Making Family Engagement Equitable, Intentional, and Effective
Family engagement is a familiar practice in most schools. From parent-teacher conferences to volunteer events, schools regularly invite families into …
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Checklist for Making Your Family-Community Partnership Work
Successful family engagement requires a multi-faceted approach. This customizable checklist can help you keep track of new and continuing family engag…
Supporting Family Engagement: Tools & Resources to Keep Families Connected
Developing a plan for family engagement may be the first step, but sooner rather than later, you also need to ensure that there are family-friendly to…
Get Started with Community School Development
So you're familiar with community schools. You're interested. But getting started can feel like the hardest part. While your own school/district's pat…
Understanding & Evaluating The Four Pillars of Community Schools
What are community schools? Why should I consider this model? This resource provides an overview of the Four Pillars of Community Schools framework, s…
Evaluate Systems & Structures That Support School Communities
During a Crowdsource on March 16, 2023, Anaheim Union High School District shared strategies for effectively engaging parents and family members. How …
Liberatory Design Cards: Engage Your Students in Equity Center Design
Create opportunities for the human-centered designer to notice and reflect on the identities, experiences and biases they bring to a design opportunit…
Monday Morning Wins: Staff Newsletters Support and Connect the School Community
When we expanded the implementation of Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) at Ocean View High School, it quickly became clear that we needed more t…
Create a Learning Progression for Measuring Student Outcomes
The Novice–Expert Continuum is a unique framework that captures the evolution of students’ learning processes as they progress from following proc…
Self-Awareness SEL Survey: Reflect on SEL Competencies for School Leaders and Staff
Reflect on SEL Competencies for School Leaders and Staff - an activity of self-awareness.