Alki Elementary Family Engagement & School Partnerships
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Alki is participating in National PTA's School of Excellence for the 2019-2020 school year. This presentation will provide information about the framework of family/school partnerships. The School of Excellence timeline and National Standards are also included.
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- 1. Alki Elementary Engagements & Partnerships
- 3. Family Engagement A key component for student and school success.
- 4. Family Engagement What is family engagement? Types of family engagement Current engagement strategies How do we move from best to next practices?
- 5. What is Family Engagement? Family Engagement is a shared responsibility between families, schools, and community agencies working with families. Family engagement describes what families do at home and in the community to support their children's learning and development. It also encompasses the shared partnership and responsibility between home and school. Such engagement is essential for school and student outcomes to improve.“ “
- 6. Why family engagement? Improved student outcomes: Regardless of socioeconomic, present performance, language, or background. Students with engaged families earn higher grades and test scores. Higher Grades Students have good or improved attendance when families are engaged. Attendance Students show improved social skills and coping mechanisms. Social Skills With an engaged family, students are more likely to graduate and attend postsecondary education More Likely to Graduate Students whose families are engaged are less likely to bully peers. Less Likely to Bully When families engage at school, student behaviors improve at home. Improved Behavior
- 7. Engagement vs. Involvement A school striving for parent engagement tends to lead with its ears - listening to what parents think, dream, and worry about. The goal of family eng agement is not to serve clients, but to gain partne rs. A school striving for family involvement often leads with its mouth - identifying projects, needs, and goals and telling par ents how they can contribute.Involvement Engagement . An emotional involvement and commitment To oblige or to take part in something
- 8. Six Types of Family Engagement Below are the types of engagements that make up the framework for school, family and community partnerships. Help parents create a space to read and study at home. Host events to educate and empower families. Parent Supports Two way communications about student progress and benchmarks. Communicating Offer wide range of opportunities to welcome all families. Volunteering Offer ideas for families to learn at home. Learning at Home Families experiences are valued, and families are involved in decision making process. Decision Making Coordinate resources and services from community for families, students, and school. Community Collaboration 01 02 03 04 05 06 Epstein, J.L., Sanders, M.G., Sheldon, S.B. et al. (2009). School, Family and Community Partnerships: Framework for Family Engagement
- 9. Alki’s Engagement Strategy An engagement strategy should clearly identify preferred methods of engagement. Involve: considering community concerns Collaborate: families participate with planning Communicate: share programs/events w/ families Consult: invite family feedback and analysis Current State: Building Leadership Team (BLT), Principal Coffee Chats Current State: Continuing School Improvement Plan (BLT), Student Intervention Teams (SIT), School of Excellence Initiatives, IEPs In Print: Currents, classroom & grade-band newsletters, kid mail By Email: Principal's Friday Flashback, PTA E-news Online: Alki Elementary, PTA and class websites, Facebook, Sign-Ups Surveys: SPS family and student survey (3rd, 4th, and 5th grade), PTA School of Excellence survey, Surveys in Currents In-Person: community forums at PTA membership meetings, principal coffee chats, parent/teacher conferences
- 10. Best Practices Bringing community partners into schools to learn how to access services or to develop skills is an efficient and effective method to engage families. The more spheres overlap, the greater impacts for student success. Families can collaborate with one or more spheres at any given time (including each other!). student community school family
- 11. Collective Capacity U.S. Department of Education Capacity Building Framework Challenges, Opportunity, Goals & Outcomes Challenge: Lack of opportunities for school/program staff and families to build capacity of partnerships. Opportunity Conditions: Collaborative and interactive, meeting parents where they are in their abilities Goals: Build family and staff’s abilities in the 4C areas. Supports: Recognize families as a source of knowledge, create a welcoming environment, and connect family engagement to learning.
- 12. Alki’s Next Practices Guiding questions to create our collective visions and set our common goals. In our current state, where would we like to improve? What is and isn’t working for us? Is community well represented by our contributors? Who do we have at the table? 01 02 03 How will we measure success ? 04 Practice real time assessment and adjustments. Brainstorm how to engage our historically marginalized families. How can we draw others to the table?
- 13. School Partnerships Components of a healthy partnership
- 14. School Partnerships What are the necessary components of a school partnership, and what do we want to gain from it? What kinds of questions should parents and schools be asked to improve partnerships? Who else in the community should we be partnering with? What do we expect from the school, and what do they expect from us?
