Resources
Resources
Our resource library is your gateway to Flamboyan’s publications, guidance, and research all conveniently located in a single location and available for free download.
Guidance
The Five Roles in Action
Families play Five Essential Roles in their children’s education: communicating high expectations, monitoring their child’s performance, supporting learning at home, guiding their child’s education, and advocating for their child. And while educators are experts in teaching and pedagogy, families are experts on their children. Each group has something to learn from the other to best support students’...
November 16, 2022
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Family Engagement
Publication
Family Engagement Matters
Students do better in school and in life when their families are engaged. A strong body of evidence is clear that family engagement, from birth through adolescence, contributes to a range of positive student outcomes.
November 16, 2022
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Family Engagement
Guidance
Challenging Assumptions Reflection Tool
Examining our beliefs about families is a critical component of REAL Family Engagement. When educators operate with asset-based beliefs about families, they are more likely to build successful academic partnerships with families. Conversely, when educators operate with deficit-based beliefs about families, they are more likely to limit communication and information sharing, thus limiting a families’ ability to...
November 16, 2022
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Family Engagement
Guidance
Family + Student Wellness Check-In
No matter who you are or where you live, we are all feeling this global crisis in difficult and unique ways. At Flamboyan, we know that educators and families have felt the challenge of maintaining strong relationships to support student success in a time of physical and social distancing. We also know that these strong relationships are key to not just supporting students, but supporting one another through anxiety...
November 16, 2022
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Family Engagement
Guidance
Strategies to Engage Unreached Families
As schools have pivoted into remote learning modalities during the COVID-19 pandemic, a key priority of school communities has been ensuring that all families are reached. This outreach ensures that every family has access to the resources needed to support their child’s learning and that they have the supports to sustain their household’s wellness - physically, emotionally, mentally, and economically - during...
November 16, 2022
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Family Engagement
Toolkit
Academic Partnering Toolkit for Teachers
Academic partnership between educators and families has been a staple of supporting students’ success for decades. It takes many forms: parent-teacher conferences, APTT or Academic Parent-Teacher Team meetings, or student-led conferences. Whatever the format, the time families and educators spend discussing and collaborating for their students is an opportunity that can strengthen student learning inside and...
November 16, 2022
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Family Engagement
Guidance
Communicating with Families about Academics
Family engagement is a partnership rooted in shared power between educators and families. Listening to families and getting their feedback is vital in sharing power. Regularly communicating with families about academics ensures that there are no surprises regarding a student’s performance. Families with up-to-date information can more effectively partner with you and support student achievement. Use this resource...
November 16, 2022
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Family Engagement
Toolkit
Beginning of the Year Relationship Building Toolkit
Designed for educators and school, district, and LEA leaders, this tool gives insight into building intentional, thoughtful relationships at the beginning of the year, ensuring students have what they need for success — whether they are entering school for the first time, transitioning to a new grade, or navigating distance learning during a pandemic.
Esta guía también está disponible en español.
August 10, 2022
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Family Engagement
Plantilla
La Herramienta de Comunicación Continua
Esta herramienta está diseñada para que cualquier educador tenga acceso directo a sus estudiantes y familias. Esta herramienta es una manera poderosa de reflexionar sobre tu práctica al construir relaciones de confianza y alianzas significativas con las familias atraves de comunicacion continua.
This resource is also available in English.
November 9, 2021
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Family Engagement
Guía
Guía de herramientas para educadores para construir alianzas educativas con las familias
Las alianzas educativas entre los maestros y las familias son indispensables para apoyar el éxito de los estudiantes. Estas alianzas adoptan muchas formas, como reuniones entre padres y maestros (1:1), equipos académicos de padres y maestros (conocido como APTT, por sus siglas en inglés), y asambleas dirigidas por los estudiantes. Independientemente del formato, el tiempo que las familias y los educadores dedican...
October 14, 2021
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Family Engagement
Guidance
Academic Partnering Companion Guide for School Leaders
Families are the number one partner in supporting students’ academic success. Flamboyan believes that all families have the ability and desire to support learning and monitor progress. While they might not be families’ primary point-of-contact, leaders play an essential role in ensuring teachers and families can partner academically throughout the school year.
This guide provides school leaders with a...
September 29, 2021
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Family Engagement