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ENGAGED FAMILIES = SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS Framing the Training: Opportunity Gap & Family Engagement Denise Daniels Family Engagement Coordinator

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ENGAGED FAMILIES = SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS. Framing the Training: Opportunity Gap & Family Engagement Denise Daniels Family Engagement Coordinator. PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE…. Education is a SHARED responsibility. We will need a comprehensive set of ways to help kids succeed. Education. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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ENGAGED FAMILIESSUCCESSFUL STUDENTS

ENGAGED FAMILIES = SUCCESSFUL STUDENTSFraming the Training: Opportunity Gap & Family Engagement

Denise DanielsFamily Engagement Coordinator.1

2Education is a SHARED responsibility.

We will need a comprehensive set of ways to help kids succeed.

PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE

Education3A LANDMARK STUDY

Bryk et al. (2010): A 15 year longitudinal study found that there are FIVE KEY components (supports) needed for effective school improvement

School leadershipParent-Community tiesStudent-centered learning climateCoherent instructional systemProfessional capacity

1. Good leadership is key to successful schools, which lead to successful students2. Our children today are facing challenges that occur long before they get to the door of the classroom, which is why strong parent-community ties is so important. 3. Recognizing that a one size fits all approach does not fit all students. Students need to be met where they are, not necessarily where their classmates are4. When teachers have different ways of teaching, different curriculum, and different grading systems for the same subject/grades/whatever, it is very confusing to students and parents.5. Are there professionals in place to address the needs of all students.4

Strong links between engagement of families in the education of their children and school success lead to:

increased school readiness higher reading and math scores higher graduation rates

It is also a way to address academic gaps that exist in education

Xitao, Fan and Michael Chen. Parental Involvement and Students Academic Achievement: A Meta-Analysis. Educational Psychology Review 13.1 (2001): 122. Print. AN ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT FOR SUCCESS5Academic gapsThe achievement gap has been used to describe the gap thatexists nationwide (and statewide) between the academic outcomes of students from different socioeconomic, ethnic, and/or cultural groups.

Student-centered, how they perform in education6The Achievement GapIn the state of Washington we choose to talk about the Opportunity Gap, instead of the achievement gap.

All students can achieve, but opportunity speaks to the lack of access many of the students at the bottom of the gap have to resources that lead to academic success. This is more indicative that this is a systemic issue and does not solely rest on the student.

OpportunitySystem-centered, are all student afforded the same opportunities to succeed? 7

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The opportunity gap affects EVERYONE9

We are all in this togetherOpportunity gaps can be closed when changes occur in homes, classrooms, buildings, communities, districts, and in the Legislature. In order to truly improve academic performance and experience for students in Washington State schools, changes must be made at ALL levels with ALL stakeholders.10When its workingIdeally, when families, schools, and communities all work together, students are more likely to achieve.11INVOLVEMENT? ENGAGEMENT? EMPOWERMENT?We are now shifting to this term ENAGAGEMENT to denote ACTIVE partnerships.

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They are all related and overlap, not necessarily from involvement to engagement to empowerment

One of the ways that parents achieve engagement is by BEING EMPOWERED AND FINDING THEIR VOICE.

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13Foundations: six dimensions of family engagementSource: Epstein, J. L., Salinas, K. C., Sanders, M. G., & Simon, B.S. (1997). Schools, family, and community partnerships: Your handbook for action. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.Now, engagement means just more than VOLUNTEERING

Joyce Epstein, who is a nationally recognized research in the field came up with six AREAS or DIMENSIONS.

This by no means is EXHAUSTIVE, but gives us AREAS or SPHERES and says it is a good thing to have.

We use this framework so that ALL KIDS can be ready to learn14Parenting supportTeaching families how to relate to their growing studentsProviding information about mental and physical developmentTeaching families about social issues and pressuresOrganizing support groupsParenting Classes Offer parents continuing education (GED, computer classes, ELL)

15communicatingStudents are not always the best carriers of informationProvide Opportunities for Two-Way CommunicationClass ParentsParent Only EventsTelephone TreesWeb UpdatesText MessagingEmail Family AccessTargeted Family Events (Testing Information, College and Career Events, Health and Development)

16volunteeringJob Sharing/ShadowingOrganizing Targeted ActivitiesFamily College VisitsCareer ExplorationsHomeroom ParentsWelcome Events for Incoming Mid-Year FamiliesSports EventsEvent Planning

17Learning at homeShare Standards Skills InformationUse Interactive Homework StrategiesHome learning packets for parentsGoal Setting ActivitiesTIPS (Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork) (John Hopkins University)18Decision makingPromote Family Involvement in School Improvement CommitteesEncourage Input on Budget Issues (Building and District)Provide Families with Information about Programs of StudyProvide Families with Information about College and Career Preparation

19Collaborating with the communityShare Community Resources with FamiliesEncourage Parent Education Opportunities at Local Businesses and OrganizationsLibraryWork SourceColleges

20Barriers to authentic engagementHoover-Dempsey, K. V., Walker, J. M. T., Sandler, H. M., Wehtsel, D., Green, C. L., Wilkins, A. S., & Clossom, K. (2005). Why do parents become involved? Research findings and implications. The Elementary School Journal, 106(2), 105-131.,

Some families make the intentional choice not to engage with schools because they feel:

They do not have much to contribute (efficacy)

They feel uncomfortable and unwelcome (as opposed to uninvited) at school

They do not understand the role they can play in their childrens education (role definition)21Overcoming barriersPositive First Interaction-Good RelationshipProvide video/audio information via websitesEnsure Material is Available in Languages Parents UnderstandProvide Information in as many ways as possibleCreate a Welcoming EnvironmentEncourage Open CommunicationProvide Interpreters When Necessary

22The impact of family engagementWhat if 100 million parents, grandparents, and caring adults authentically engaged with their childs school for just 10 hours each year?They would be contributing one billion hours of valuable family involvement capacity, which is critical to increasing student achievement for the nations 55 million K-12 students.

If teachers replicated that type of time one-on-one with their students, the minimum dollar cost to do would be $40 billion per year

the same amount spent by the federal government on all K-12 public schools in 2011-12.Source: Federal Education Budget Project, New America Foundation , PayScale.com - based on the median teacher pay in America of $40,000/yr23