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Johns Hopkins University Evaluates the Family Engagement Partnership
Does family engagement work?
The Family Engagement Partnership Student Outcome Evaluation, a study conducted by the Johns Hopkins University School of Education, links improvements in the performance of D.C. public elementary school students with Flamboyan’s Family Engagement Partnership (FEP).
The study covered 12 D.C. public elementary schools and more than 4,000 students in the 2013-14 school year. What...
August 1, 2018
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Family Engagement
Guidance
Ideas for Increasing Participation at School Events
We all know the importance of gathering our families together in one room and taking the time to discuss and plan strategies that will help them to work with their child at home. However, if parents are not showing up to these meetings it defeats the purpose. Here are some suggestions to make your Academic Partnering meetings and School-Wide events attractive for parents and students, so that you can ensure...
August 1, 2018
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Family Engagement
Template
Communication Log
Communication Log is designed to document all communication that you have with a student's parent or guardian. Adapt the log so it works for you! It should be easy to use and maintain. It is a great resource for attendance and tardies, or RTI family interventions.
August 1, 2018
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Family Engagement
Guidance
Connecting with Hard to Reach Families
Connecting with “Hard to Reach” Families
Communicating with each of your students’ parents individually is essential to establishing a strong positive relationship with each family. Often times, there are a few families that are just harder to reach; you have tried calling the phone number on the enrollment form but it is disconnected, you have emailed them but they don’t respond. This can be...
August 1, 2018
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Family Engagement
Guidance
Interactive Homework System
Homework is a wonderful way to connect with families. Because it is a system that most families are familiar with, you can really take advantage of the daily connection it provides. One way to strengthen your homework system is to add a weekly cover sheet to the
homework you are already preparing. Whether you're a school leader or a teacher, these tips will help you think through how to use homework as a family...
August 1, 2018
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Family Engagement
Guidance
Connecting with families using online resources
August 1, 2018
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Family Engagement
Guidance
Collaboration for Ongoing Communication
In the inclusion model classrooms, general education and special education teachers have shared students; students who are on class rosters as well as caseloads. In this situation, it has been determined by the IEP team that students are going to be taught either in the classroom by both the general education and special education teachers OR spend a combination of time inside and outside the classroom. In...
August 1, 2018
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Family Engagement
Toolkit
Academic Partnering Follow-up Toolkit
August 1, 2018
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Family Engagement
Guidance
Interactive Goal Setting with Families
Parents and teachers must work together to ensure student academic progress. Students
work harder when they know teachers care about them and they have the support they
need in school and at home. Communication between teachers and families is very
important and is key to making this progress happen; everyone should be included in this
process and commit to a common goal.
August 1, 2018
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Family Engagement
Guidance
Academic Support Emails
Many families struggle to support their children academically, either due to time constraints
or lack of knowledge about academic concepts. The Common Core State Standards are
very rigorous and we teach in very different ways than many parents learned. Parents
especially struggle to understand many of the math strategies taught today, and while they
may want to reinforce the way their child is learning how to...
August 1, 2018
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Family Engagement
Guidance
Share On-the-Spot Academic Success With Families Via Email
Ongoing communication continues to be a family engagement practice that teachers prioritize to include families as partners in their child's academic success. Using the form of communication the family has identified as their preference is key to building a trusting relationship. We've learned that some families prefer email communications to stay informed about their child's academic growth. However, this is also a...
August 1, 2018
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Family Engagement