Family & Community Partnership Office

Promoting Student Success by Helping Families
Become More
Informed, Prepared and Involved

The Family/Community Partnerships Office will:

• Provide research-based information to distribute in support of staff and families for newsletters, connect-ed messages, staff trainings

• Facilitate “brown bag” discussions to help staff brainstorm meaningful ways to integrate family engagement strategies on the school level

• Provide “What Every Teacher Wants to Know” sessions to give teachers the opportunity to ask questions and collaborate with each other on how to effectively link family engagement to learning

• Provide community partners, leaders and speakers for school events

• Provide facilitation/meeting support and training for effectively resolving complex family/school conversations

• Develop customized workshop, trainings and partnerships as requested by school staff.

  Example: “The Advocacy Process” workshop

• Connect staff to local, regional and state level resources designed to strengthen and expand effective partnership efforts for student success.

Examples: Governor’s Education Ombudsman Office, Center for the Improvement of Student Learning Puget Sound Educational Service District

• Coordinate and or support training and district-level collaboration opportunities for School Leadership team members

The Family/Community Partnerships Office will:

• Distribute research-based information via mail, one-to-one appointments, personal calls, newsletters, school and community meetings

• Coordinate and facilitate informal Question and Answer sessions (‘What Every Parent Wants to Know’ workshop), in partnership with school staff and parent leaders

• Direct mentoring program(s) that utilize community leaders and promote student engagement; Heritage Leadership Camp/ Leading Ladies International

• Coordinate advocacy/training workshops in the community and in schools

• Connect parents to partner advocates that provide practical information on ways to support student success and partner with schools.

Examples:“The Advocacy Process”Workshop, “Key Communicator” Community Partnership meetings

• Establish teams and networks of support focused on expanding success levels for student achievement.

Examples: Neighborhood parent Groups/Wraparound Support

• Provide school-based facilitation support and training for effectively resolving complex family/school conversations

• Connect families to local, regional and state level resources and leadership opportunities