pa.us
Family Engagement
Departments of Education and Human Services | www.education.state.pa.us | www.dhs.state.pa.us
Family Engagement
Departments of Education and Human Services | www.education.state.pa.us | www.dhs.state.pa.us
Family Engagement
Departments of Education and Human Services | www.education.state.pa.us | www.dhs.state.pa.us
Family Engagement Keys to Successful Partnerships: 6 types of Involvement Parenting: assist families with parenting skills and setting home conditions to support children as students. Also, assist schools to better understand families. Communicating: conduct effective communications from school – to – home and from home – to – school about school programs and student progress. Volunteering: organize volunteers and audiences to support the school and students. Provide volunteer opportunities in various locations and at various times. Learning at Home: involve families with their children on homework and other curriculum-related activities and decisions. Decision Making: include families as participants in school decisions, and develop parent leaders and representatives. Collaborating with the Community: coordinate resources and services from the community for families, students, and the school, and provide services to the community. Departments of Education and Human Services | www.education.state.pa.us | www.dhs.state.pa.us
Family Engagement Taking an Audit Identifying Trends
Departments of Education and Human Services | www.education.state.pa.us | www.dhs.state.pa.us