Foundations of Effective School-Wide Family Engagement
This session addresses how to use family engagement as a powerful strategy for increasing student achievement and school improvement. We will review the basic concepts underlying family engagement at the school level, with an emphasis on adapting and implementing the five core strategies in the SC Framework: Building Relationships/Welcoming Schools, Communication, Linking to Learning, Collaboration, and Community Partnerships. Examples of innovative practices from the field will be presented.
Length: 90 minutes.
Audience: All K–12 school personnel.
Facilitator and Contact: Karen Utter, CFEC Project Director
Renewal credits: 1.