Maryland’s PreK-12 Family Engagement Framework: A Shared Responsibility Barbara Scherr & Young-chan Han Title I/Family Engagement Program Improvement and.

Maryland’s PreK-12 Family Engagement Framework:

A Shared Responsibility

Barbara Scherr & Young-chan Han

Title I/Family Engagement

Program Improvement and Family Support Branch

Maryland State Department of Education

Overview:

MD’s Family Engagement History MD’s PreK-12 Family Engagement

Framework Discuss how to use the framework to

support students and families

Family Engagement in Maryland

Maryland’s StoryMaryland’s

Story

Authors:Authors:

Voices from the Voices from the

FieldField

1990’s

1st State to join NNPS

Family Involvement POC

MD Parent Advisory CouncilTwo staff members

Change of division name

PIMA

Superintendent’s Family Engagement Council

2000’s

Family Engagement in Maryland

As the pages turn….the story continues to evolve

Family Engagement in Maryland

Early Childhood Family Engagement Framework (2014)

Prek-12 Family Engagement Framework (2015)

The next chapter moving forward…..

Family Engagement in Maryland

Maryland’s PreK-12 Family Engagement Framework

Division Goal #3: To develop a family engagement framework

that will maximize the capacity of educators to work in partnership with families to support student academic achievement and success.

Maryland’s PreK-12 Family Engagement Framework

The purpose is to influence intentional thinking and actions necessary to implement family engagement policies and practices at the state, district, and school levels, preK-12.

Builds on prior and current family engagement efforts Maryland Parent Advisory Council Maryland’s Early Childhood Family

Engagement Framework Aligned with federal and state requirements,

particularly Sect. 1118, Title I, Part A Supports National PTA Standards and family

engagement research

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Maryland’s Prek-12 Family Engagement Framework

Maryland’s PreK-12 Family Engagement Framework

Guiding Principles

Belief Statement

Core Areas

Examples

Welcoming All Families

Encouraging Partnerships among Schools, Families, and Community

Supporting Student Learning and Supporting

Student Success

Building Capacity among School Stakeholders

Promoting Effective School-family

communication

Fabulous 5 Framework Principles

Examples: Offer training for front office staff. Conduct neighborhood walk-

throughs. Post signs welcoming families in

multiple languages.

Principle 1: Welcoming All Families

Examples:Outreach in the community.Invite local community organizations to share resources at school events. Consider stake holder “asset mapping” to identify better talents and resources.

Principle 2: Encouraging Partnerships Among Schools, Family and Community

Examples

Conduct student-led parent/teacher conferences.Analyze data, i.e., school culture/climate data , parent surveys, etc.Invite parents on school decision making teams.

Principle 3: Supporting Student Learning and Student Success

Examples:Develop a parent involvement plan of how the school will engage families to support student success and achievement.Host a book club for staff on a book related to family engagement.Invite parents to school to discuss strategies around engagement.

Principle 4: Building Capacity Among School Stakeholders

ExampleMake positive phone calls, emails, or texts.Survey parents.Take 2 – take two minutes to send a personal note to a parent thanking them for their support, input, etc.

Principle 5: Promoting Effective School-Family Communication

Question……

How does the Framework align with what your schools are already

doing to support Family Engagement?

References and Resources United State Department of Education—Family and Community

Engagement http://www.ed.gov/family-and-community-engagement A Parent Checklist

United States Department of Education’s Dual Capacity Building Framework http://www2.ed.gov/documents/family-community/partnership-frameworks.pdf http://www2.ed.gov/documents/family-community/partners-education.pdf

National PTA Standards National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS)

Epstein’s Six Types of Family Involvement Framework The Early Childhood Family Engagement Framework: Maryland’s Vision

for Engaging Families with Young Children http://marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care/docs/

MD_Fam_Engage.pdf