Family Engagement is a shared effort of families, schools, and community leaders to advance programs, practices, and policies that empower every parent to make their child’s potential a reality.
Ways we can assess family engagement include:
- The quantity and parent-defined quality of efforts by school districts to seek input from all parent groups in decision-making
- The quality of family engagement programs, policies, and family resources created to better connect families with schools
- The number of schools demonstrating inclusive outreach to all families, in home languages, and easy two-way communication between home and school
- The quantity and parent-defined quality of parent education activities to support student learning and success in school and beyond
- The number of parents who know how well their children are doing in class and how their school plans to improve student outcomes
- How safe and connected parents feel with school –particularly during this pandemic
Seeking Transformative Family Engagement
Additional Resources
- IUSD Family Engagement
- Staying Relevant During this Pandemic 4th District PTA Flyer
- NEW! IUSD Continuous Improvement Efforts 2020-21
- California School Dashboard
- IUSD Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)
- PTA National Standards for Family-School Partnerships
- California State PTA’s School Smarts Parent Engagement Program
- California Department of Education Parent Portal
- WestEd Family Engagement Framework
- EdSource’s The Power of Parents
- The California Endowment Parent Page.
Continuity Plan Video Presentation Link
Video Presentation-IUSD Learning Continuity
What’s Happening this Year?
- HOUR of CODE Contest
>Read Rules | >Begin Ed100.org Course - Family Engagement Training
September 1, 2020 | 10-11AM | Zoom Meeting - Our Book List
>Beyond the Bake Sale – Henderson, Mapp, Johnson, and Davies
>How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi