Parent Engagement 

Head Start Provides a number of opportunities for family engagement. 

Family Partnership Agreement:

• Staff build goal-oriented relationships with families

• Identify your family’s needs, interests, strengths, and goals

• Receive support from staff to meet your needs and goals

Parent Leadership:

• Attend Parent Committee meetings or activities

• Serve as a Parent Leader

• Translate for a Parent Committee meeting or activity

• Serve as a Policy Council member or officer

• Serve as a Health Advisory Committee member

Other Opportunities for Engagement:

• Participate in home visits

• Participate in parent-teacher conferences

• Volunteer in your child’s classroom

• Attend trainings

• Attend your child’s medical/dental appointments

• Use the take-home library and read to your child

• Enroll in English as a Second Language (ESL) class

• Enroll in a GED (General Educational Development) class

• Provide opportunities to learn and grow as a parent through the Conscious Discipline parenting program