- 15. Components of School Partnerships Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family School Partnerships When parents are empowered to engage and solicit systemic changes that improve the school. Collective Capacity Welcoming climate embedded in all programs, including resources and intentional infrastructure.. Systemic Approach Capabilities, Connections, Cognition, and Confidence The Four C’s Teachers regard parents as equal partners and consider each family experience valuable intel. Shared Power Families become a part of the decision making process in the educational options for their children. Decision Making Continuously assess and revise program to meet student needs. Assess and Revise 01 02 03 04 05 06 U.S. Department of Education
- 16. • What do families know and do to support their child’s education? • What questions do families have about how to support their child? • What help do families need to help their child? • How do families want to be involved with our school community? • How do families prefer to get their information? • What do families want to learn in order to support their child? • What do families want to learn for themselves? • What do families want to learn from each other? Family Inventories…. • How are we creating a sense of trust with parents? • How are we recognizing family strengths and commitment to their child’s success? • How are we communicating what’s going well and what is needing attention? • How are our events strengthening bonds between students and their families? • How do we promote learning together? • What meaningful opportunities do we offer for families to engage in their child’s learning? • How do families help determine what we offer and evaluate the feedback School Inventories….
- 17. It’s a Two Way Street What do we expect from the school, and what do they expect from us? List expectations and talk about your families experience and viewpoints. Discuss possible ways to improve our current state, and share with school. Consider polling teachers and staff. Ask grade band groups of teachers about expectations. Request current policy and guidelines on the subject to share w families School Families
- 18. Community Partnerships What local agencies or groups should we invite to join our discussions and support our cause? Community Center West Seattle Library Local Elementary PTAs Families of Color Dine-Outs & Sponsors Family-school-community partnerships are a shared responsibility and are a reciprocal process where schools and community agencies engage families in meaningful and culturally appropriate ways.
- 19. School of Excellence School of Excellence – Sponsored by National PTA
- 20. School of Excellence Timeline & National Standards Why become a School of Excellence? What is Collective Capacity, and how does it benefit all children? How will we analyze our survey data and implement changes for improvement?
- 21. School of Excellence Timeline 2019 – 2020 School Year 2019 2020 Gage progress and redesign or reallocate resources to meet needs of the community. March Enroll and discuss at board retreat and with BLT. Complete the assessment tool and identify key team members for focus group. April - October Deploy end of year survey, submit to National PTA with final application. May - June Celebrate gains and community commitment and reapply for next year. August - September Use Roadmap to Excellence to improve Family-School Partnership. Build and expand your Focus Group and Committee. School Year Deploy and submit family survey. Promote survey to ensure accurate data sample, invite community to serve on committee. September - November 2019
- 22. School of Excellence Which Standard would our community like to focus on during the school year? Each standard is deeply rooted in mutual respect and growth based mindsets. National Standards 01 02 03 04 05 Welcomingallfamiliesintothe school’scommunity,families feelvaluedandconnected. Communicatingeffectivelyby engaginginmeaningfultwoway communicationsaboutlearning. Teachersandparentssupport studentsuccessbothatschool andathome. Speakingupforeverychildby empoweringfamiliesand increasingcollectivecapacity. Schoolandfamiliessharepower, andarequalpartnersin decisionsthateffectchildren. Familiesandstaffcollaborate withthecommunitymembersto expandlearningopportunities. 0406
- 23. Welcoming All Families Standard One of National Standards for School Partnerships Goal 1 Welcoming Climate Family friendly atmosphere Personal relationships Many volunteering options Accepting all parent’s help Clear school signage Goal 2 Welcoming Community Respect all families Remove economic participation obstacles Ensure programming is accessible to all Explore family resource options Translate documents Getting Started PTA Leaders: Establish a welcoming committee, greet parents at events, offer child care at all events, sit with someone you haven’t met yet. School Leaders: Work to establish guidelines to engage staff, set up parent help desk, be accessible and available, show families their experience is valued.
- 24. Communicating Effectively Standard Two of National Standards for School Partnerships Goal: Share information between school & families. Use multiple communication pathways Survey families to identify current issues and concerns Let families know they have access to the principal Provide information on current issues in a timely manner Facilitate connections among families in the community Getting Started Communicate in languages and formats that will best serve every family. Support and build a robust room parent program by class or grade bands. Sponsor events that encourage a fun, social way for families to interact with educators and other families.
