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School Partner Program

 The School Partner program focuses on family engagement as a key strategy to support continued recovery from the impacts of the pandemic in areas such as reading, math, behavioral health, mental health, and attendance. Participating schools and their districts receive high quality training and technical assistance in family engagement from CFEC over a two-year period with the opportunity to renew their participation for an additional two years. CFEC is a federally funded Statewide Family Engagement Center under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), so we can provide these services at no charge.

 

A Three-Pillar Approach

The CFEC School Partner Program incorporates three pillars: (1) the Schoolwide Stakeholder Partner program, (2) the Teacher Partner program, and (3) the Parent Leadership Partner program. These three program “pillars” support family engagement capacity-building for both educators and parents. Specific strategies within each pillar will be selected in collaboration with individual schools to ensure that they align with priority academic and school climate goals and coordinate with the school’s Title I or other applicable family engagement initiatives. All work is grounded in the SC Family Engagement K-12 Framework (SCDE 2019) and is culturally responsive, evidence-based, and informed by research and practice. 

 

Current Partner Schools

School District
Blacksburg Elementary School Cherokee County School District
Caycee Elementary School Lexington School District Two
Congaree Elementary School Lexington School District Two
Gaffney High School Cherokee County School District
Hartsville Middle School Darlington County School District
Liberty Elementary School School District of Pickens County
Minnie Hughes Elementary School Charleston County School District
Newberry Elementary School School District of Newberry County
Northside Middle School Lexington School District Two
Pendleton Elementary School Anderson School District 4
R.H. Gettys Middle School School District of Pickens County
Rafting Creek Elementary School Sumter School District
Joseph S. Shanklin Elementary School Beaufort County School District
Sheridan Elementary School Orangeburg County School District
Wellford Academy of Science and Technology Spartanburg District Five
Westminster Elementary School School District of Oconee County
Whales Branch Elementary and James J. Davis Early Learning Center Beaufort County School District

 

Applications for the current year are closed. A limited number of openings may be available for the 2025-2026 School Year. Contact Director, Karen Utter, utter@email.sc.edu, for more information.


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