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A. Evaluate current strategies and apply new approaches to enhance engagement.
A. Evaluate current strategies and apply new approaches to enhance engagement.
Handbook on Family & Community Engagement- This Handbook sketches out the components of a theory of change for the family and community engagement field. http://www.schoolcommunitynetwork.org/downloads/FACEHandbook.pdf
Mobile Preschools: Supporting rural preschoolers and beyond - Rolling preschools, which travel to apartment complexes or mobile home parks a couple times per week, are seen as an innovative way to reach children who can’t access traditional bricks-and-mortar preschools. https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2018/11/12/they-started-as-an-experiment-in-rural-areas-now-mobile-preschools-are-rolling-into-metro-denver/
Community-Based Service Learning - Stakeholders access community needs and opportunities for student-family-school service learning projects. Focus and scope of potential learning projects define pedagogy for teaching and learning beyond the classroom. Stakeholder support and participation creates education focus communities. https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-through-community-engagement/
Learning Problem Solving and Growth Mindset in a Makerspace (Video) - Makerspaces build students’ cognitive abilities while fostering independence, perseverance, and self-regulation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQvcbLmNfok
How Family, School, and Community Engagement Can Improve Student Achievement and Influence School Reform. 2017 report shows how to most effectively engage families, and which family engagement strategies lead to school improvement and increased student achievement. https://www.nmefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Final-Report-Family-Engagement-AIR.pdf
One District's Innovative Ideas to engage parents - Online tutoring for students and parents. https://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/10/15/engage-parents-795/
How to Solve the Parent Engagement Problem - This EdWeek article provides ten vetted practices to implement in your program to improve parent engagement. https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/01/10/how-to-solve-the-parent-engagement-problem.html
Human-Centered Design: An Innovative Tool for Professional Learning in Family Engagement - Human-centered design is a process used to create new products and services based on knowing and empathizing with people. The design process involves three overlapping steps: inspiration, ideation, implementation. https://globalfrp.org/content/download/295/3154/file/GFRP_Human-CenteredDesignGuide.pdf
Educating Our Children Together/A Sourcebook for Effective Family-School-Community Partnerships - Provides practical information for parents and families, educators and administrators, and individuals involved in programs that support partnerships between families, schools and communities. It was developed to support and promote creative solutions through the sharing of resources and information about family-school-community partnerships. High goals for educational programs and services for students with disabilities is a highlighted feature in this guidance document. (2003) http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/persprep/cadre.pdf
ACH Center for Effective Parenting - The Center for Effective Parenting positively impacts children by helping parents and those who work with parents enhance their knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding parenting. The Center focuses on training, service, and research in order to have a broad impact in facilitating the healthy growth and development of children. https://parenting-ed.org
UA Little Rock MidSOUTH: The Center for Prevention and Training - The Center for Prevention and Training is a workforce development initiative that strives to assist prevention professionals in their efforts to plan, implement, and evaluate science-based programming around the prevention of substance abuse, violence, and other high-risk behaviors. The resources include training, technical assistance, and a resource library housed on the UALR campus. The center provides training on a variety of prevention topics reflecting the most current, science-based approaches to prevention. http://www.midsouth.ualr.edu/the-center-for-prevention-and-training/
Joining Together to Create a Bold Vision for Next-Generation Family Engagement: Engaging Families to Transform Education - The document looks at what we have learned over the past 50 years of research and policy as well as the need for changes in mindsets. The paper identifies five promising, high-leverage areas that can serve as “building blocks” for the next generation of family engagement strategies. https://globalfrp.org/Articles/Joining-Together-to-Create-a-Bold-Vision-for-Next-Generation-Family-Engagement-Engaging-Families-to-Transform-Education
5 tips for Increasing Family Engagement in 21st century- Here are 5 tips and tricks that administrator, Courtney Pepe of A. Harry Moore School of New Jersey City University, faculty members, and some fellow administrators use to create a unique brand of 21st century style parent involvement. https://edtechteacher.org/5-tips-to-increase-parental-engagement-in-the-21st-century-classroom-from-courtney-pepe/?utm_content=buffer58fe1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=pinterest.com&utm_campaign=buffer
The Power of Branding: Telling Your School's Story - Using social media and web tools, you'll learn and collaborate with one another in new ways. These brief books feature strategies to use immediately, and the series website lets you connect with authors and access additional resources. https://www.amazon.com/Power-Branding-School%E2%80%B2s-Connected-Educators/dp/1483371913
Getting Smart Podcast: Unlocking what's new and innovative in education- https://www.gettingsmart.com/2018/10/social-emotional-learning-in-the-home/
Social Emotional Learning in the Home - Bringing social-emotional learning into the home adds personalization and relevance for children. The strategies provided give students real-world opportunities to plan, problem-solve, and reflect as they grow their social-emotional skills. https://www.gettingsmart.com/2018/10/social-emotional-learning-in-the-home/
B. Create additional partnerships to educate the whole child resulting in healthy, safe (physically and emotionally), engaged, supported, and challenged students.
