Flamboyan Foundation
K-3 Reading
Flamboyan is working to ensure that all students in Puerto Rico are reading at grade level by the end of third grade.
Announcements
The Family Engagement Roadmap
Across the country, districts invest in family engagement, but too often it remains disconnected from academic outcomes. What does it look like when family engagement becomes a system-level strategy for student success?
Explore The Family Engagement Roadmap, a research-informed tool that helps districts move from isolated activities to coherent, outcome-driven systems.
Our Stories
Family Engagement as a Core Strategy for School Improvement: Why Systems Matter
Education leader Anne Henderson shares what families themselves say matters most: trust, respect, and real collaboration. And the research backs it up, when families and schools partner, students thrive.
REAL Family Engagement
Catalyzed by Flamboyan Foundation
Flamboyan is championing REAL Family Engagement in schools and school systems across the country to ensure families get the information and connections they need to support their children’s education.
Our Work
Ensuring Children Most Impacted by Inequity Thrive
Catalyzing + Sustaining REAL Family Engagement
Students do better when families and educators work together as equal partners. We work in Washington, DC and throughout the US to strengthen family engagement through school partnerships and leadership development so students excel.
Strengthening K-3 Reading in Puerto Rico
Reading proficiency by third grade is a cornerstone of academic success. Flamboyan works in Puerto Rico to ensure students are reading in Spanish on grade level by third grade.
Preserving Arts + Culture in Puerto Rico
For more than a decade, Flamboyan has been deeply committed to ensuring that Puerto Rico is thriving economically, educationally and culturally. Our work includes investments in the arts, hurricane relief, and building a strong philanthropic sector on the island.
4,000+
DC educators in public schools trained on REAL Family Engagement.
19,000+
resource downloads.
640+
individual artists supported through the Flamboyan Arts Fund.
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In Their Own Words
Bridget Jackson, Director of College Counseling and Alumni AffairsThe intentionality of family engagement in our school is the most valuable thing we learned from Flamboyan.
In Their Own Words
Enid, Teacher in Puerto RicoWe need to participate in these programs because, if not, we don’t have access to materials.
In Their Own Words
Amy Tyburski, TeacherThe work I’ve done with Flamboyan has completely changed my teaching practice. Relationships are at the forefront of everything that I do as a teacher. In order for students to be successful, they need to trust their teachers. The trust that I’ve established with my students is a result of the trusting relationships I’ve built with their families.
In Their Own Words
Shareeda Jones, Parent TrainerMy hopes and dreams for my children are that they continue to put education first, stay on or above grade level, attend college and make a difference in whatever they put their minds to.
Resources
Tools, Research & Guidance
Publication
Family Engagement Matters
A strong body of evidence is clear that family engagement, from birth through adolescence, contributes to a range of positive student outcomes.