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Schools that support family engagement in boosting at-home digital use can expect better outcomes.
All guiding questions are aligned to the element criteria located in the Portfolio Guide.
Family Engagement
Family Engagement
Parent Tech Support Table at Open House
Helped with registration in our new communication platform Parent Square
Introduced families to Paper (online tutoring platform) and provided resources
1st Trimester Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent Square table located in the center of the Community Partner Resource Fair
Survey by QR code was given to know interest for upcoming parent workshops on digital citizenship. Info was also available for how to sign up for digital safety tips from Common Sense
VR experience set up for families in the VILS Lab run by Student Tech Team Members
Families could self select from a range of places. The list was curated with scenes from where our families originated
2nd Trimester Parent Teacher Conferences
Parent tech support table facilitated by the VILS Coach. Families learned about how and why to use PowerSchool to view middle school students' grades. They also received digital
1st Trimester Conferences & Resource Fair
Community Outreach
Community Outreach
Guiding questions:
What are the needs of your community and how are you meeting them?
How are families empowered to support their children at home?
Families are engaged and empowered through Parent Square and Power School. Dr. Bronhard encourages families to download the app through Parent Square messages and direct conversations for better connections. We've had a family tech support table at Open House and Conferences to help parents get connected. Guardians have direct communication with teachers and the school by messaging in the app.
Families are empowered to support their children with free to them tutoring services through Paper at home. Printed resources were given at school events and digital resources our on the HLCS and FRPS websites. Students participated in a Paper Rally to learn about the platform from Paper directly.
How did you support technology literacy in your community?
We are surveying families on their preferences for digital citizenship parent workshops.
What are your plans for family engagement at your school? How have/will these activities enhance and support technology integration with your families?
Parent Square post by Dr. Bronhard sharing our connection data and our goal of 80%
Paper Rally for 6th-8th grade students during brain break
Our VILS coach will be leading 2 sessions on "Dealing with Digital Drama" at our Parent Workshop night March 15, 2023 using resources from Common Sense Education. We will use Microsoft translator during the session to try to engage all of our families. We have also translated the parent note catcher for our Portuguese families. Families will leave the session with practical steps to take and resources.
Our VILS coach will be leading 2 sessions on "Dealing with Digital Drama" at our Parent Workshop night March 15, 2023 using resources from Common Sense Education. We will use Microsoft translator during the session to try to engage all of our families. We have also translated the parent note catcher for our Portuguese families. Families will leave the session with practical steps to take and resources.
This has been postponed due to low parent sign ups. We're now looking to outside partners to support with this work.
8th Grade BlogSquad
8th Grade BlogSquad
(website team)
(website team)
We have a team of 8th graders that created a Google Site to update their peers and families about positive happenings around HLCS. They meet 1-2 times weekly to update the website. They have truly taken on a leadership role through this adventure.
Element Reflection
Element Reflection
Self Reflection on the Element: (Choose one: Emerging, Aligning, or Optimizing)
Strengths: How did your campus exemplify illustrating this element?
Next Steps: What could you have done differently to better align with this element?
We are optimizing in the element of family engagement as we have evidence for each of the criteria. We provide multiple opportunities for families to stay informed through Parent Square, Power School, weekly phone calls, emails, and flyers. We promote equity by translating newsletters into home languages. Families can engage in 2 way communication through Parent Square in their home language. We provide support and resources in person during family events.
Our strength is being accessible during our events such as Parent Teacher conferences. The tech coach is available to support with any tech issues and signing up for our platforms as well as provide resources. Our student tech team gets involved as well by facilitating VR experiences by families that they helped curate the scenes.
We could improve by hosting specific parent workshops. We attempted to do this this year, however, it was canceled due to lack of interest. We will problem solve and strive to host workshops next year.
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