B. Create additional partnerships to educate the whole child resulting in healthy, safe (physically and emotionally), engaged, supported, and challenged students.
Summer Matters - Summer Matters is a statewide network of school districts, educators, school boards, education leaders, mayors, legislators, nonprofits, funders, civic leaders and parents working collaboratively to create and expand access to high quality summer learning opportunities for all California students." The website offers tools, stories, videos, and reports to support these goals. http://www.summermatters.net/
Mobile Preschools: Supporting rural preschoolers and beyond - Rolling preschools, which travel to apartment complexes or mobile home parks a couple times per week, are seen as an innovative way to reach children who can’t access traditional bricks-and-mortar preschools. https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/co/2018/11/12/they-started-as-an-experiment-in-rural-areas-now-mobile-preschools-are-rolling-into-metro-denver/
Progressing Parental Engagement School Fact Sheet -Building a strong culture of parent-school engagement. https://www.education.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/807431/150897-Building-a-Strong-Culture-of-Parent-School-Engagement_2.pdf
Getting Started With Trauma-Informed Practices (Video) - When teachers use strategies tailored to children who have experienced trauma, all students reap the emotional and academic benefits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWIV3wWygS4
The National Farm to School Network - An information, advocacy and networking center for communities working to bring local food sourcing, school gardens and food and agriculture education into schools. http://www.farmtoschool.org/ and Arkansas Farm to School Network http://www.farmtoschool.org/our-network/Arkansas
Promise Neighborhoods - The purpose of Promise Neighborhoods is to significantly improve the educational and developmental outcomes of children and youth in our most distressed communities, and to transform those communities. https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-discretionary-grants-support-services/school-choice-improvement-programs/promise-neighborhoods-pn/
Nine Elements of Effective School Community Partnerships to Address Student Mental Health, Physical Health, and Overall Wellness- In order to have the most positive impact on the academic and wellness outcomes of students, it is imperative that schools and communities work together through a collaborative and comprehensive approach. https://www.nasponline.org/community-schools-white-paper
Community-Based Service Learning - Stakeholders access community needs and opportunities for student-family-school service learning projects. Focus and scope of potential learning projects define pedagogy for teaching and learning beyond the classroom. Stakeholder support and participation creates education focus communities. https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-through-community-engagement/
One District's Innovative Ideas to engage parents - Online tutoring for students and parents. https://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/10/15/engage-parents-795/
Educating Our Children Together/A Sourcebook for Effective Family-School-Community Partnerships - Provides practical information for parents and families, educators and administrators, and individuals involved in programs that support partnerships between families, schools and communities. It was developed to support and promote creative solutions through the sharing of resources and information about family-school-community partnerships. High goals for educational programs and services for students with disabilities is a highlighted feature in this guidance document. (2003) http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/persprep/cadre.pdf
UA Little Rock MidSOUTH: The Center for Prevention and Training - The Center for Prevention and Training is a workforce development initiative that strives to assist prevention professionals in their efforts to plan, implement, and evaluate science-based programming around the prevention of substance abuse, violence, and other high-risk behaviors. The resources include training, technical assistance, and a resource library housed on the UALR campus. The center provides training on a variety of prevention topics reflecting the most current, science-based approaches to prevention. http://www.midsouth.ualr.edu/the-center-for-prevention-and-training/
Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators - Provides school administrators, teachers, staff, and concerned parents with basic information about working with traumatized children in the school system. A guide for parents on understanding child traumatic stress is included in the last pages of this resource. https://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/resources//child_trauma_toolkit_educators.pdf Spanish Version: https://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/resources//child_trauma_toolkit_educators_sp.pdf View full list of National Child Traumatic Stress Network resources here: https://www.nctsn.org/resources
2019 Prevention Resource Guide - The 2019 Prevention Resource Guide is designed to help individuals and organizations in every community strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect. The Resource Guide focuses on protective factors that build on family strengths to foster healthy child and youth development. https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/preventing/preventionmonth/resources/resource-guide/
Be Mighty Little Rock is a campaign connecting kids and teens to after school and summer meal programs. The Be Mighty METRO pass, which is good for June 1-July 31, is only available to participants age 18 and younger. Riders 11 and younger will be provided a pass for themselves and a guardian. Passes may be reserved starting May 13 and picked up at any Central Arkansas Library System branch.
Eudora Residents lead Literacy Initiative for their students - This is a story with embedded links to the partners used by Eudora Reads. http://ruralschoolscollaborative.org/news/partnerships-supports-exemplary-literacy-program-in-eudora-arkansas
C. Effectively develop family engagement, family advocacy, and empowerment by creating new opportunities by building whole family relationships through alliances with health services, social services, judicial system, non-profit, civic, faith organizations, etc.
C. Effectively develop family engagement, family advocacy, and empowerment by creating new opportunities by building whole family relationships through alliances with health services, social services, judicial system, non-profit, civic, faith organizations, etc.
Summer Matters - Summer Matters is a statewide network of school districts, educators, school boards, education leaders, mayors, legislators, nonprofits, funders, civic leaders and parents working collaboratively to create and expand access to high quality summer learning opportunities for all California students." The website offers tools, stories, videos, and reports to support these goals. http://www.summermatters.net/
ParentCamps - ParentCamps are designed to bring home and school together. The following links provide information on how they work and a step-by-step action plan. https://www.ed.gov/family-and-community-engagement/bulletin-board/what-is-parentcamp and https://www.ed.gov/family-and-community-engagement/parentcamp-tool-kit#about
Parents 2016: Hearts & Minds of Parents in an Uncertain World – This report includes survey results from parents that explores what keeps parents up at night, their aspirations as parents, how they view the importance of their role in their child’s academic and developmental success, and what they need to help their child succeed in school, and in life. https://r50gh2ss1ic2mww8s3uvjvq1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/LearningHeroes-Report-english.pdf
Independence County Workforce Partnerships - See how Independence County is using partnerships to transform workforce readiness. https://impact.batesvilleareaalliance.com/blog/page/13/the-new-career-and-technical-education
How Family, School, and Community Engagement Can Improve Student Achievement and Influence School Reform. 2017 report shows how to most effectively engage families, and which family engagement strategies lead to school improvement and increased student achievement. https://www.nmefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Final-Report-Family-Engagement-AIR.pdf
Webinar Series: Achieving Excellence & Innovation in Family, School, & Community Engagement - 9 different webinars from transforming schools to actually engaging all stakeholders; https://www.sedl.org/connections/engagement_webinars
Bryant School District Hornet Health Center - Read about the services available at the Bryant School District Hornet Health Center. The Hornet Health Center was made possible by a grant from Arkansas Department of Education–Office of Coordinated School Health. https://www.bryantschools.org/page/school-based-health-center
