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Pennsylvania Family Engagement Crosswalk
This Crosswalk shows the similarities of several family engagement tools. It highlights how each tool may help you with a particular need or support a specific area.
The Pennsylvania Family Engagement Crosswalk was developed to demonstrate the similarities and continuity between three different professional resources: the Pennsylvania Family Engagement Birth through College, Career, and Community Ready Framework, the PTA National Standards for Family-School Partnerships, and the Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework.
National Standards for Family-School Partnerships | National PTA
Strengthening Families™ Protective Factors – PA Strengthening Families
is focused on working directly with learning communities to cultivate equitable and culturally responsive family and community engagement experiences that value family funds of knowledge and experiences throughout the commonwealth. This webpage contains resources for educators, parents, and professionals serving children and youth in school and out-of-school settings.
Note: links shared that take users beyond the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s website to a non-PDE website, organization, product, process, service, manufacturer, or company does not constitute endorsement or recommendation by PDE, and, PDE is not responsible for the content featured on any of the sites or pages referenced.
National Association of Family, School, and Community Engagement
National PTA -- Family Resources | National PTA
MAEC MAEC, Inc.
MAEC's Collaborative Action for Family Engagement (CAFE) program is funded by the US Department of Education under Title IV, part E of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). CAFE is one of twelve statewide family engagement centers.
National Fatherhood Initiative Father Involvement Programs for Organizations and Families | NFI (fatherhood.org)
Family Community Engagement - Breakdown of standards and resources for district, classroom, and family level
An introductory training for the Family Engagement Framework - User needs to create a free account. This is a free and asynchronous training that can be taken at any time.
This fact sheet illustrates ways to improve communication and collaboration between schools and families to support students’ needs. Strategies described include engaging families in decision-making processes around student supports, discipline, and school climate; providing family engagement training to all district and school leaders and educators; and establishing family engagement councils.
This fact sheet discusses actions educators and school-based staff can take to support and respond to students’ social, emotional, and behavioral needs in classrooms or other instructional settings. It highlights several key evidence-based practices staff can implement to make immediate, impactful changes and provides supporting tools and resources
This fact sheet highlights the important role student support teams (SSTs) can play in developing and enacting effective supports for students and ensuring that teachers also have the skills and support needed. It describes key elements for creating high-quality SSTs, identifying students who need additional support, and implementing Tier 2 (Targeted) and Tier 3 (Intensive) practices and procedures.
This fact sheet discusses approaches to create effective, evidence-based school discipline policies with a focus on responsive rather than punishment-based discipline practices. The fact sheet includes steps and resources to help school administrators and leaders examine the rationale driving existing discipline policies and to include students and community members in the conversation to develop revised approaches
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