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National Title I Conference Salt Palace Convention Center
Salt Lake City, Utah February 2015
Leading with Wonder
Celebrating 50 Years of Title I
The U. S. Department of Education's Family and
Community Engagement Framework
Moderator: Dr. Libby Doggett, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Policy and Early Learning, Office Of Elementary and Secondary
Education
Panelists: Carmen Sanchez, Education Program
Specialist, Office of Special Education Programs
Trinidad Torres-Carrion, Program Officer, Office of English Language Acquisition
Barbara Scherr, Family Involvement Coordinator, Maryland State Department of
Education Nathan Schult, Parent Engagement Program Manager, Georgia Department of Education Terri Stafford, Coordinator of the Texas Title
I Statewide School Support/Family and Community Engagement Initiative
∗ Participants will:
∗ Better understand the Department ‘s commitment to support inclusion of family and community engagement in school improvement efforts.
∗ Be introduced to the Department’s Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships.
∗ Learn about current SEA activities for including family and community engagement to improve student outcomes.
Objectives
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∗ Everyone has a shared stake in future generations ∗ How can the federal government and state education
agencies better support the work of incorporating family and community engagement in school improvement efforts?
The Power of Family and Community Engagement
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Research links the positive roles that families play in a child’s education. ∗ Supporters of learning ∗ Encouragers of grit and determination ∗ Models of lifelong learning ∗ Advocates of proper programming and placements for their
child
Mapp, K. L. & Kuttner, P. J. (2013). Partner in Education: A Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships. SEDL: Austin, Texas.
Research Findings
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These roles are known to support: ∗ Higher student grades ∗ Increased achievement test scores ∗ Lower drop-out rates ∗ Students’ sense of personal competence and efficacy for
learning ∗ Students’ beliefs about the importance of education.
Mapp, K. L. & Kuttner, P. J. (2013). Partners in Education: A Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships. SEDL: Austin, Texas.
Research Findings
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Chicago Consortium on School Research: Parent and community ties can have a systemic and sustained effect on learning outcomes and school improvement when combined with: ∗ Strong school leadership ∗ A high-quality faculty ∗ A student-centered learning climate ∗ Effective instructional guidance for staff
Sebring, P.B & Allensworth, E., (2006). The Essential Supports for School Improvement. The Chicago Consortium on School Research: Chicago, Illinois.
Research Findings
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Conditions for family-school partnerships: ∗ Student achievement and school improvement are seen as a
shared responsibility.
∗ Relationships of trust and respect are established between home and school.
∗ Families and school staff see each other as equal partners. Mapp, K. L. & Kuttner, P. J. (2013). Partners in Education: A Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships. SEDL: Austin, Texas.
Research Findings
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∗ October 2011: U.S. Department of Education began the work of developing a framework for family engagement.
∗ December 2012: Draft framework was released for feedback
from the field. ∗ April 2014: ED’s Dual Capacity-Building Framework for
Family-School Partnerships released at the IEL Family & Community Engagement Conference.
The Framework History
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The Dual Capacity-Building framework can be used by states, districts and schools to guide their efforts in creating and sustaining family-school-community partnerships to improve student outcomes.
Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships
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Linked to Learning
∗ Family engagement designed to build teacher and family capacity to work as partners to support student outcomes.
Key Areas to the Framework
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Relational
∗ Focus on building respectful and trusting relationships between home and school.
Systemic
∗ Family-school partnerships as an essential support in school improvement efforts across all levels.
ED staff will: ∗ Discuss their programs in relation to the framework. ∗ Discuss information on innovative use of funds. ∗ Discuss how the federal government can assist in supporting
your family engagement efforts.
Sharing/Planning for Building Family-School Partnerships
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Education Program Specialist Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitation Services
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Carmen M. Sánchez
The U.S. Department of Education's Family
and Community Engagement Framework
www.parentcenterhub.org
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Program Officer
Office of English Language Acquisition
U. S. Department of Education
Trinidad Torres-Carrion
The U.S. Department of Education's Family
and Community Engagement Framework
∗ “Full Applications Funded in 2013” posted at http://www.ncela.us/2013namgrantees http://www.ncela.us/grants/nam
∗ Funding Opportunity FY 2016 Appropriation: $5, 000, 000
Title III, Native American and Alaska Native Children in
School (NAM)
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State/District representatives will: ∗ Describe their program and how they engage families and
communities.
∗ Discuss how their family engagement efforts are related to the framework.
∗ Provide an example of a promising practice in their program.
Sharing/Planning for Building Family-School Partnerships
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The U.S. Department of Education's Family
and Community Engagement Framework
Family Involvement Coordinator
Maryland State Department of Education
Barbara Scherr
Choose Your Seat, Get Involved!
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Partnerships: ∗ Local School
Systems ∗ MD PTA ∗ Mid-
Atlantic Equity Center
∗ MD Resource Parent Association
∗ Parent Involvement Matters Award
∗ http://marylandpublicschools.org/pima
∗ MD’s Family Engagement Framework
∗ Welcoming All Families ∗ Effective Communication ∗ Building Capacity ∗ Student Learning and Student Support ∗ Partnerships
The U.S. Department of Education's Family
and Community Engagement Framework
Parent Engagement Program Manager Georgia Department of Education
Nathan Schult
Georgia Department of Education Parent Engagement Program
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The U.S. Department of Education's Family
and Community Engagement Framework
Coordinator, Title I Statewide School Support and Family and Community Engagement Initiative
Texas Education Agency Region 16 Education Service Center
Terri Stafford
• Dual-Capacity Framework Toolkit o Website – http://tinyurl.com/cdt6kbo
• Texas FACE Website o http://tinyurl.com/p6whnq5
• Maneuvering the Website ppt o http://tinyurl.com/nhwmnxh
• Parent Involvement Newsletter (English & Spanish)
o http://tinyurl.com/n7gyfbj • Publications o http://tinyurl.com/pobjr6m
RESOURCES
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Questions?
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U. S. Department of Education ∗ Dr. Libby Doggett, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Early
Learning, Office Of Elementary and Secondary Education, [email protected] , 202-205-2828
∗ Carmen Sanchez, Education Program Specialist for the Office of Special Education Programs, [email protected], 202-245-6595
∗ Trinidad Torres-Carrion, Program Officer in the Office of English Language Acquisition, [email protected], 202-401-1445
Contact Information
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State/District ∗ Barbara Scherr, Family Involvement Coordinator at the Maryland
State Department of Education, [email protected], 410-767-0291
∗ Terri Stafford, Coordinator of the Texas Title I Statewide School Support/Family and Community Engagement Initiative, [email protected] , 806-677-5126
∗ Nathan Schult, Parent Engagement Program Manager at the Georgia Department of Education, [email protected], 404- 463-1956
Contact Information
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