Mental Health Services Family Nights - The families that receive mental health services in our building filled out a survey of parenting strategies they need in their life. Once a month, all the families get together to watch a funny parenting video that has been created by the MH team, and then they split up into small groups to discuss parenting strategies. The kids have an activity like Karate or building with Legos while the parents learn. https://youtu.be/Jok6UAjqsP0
Promise Neighborhoods - The purpose of Promise Neighborhoods is to significantly improve the educational and developmental outcomes of children and youth in our most distressed communities, and to transform those communities. https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-discretionary-grants-support-services/school-choice-improvement-programs/promise-neighborhoods-pn/
Communities for Education and Action - This video highlights importance of developing leadership among parents as a key path to strengthening the community through advocacy and family leadership. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Is4sykEWxg&feature=youtu.be
Educating Our Children Together/A Sourcebook for Effective Family-School-Community Partnerships - Provides practical information for parents and families, educators and administrators, and individuals involved in programs that support partnerships between families, schools and communities. It was developed to support and promote creative solutions through the sharing of resources and information about family-school-community partnerships. High goals for educational programs and services for students with disabilities is a highlighted feature in this guidance document. (2003) http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/persprep/cadre.pdf
Community-Based Service Learning - Stakeholders access community needs and opportunities for student-family-school service learning projects. Focus and scope of potential learning projects define pedagogy for teaching and learning beyond the classroom. Stakeholder support and participation creates education focus communities. https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-through-community-engagement/
ACH Center for Effective Parenting - The Center for Effective Parenting positively impacts children by helping parents and those who work with parents enhance their knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding parenting. The Center focuses on training, service, and research in order to have a broad impact in facilitating the healthy growth and development of children. https://parenting-ed.org
UA Little Rock MidSOUTH: The Center for Prevention and Training - The Center for Prevention and Training is a workforce development initiative that strives to assist prevention professionals in their efforts to plan, implement, and evaluate science-based programming around the prevention of substance abuse, violence, and other high-risk behaviors. The resources include training, technical assistance, and a resource library housed on the UALR campus. The center provides training on a variety of prevention topics reflecting the most current, science-based approaches to prevention. http://www.midsouth.ualr.edu/the-center-for-prevention-and-training/
Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators - Provides school administrators, teachers, staff, and concerned parents with basic information about working with traumatized children in the school system. A guide for parents on understanding child traumatic stress is included in the last pages of this resource. https://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/resources//child_trauma_toolkit_educators.pdf Spanish Version: https://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/resources//child_trauma_toolkit_educators_sp.pdf View full list of National Child Traumatic Stress Network resources here: https://www.nctsn.org/resources
2019 Prevention Resource Guide - The 2019 Prevention Resource Guide is designed to help individuals and organizations in every community strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect. The Resource Guide focuses on protective factors that build on family strengths to foster healthy child and youth development. https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/preventing/preventionmonth/resources/resource-guide/
Be Mighty Little Rock is a campaign connecting kids and teens to after school and summer meal programs. The Be Mighty METRO pass, which is good for June 1-July 31, is only available to participants age 18 and younger. Riders 11 and younger will be provided a pass for themselves and a guardian. Passes may be reserved starting May 13 and picked up at any Central Arkansas Library System branch.
