Family Engagement Liaison

Hello Gator Families!

I am Shantelle Lopez, your Family Engagement Liaison here at Slater Elementary. As some of you may already know, I worked with kindergarten as a Para for two years here at Slater, in which I thoroughly enjoyed. After given the opportunity to work with Kindergarten, I realized I would like to lead and help students and their families on a more personal level. Which is why being a family engagement leader is a fit for me! Some may ask what is a FEL and what do they do? A FEL role is to assist, teach, sense-make, support, empower, and connect families to what their children are doing and learning in school, so that they achieve academic and social-emotional success and well-being. My goal is help knock down any barriers that keep families from doing so!

As your FEL, I would like to tell you a little bit about myself. I am a proud Latina/Native American born and raised in Denver, Colorado. I graduated from Denver West High School. I am married and have three wonderful children ages 8, 12 and 14. I enjoy spending time with family and friends. I love playing softball, swimming, camping and hiking. I am a huge Bronco, Nugget, Rockies, and Av’s fan! When I’m not at home, you can usually find me at the ball field watching my kiddos playing softball/baseball!

I hope to make Slater a warm welcoming place more than it already is! I hope to be an advocate you can trust and lean on when needed! As well as create a relationship/partnership with families, the school and the community. Having a positive understanding is important for students to succeed. My goal is to impact the lives of students and their families! Feel free to stop by and say hello, my office is in B1. You may also reach me at 303-982-1192.

National Standards, Goals and Indicators for Family-School Partnerships

Standard 1-Welcoming All Families into the School Community Families are active participants in the life of the school, and feel welcomed, valued, and connected to each other, to school staff, and to what students are learning and doing in classStandard 2-Communicating Effectively Families and school staff engage in regular, two-way, meaningful communication about student learning. Standard 3- Supporting Student Success Families and school staff continuously collaborate to support students’ learning and healthy development both at home and at school, and have regular opportunities to strengthen their knowledge and skills to do so effectively. Standard 4- Advocating Up for Every ChildFamilies are empowered to be advocates for their own and other children, to ensure that students are treated fairly and have access to learning opportunities that will support their success. Standard 5- Sharing Power Families and school staff are equal partners in decisions that affect children and families and together inform, influence, and create policies, practices, and programs. Standard 6- Collaborating with Community Families and school staff collaborate with community members to connect students, families, and staff to expanded learning opportunities, community services, and civic participation.

Welcoming All Families into the School Community

One way Slater welcomes all families and gives them opportunities to be active participants in the life of the school, feel welcomed, valued, and connected is by having families volunteer to work our school store. They are able to set up, label and display merchandise as well as interact with teachers, staff, and students in selecting items and celebrating student success! Our students love when they see their families working the store.

School Store fun, ran by two lovely moms

School Store Rewards

My friend here is in 4th grade and worked very hard to earn his Gator Stickers to buy this awesome chameleon named Iggy. I am so proud of his hard work and drive to earn what he wanted to buy. Good Job Buddy!:)

Resources

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Food Banks 2.docx

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Clothing 2.docx

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Mental Health Support2.docx