- 25. Supporting Student Success Standard Three of National Standards for School Partnerships Goal 1 Share Progress Ensure family & teacher communications Link student work to academic standards Increase achievement thru standardized tests Share school progress and goals regularly Provide families the URL to OSPI’s website & data Goal 2 Support Learning Engage families in classroom learning activities Develop ability for family to strengthen learning at home Promote after-school learning Host educational events parents are interested in Build two way home to school communications Getting Started Link all events to student learning, including activities focused on making families feel welcome. For example: Work with school leadership to conduct workshops on interpreting standardized test data; or, host a free family literacy event encouraging families to read together and with the community.
- 26. Speaking up for Every Child Standard Four of National Standards for School Partnerships Goal 1 Informed Families Teach how the school and district operate Share current laws about their rights/responsibilities Ensure access to student support services Resolve problems and conflicts as they arise Tell families what is expected of them Goal 2 Empower Families Develop families capacity to advocate effectively Engage families in planning for the future Facilitate smooth transitions Encourage families to participate in civic advocacy for student achievement Getting Started Promote any successful changes fueled by family engagement. Investigate using community brokers to reach all families and to bring back their concerns to the community. Encourage family participation in school committees and events. Involve families in ongoing training in subjects survey revealed interests for learning about.
- 27. Sharing Power Standard Five of National Standards for School Partnerships Goal: Strengthen family’s voice in shared decisions. Recognize families as experts and ensure they have a voice in decisions that effect children. Develop a PTA that is effective and represents all families in the community Conduct annual family survey or focus groups to access current programs and policies Host a school accountability meeting to inform families about performance data, programs, and policies. Getting Started Identify ways the PTA can support the School Improvement Plan Invite parents to share their ideas and concerns via a suggestion box Provide opportunities to interact with elected officials.
- 28. Collaborating with the Community Standard Six of National Standards for School Partnerships Goal: Connect the school with community resources Serve as the link to community resources and services Organize support from community partners Partner with community groups to strengthen the families and support student success Look for ways to turn the school into a hub of community life Getting Started Bring partners together around a shared vision by facilitating a steering committee or focus group Identify goals and determine opportunity for community collaboration to help achieve family engagement results Recognize and thank partners regularly
- 29. Analyze Data & Implement Change Alki’s Roadmap to Excellence Family Survey We are here… Robust deployment of family survey for an inclusive data sample. Complete the Survey End of Year Survey Our destination….. Ask for feedback to assess our progress. Analyze our Progress Roadmap to Excellence Map the way…. Implement changes in our Roadmap to Excellence. Join the Discussion You are invited to participate in our focus groups and to sit on a steering committee to support this program.
- 30. Thank you Please feel free to reach out with questions, email secretary@alkipta.com.
Notas del editor
- I’m serving my second year on Alki PTA’s board as secretary. This is our parking lot, bathrooms, notebook, nametags.
- Family engagement is a shared responsibility. Obviously of families, but also caretakers, school systems, community agencies, elected officials, community partners, and students. It includes everything that supports our children’s learning and development. Family Engagement requires partnerships based in mutual respect. Partnerships motivated by the promise of benefiting all children in our community. Schools need to be flexible and agile in serving as a community hub, as a gathering place for families. Teachers , school administrators, and community agencies and partners need to be accessible and available.
- The definition of ENGAGEMENT is: An emotional involvement and commitment . Click. A school striving for parent engagement tends to lead with its ears - listening to what parents think, dream, and worry about. The goal of family engagement is not to serve but to build partnerships. Partnerships are developed by a feeling of mutual respect and trust. The definition of INVOLVEMENT is: To oblige or to take part in. Click. A school striving for family involvement often leads with its mouth - identifying projects, needs, and goals and telling parents how they can contribute and serve. Opportunity gaps occur when families don’t feel their experience or expertise about their child is valued or even solicited by the school. Fittingly, these marginalized families don’t see the value in coming to the table to discuss their experiences, or hopes, or recommendations. How do we set the table to welcome all of our families into our discussion?