D. Sharing information and innovations with other stakeholders.
D. Sharing information and innovations with other stakeholders.
Routes to Teacher Licensure- Learn about various routes to licensure, including parapro to teacher routes and alternative licensure programs http://www.arkansased.gov/divisions/educator%20effectiveness/becoming-a-teacher-or-school-leader/routes-to-teacher-licensurepreparation
Financial Aid and Incentives for Teachers- Scholarship, reimbursement, and bonus opportunities for educators http://dese.ade.arkansas.gov/public/userfiles/Educator_Effectiveness/Becoming_a_Teacher_or_School_Leader/Financial_Aid.pdf
Technical Permits- Professionals in the community interested in teaching can learn about what career or technical content area permits are available. http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Educator_Effectiveness/Becoming_a_Teacher_or_School_Leader/Technical_Permits.pdf
Slack: A communication tool - Slack is a collaboration hub where you can share information among colleagues to complete projects or just share ideas. www.slack.com
One District's Innovative Ideas to engage parents - Online tutoring for students and parents. https://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/10/15/engage-parents-795/
Community-Based Service Learning - Stakeholders access community needs and opportunities for student-family-school service learning projects. Focus and scope of potential learning projects define pedagogy for teaching and learning beyond the classroom. Stakeholder support and participation creates education focus communities. https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/teaching-through-community-engagement/
Human-Centered Design: An Innovative Tool for Professional Learning in Family Engagement - Human-centered design is a process used to create new products and services based on knowing and empathizing with people. The design process involves three overlapping steps: inspiration, ideation, implementation. https://globalfrp.org/content/download/295/3154/file/GFRP_Human-CenteredDesignGuide.pdf
How Family, School, and Community Engagement Can Improve Student Achievement and Influence School Reform. 2017 report shows how to most effectively engage families, and which family engagement strategies lead to school improvement and increased student achievement. https://www.nmefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Final-Report-Family-Engagement-AIR.pdf
Educating Our Children Together/A Sourcebook for Effective Family-School-Community Partnerships - Provides practical information for parents and families, educators and administrators, and individuals involved in programs that support partnerships between families, schools and communities. It was developed to support and promote creative solutions through the sharing of resources and information about family-school-community partnerships. High goals for educational programs and services for students with disabilities is a highlighted feature in this guidance document. (2003) http://www.p12.nysed.gov/specialed/publications/persprep/cadre.pdf
ACH Center for Effective Parenting - The Center for Effective Parenting positively impacts children by helping parents and those who work with parents enhance their knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding parenting. The Center focuses on training, service, and research in order to have a broad impact in facilitating the healthy growth and development of children. https://parenting-ed.org
Webinar Series: Achieving Excellence & Innovation in Family, School, & Community Engagement - 9 different webinars from transforming schools to actually engaging all stakeholders; https://www.sedl.org/connections/engagement_webinars
UA Little Rock MidSOUTH: The Center for Prevention and Training - The Center for Prevention and Training is a workforce development initiative that strives to assist prevention professionals in their efforts to plan, implement, and evaluate science-based programming around the prevention of substance abuse, violence, and other high-risk behaviors. The resources include training, technical assistance, and a resource library housed on the UALR campus. The center provides training on a variety of prevention topics reflecting the most current, science-based approaches to prevention. http://www.midsouth.ualr.edu/the-center-for-prevention-and-training/
The Power of Branding: Telling Your School's Story - Using social media and web tools, you'll learn and collaborate with one another in new ways. These brief books feature strategies to use immediately, and the series website lets you connect with authors and access additional resources. https://www.amazon.com/Power-Branding-School%E2%80%B2s-Connected-Educators/dp/1483371913
Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators - Provides school administrators, teachers, staff, and concerned parents with basic information about working with traumatized children in the school system. A guide for parents on understanding child traumatic stress is included in the last pages of this resource. https://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/resources//child_trauma_toolkit_educators.pdf Spanish Version: https://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/resources//child_trauma_toolkit_educators_sp.pdf View full list of National Child Traumatic Stress Network resources here: https://www.nctsn.org/resources
Engaging Families Across Language and Culture - Outlines goals, objectives and activities including handouts and evaluation for training session designed for early childhood/early elementary grade educators. This training topic provides an opportunity for participants to share their experiences and develop meaningful strategies for building relationships with families who come from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/workshops-families-across-language-culture.pdf
Getting Smart Podcast: Unlocking what's new and innovative in education- https://www.gettingsmart.com/2018/10/social-emotional-learning-in-the-home/
Social Emotional Learning in the Home - Bringing social-emotional learning into the home adds personalization and relevance for children. The strategies provided give students real-world opportunities to plan, problem-solve, and reflect as they grow their social-emotional skills. https://www.gettingsmart.com/2018/10/social-emotional-learning-in-the-home/
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