parent and community engagement committee. w elcome
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PARENT and COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE
WELCOME
WELCOME
Chairs: Ginny Gleason,
[email protected] Parent Involvement
Ginger Blair, [email protected] Communications Coordinator
Agenda August 31, 2010
Welcome and Introductions 9:00-9:10
Purpose 9:10 -9:20
Review SharePoint 9:20-9:30
Discuss Parent Engagement Articles 9:30- 10:00
Timeline 10:00 -10:10
Formation of Focus Groups 10:10 – 10-40
Break Into Focus Groups 10:40-10:50
Schedule Next Meeting 10:50 -11-00
What is Parent and Community
Engagement?
Family and Community Engagement contains three core principals as defined by the
Harvard Family Research Project.
Family and Community Engagement
1.. Family and community engagement is a shared responsibility in which schools, businesses and community agencies are committed to reaching out to engage families in meaningful ways and in which families are committed to actively supporting their children’s learning and development.
Family and Community Engagement
2. Family engagement is continuous across a child’s life and entails enduring commitment but changing parent roles as children mature into young adulthood.
( Cradle to Career)
Parent and Family Engagement
3. Effective family engagement cuts across and reinforces learning in multiple settings where children learn—at home, in preschool programs, in school, after school programs, faith-based institutions, post secondary opportunities, and the community.
Our Mission
We will define best practices for engaging community members, training educators, community members and families to support systemic, sustained, and effective family and community engagement.
GOALS
Get parents more involved in their child’s school
HOW?
Get businesses more engaged in our schools and support employee engagement
HOW?
Get volunteers more involved in all schools and district offices
HOW?
Get other members of the community engaged in school activities
HOW?
FOCUS GROUPS
1. Business Focus Group
Facilitator: Ginger Blair
2. Community Focus Group
Facilitator: Ginny Gleason
3. Parent Focus Group
Facilitator: Beth Windover [email protected]
Focus Group Timeline
Sept - Oct 2010 – Focus Group meetings November 2010 - Focus Group meeting January 2011 - Finalize Focus Group plans February 2011 - Develop plan whole group March 2011 - Finalize plan April 2011 - Present to the Superintendent
TIMELINE
May 2010 – Organizational Meeting
June-July 2010 – Read materials, research, think about what our priorities should be
August 2010 – Strategies and Reporting Meeting
Sept.-Jan. 2011 – Focus Group Meetings
February 2011 – Develop plan
March 2011 – Finalize plan
April 2011 – Present plan to Superintendent
Meeting Dates