- There are six types of engagement that makeup the framework needed to create a warm climate that welcomes families, teachers, and community partners, creating a safe place to collaborate and share experiences and ideas to build strategies. The six types are: PARENT SUPPORTS- help families establish home environments to support children as students. Hosting events that educate and empower families with knowledge about their children’s development and education. COMMUNICATING – timely and personable two way communications about current progress and what is expected of the students. Access to interpreters and translation services, as needed. Regularly send home work samples. Meeting families where they are now and using their preferred method of communication. VOLUNTEERING – respect families time and outside of school responsibilities by catering to their interests and offering ways families can support their school from home. Build strong classroom communities via room representatives and class rosters. Interest surveys and many opportunities provided with lead time for families to make arrangements to participate. LEARNING AT HOME – support families as they create environments and situational real life opportunities to learn outside of school building. Provide meaningful after school enrichment opportunities. Distribute calendars with daily ideas about how to extend their student’s learning from school to at home. DECISION MAKING – Collaborate with parents to develop programs and best practices. Invest in developing parent leaders and community representatives. Connect families to community leaders to advocate for better education services. COLLABORATING WITH COMMUNITY - position school to serve as a community hub that offers supports families have expressed a need for and connecting them to services and activities.
- A robust engagement strategy will include the following communication formats, Sharing Inviting Considering Participating There should be two way communications built into all types.
- Building our Collective Capacity and creating mutual partnerships, an important piece of this puzzle includes families building connections with other families. The more these separate spheres overlap , the greater the odds for all students to experience improved outcomes…. which in turn leads to improving our school and strengthening our community beyond the walls of our building.
- I read a book called The Challenge of Change: Start School Improvement Now, in it’s 2nd ed., published by Corwin Press. The book conveys that Collective Capacity or Leadership Capacity can loop back to a general notion of readiness or the preparedness to deal with change. Cultures don’t change by mandate to follow policies or procedures.. They change by specific displacement of existing norms, structures and policies. The process of cultural change depends fundamentally on modeling the new values and behavior we expect to replace our existing ones. US Dept of Education outlines the 4Cs: Capabilities: this category represents human capital including but not limited to having the ability to solicit knowledge, knowing how to obtain relevant data, investing in parent leadership, professional development to educate staff and teachers about how to build and tap into these non tangible resources. Connections: the importance of personal relationships and the ability to consider and value all families experience with education system and put in place support networks to assist in areas families and teachers feel are compromised. The lack of opportunities to create these types of connections must be overcome to be successful. Confidence: reflects each individual level of self efficiency. Families and staff need to be met where they currently are. Collaborating as a group means some families may need greater supports than others at any given time to participate in discussions / programs. Being collaborative and interactive vs. service orientated. Cognition: Assumptions, beliefs, and world views all come into play here. Fostering an environment of empathy where we pause to consider where we all are coming from and recognizing we are products of our personal experiences and need to come together via compromise, growth and tolerance.
- We are currently assembling a team and invite all families to participate in the work to move from our current best practices to Alki’s next practices for strengthening our community and supporting our students and families. Some of the talking points include: How do we get better What is and is not working Who is at the table How will we measure success To take a seat at the table please email me (secretary@alkipta.com) or speak to your teacher.
- Components of Dual Partnerships from US Dept of Edu: Collective Capacity. When parents are empowered to engage and solicit change. Systemic Approach – welcoming values embedded in all programs and events. 3. 4 Cs – Capabilities, connections, cognition, confidence 4. Shared Power – value every families experience and encourage contribution. 5. Decision Making – educating families on how decisions are made at our school. 6. Asses and Revise – understanding needs and programs will ebb and flow.
- Over the next year we will be taking inventories and surveys. Family inventories and School inventory data will be used to co-create and put into place a framework tailored to Alki’s community. Your voice matters, and your contribution will enhance programs our children participate in and can improve our school’s social climate thru validating different types of experiences shared by our teachers and families. Questions like …… (read a few from each column)
- Engagement & Partnerships
- Access to Surveys: Online: www.alkipta.com/soe Hardcopy: Kiosk in front of school office, bulletin board at entrance of school, PTA meetings, copies via Kid Mail (in spoken languages). Please be a steward and ask families to take the survey so they can have the voices heard. Deadline is November 1 2019 We will receive our recommended roadmap and come together to brainstorm ways to encourage families to engage. There will be another survey at the end of the year to map progess.