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Workshop Description:
Participants will learn about the importance of strong family-school-community partnerships and can work to create systems-level policies and procedures to engage with families and the community. Participants will be able to self-assess, action plan, and re-assess their family engagement practices ensuring improvement in their systems and practices leading to improved outcomes for students.
Participants will use the Six Essential Features of Family-School Collaboration and develop teacher/administrator/staff practices for engaging families (1. Positive Home-School Relationships, 2. Two-way Communication, 3. Shared Decision Making, 4. Family Voice for Equitable Discipline, 5. Training and Support for Family Collaboration, 6. Evaluation)
Improved family engagement will improve student: Academic achievement, school readiness, grades, performances on standardized tests, literacy, homework completion, graduation rates, attendance, dropout rates, behaviors and social skills, placements and transitions, and post-secondary outcomes.