These family resources include ideas for various at-home activities, community resources, social and emotional learning supports, family workshops, and more. 

Family and Community Engagement is a fundamental component to student success and achievement. When district and school staff build authentic relationships and encourage collaboration, it creates a culturally responsive mindset, which fosters trust and produces a welcoming environment.

A welcoming school environment creates the foundation for making families feel comfortable within the school community.

All children have a right to an equal public education regardless of  their parent/guardian immigration status. Explore recourses to learn more.

Attendance Matters. Families play a key role in making sure students participate or get to school safely every day. Explore a variety of approaches, strategies and tools to help educators support consistent attendance.  

Social and Emotional Learning is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. Included are resources, activities and home support for families and staff

Building a bridge between school and home is crucial. Home Visits are a voluntary practice to build positive trusting relationships, skills and engagement for families, educators and students from PreK-12th grade. Ongoing communication enables teachers and families to develop partnerships that help children succeed in school and beyond.

These engaging in person and virtual workshops for families provide linked learning activities as well as mental health supports for student success within the school and home setting. There are a variety of workshop offerings to engage and support families, school staff and the community in their student’s education to achieve life-long success. 

Talking Points is a tool for two-way communication between the home and school.  All teachers and administrators can communicate in over a 150 languages using this tool.

The purpose of Families of Black Students United (FBSU) is to build a community of Black Families (and allies) that gives voice to what families need based on their unique, individual and collective education experiences in Elk Grove Unified School District. Please feel free to visit the link to our Padlet for more information

Our Family, School, and Community Liaisons serve and facilitate as a culturally and linguistically responsive bridge between all families, schools, students, teachers, administrators, school staff, and community. Elk Grove Unified School District’s Family and Community Engagement Department's philosophy and FACE Pillars are integral for serving families, schools and the community.

The EGUSD First Foundation is a newly created nonprofit focused on improving resources for students and teachers. The foundation will raise funds to fill gaps in resources for students/teachers and support various activities such as newcomer resource centers, STEM/STEAM, Visual & Performing Arts, and mini-grants for classroom projects. The foundation will also collaborate with local businesses and organizations to provide additional services and resources to the community and intentionally support our most vulnerable communities to ensure they have what they need to achieve success. 

If you have any questions about EGUSD FIRST Foundation, please email Lysette Lemay, Community Partnerships Coordinator, Department of Family and Community Engagement.