Family Engagement
Coming from immigrant Spanish speaking parents, I know the barriers/struggles that families face when trying to engage with their children’s education.
As my title says I’m the liaison between families and school, helping bridge the gap.
Resources Provided:
- Refer families to different outreach programs and/or community resources,
- provide the opportunities to become more engaged in your children’s education through workshops and volunteer opportunities
- school supplies
- Clothes closet
- Food pantry
- Help with translation of conferences
What is Family Engagement?
Family engagement is a collaborative partnership between schools and families to support and strengthen the learning, development, and wellbeing of all children.
What does the partnership between educators and families look like?
Educators and families will create partnerships between home and school that support student achievement and school improvement by coming together and building capacity in each side to work in a deeper partnership. Educators and schools will be using the Dual Capacity-Framework for Family -School Partnerships.
The two key dimensions of the framework:
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Family capacity: knowledge, skills, and resources families need to support their children's learning.
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School capacity: structures, practices, and relationships that support family engagement.
Families engage in various ways that make a big difference in their children's learning:
- co-creators
- supporters
- encouragers
- monitors
- advocates
- models
Family Opportunities at PME:
- Participate in family workshops
- Become a Mentor
- Help in a classroom or the library
- Support special projects
- Serve on a committee
- Be a guest speaker
- Judge competitions
- Assist with field trips
- And more!