Do Now

A Regional Look

at Systemic Practices in

Family, School and

Community Partnership

Jackie ColemanHartford Foundation for Public Giving

Veronica Marion East Hartford Public Schools

Christina L. Morales Bloomfield Public Schools

Latasha E.Turnquest Manchester Public Schools

Kristen Wiegand Windsor Locks Public Schools

Cynthia Zingler Vernon Public Schools

PURPOSE: to provide understanding of how these

CT districts are impacting student success in their

communities

PROCESS: a walkthrough of each districts FACE

initiatives

PAYOFF: Improve school’s partnership with families

using the dual capacity framework to increase

student success

OVERVIEW

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Building a Community of Practice/Leadership

Development

Capacity Building

Grants to School

Districts

Policy Advocacy

K-12 SYSTEMS AND PARTNERSHIP BUILDING

PARTNERSHIP CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS, BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE/LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT,

DISTRICT PARTNERS’ CAPACITY BUILDING, POLICY ADVOCACY

Community Partners’ Capacity

Building

Shared Strategies

•Creating and sustaining conditions for more effective, student learning-centered

family, school, and community partnerships

•Creating sustainable infrastructures within school districts and schools for

partnership building

•Supporting parents, educators, and communities’ knowledge building,

knowledge sharing and ongoing learning, supporting effective partnership

•Ensuring students’ equitable access to a variety of academic and developmental

supports

•Supporting creation of and adherence to policies & fiscal practices enabling

family, school and community partnership for student learning and success

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Bloomfield Public Schools

Christina L. Morales, MSW

Parent Engagement Tracker (P.E.T)Framework & Standards for Data Tracking

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SIGN IN SHEET

Use of Sign-In Sheet (see attached). Please complete the sign-in sheet prior to submitting

to the staff who enter the data into parent engagement tracker.

1. Header: Insert name of activity to identify what the topic is.

a. For example, ELA: In-Class Reading Support

2. Facilitator: Insert name of person(s) and/or people conducting activity in-case there

are questions from the front liner who is entering data. For example, Teacher Name, Staff

Name, etc.

3. Place/Room: Insert location of activity – this will assist with facilitation of activities

4. Description (IMPORTANT): Be clear about describing what is happening at the

activity. For example. Focus to support literacy via 20 minute group reading session.

5. Activities Type: Identify type of activity.

Event = targeted at large group functions or touchpoints with families

Volunteer = providing in-kind hours without payment

Training/Workshop = providing home-school connection opportunities to learn skills

ie. Providing a newsletter to parents highlighting ways families can assist with

classroom instructional support;

Committee = participating in on committee’s to support academic success ie. PTO

Board Meetings, School-Governance Council’s, Family Engagement Committees, etc.

6. Epstein Keys: Identify all keys that apply to the activity you are implementing.

Please find enclosed the Joyce Epstein Six Keys of Involvement.

PARENT ENGAGEMENT TRACKER

A Walk-Through Off P.E.T.

Parent Engagement Data

July 2017- June 2018

Manchester Public Schools

Latasha E. Turnquest, M.Ed.

MISSION OF THE MANCHESTER

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Manchester Public Schools will engage all students

in the highest quality 21st century education

preschool through graduation. Through an active

partnership with students, school personnel, families

and community, the Manchester Public Schools will

create safe, inclusive schools where equity is the

norm and excellence is the goal. All students will be

prepared to be lifelong learners and contributing

members of society.

Since July 1, 2017:

5,861 downloads and parents/students have accessed the app close to 90,000 times

5,546 messages sent to families, with 77% successfully delivered (on average)

89% of our parent/guardians have a cell number in the system set up to receive texts

● Contact information for students, parents, and staff imports nightly

● Messages can be sent to individuals or groups (ie: by school, grade level, class, bus route, etc.)

● User-friendly system

● Built-in translation

● Robust reporting capabilities

Windsor Public Schools Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpyDqKaqHRQ

Windsor Locks Public Schools

Kristen Wiegand

LEARNING AND PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIESLearning Opportunities allow for our students to explore their interests while determining if they want to pursue a potential career in the field of interest while partnering with a community business or professional

Career Exploration through “Raider Block” Advisory

Job Shadowing at a place of business within our community

Internship – Extended Learning Opportunity (ELO)over a period of a semester or a full year

“RAIDER BLOCK” ADVISORY

The high school provides a “Raider Block” Advisory several times per week

Same mentor/teacher for the time in high school

Guest speakers from various professions come into the high school during Raider Block

JOB SHADOWINGJob Shadowing can be the first step into a hosted Extended Learning Opportunity (ELO)

Allows for our students to witness real-life work in action

Opportunity to learn from a seasoned professional

May ignite a student’s interest to further his/her exploration of the career for their own future

EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES (ELOS)

Capstones – earn graduation credit

Strategic business partnering to connect the community to the school

Win-win for the student and the business partner

Partners hinge on the student demand

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

The Windsor Locks Public Schools offers a variety of ways our community can connect with our students:➢ Extended Learning Opportunities (ELOs)➢ Pathways at the high school ➢ Pathways and Partnerships Advisory Board (PPAB)

PATHWAYS AT THE HIGH SCHOOLThe Pathways program at the high school is a new addition to our programming. Students 9-12 can choose a career path from three careers pathway clusters:➢ Arts, Communications, Advanced Technology (ACT);➢ Science, Technology, Engineering , Math (STEM); or➢ Liberal Arts

PATHWAYS AND PARTNERSHIPS ADVISORY BOARD (PPAB)

Instrumental in the development of the Pathways Clusters

Advisory Board includes teachers, parents, students, administration, co-facilitators of Pathways, and Community business partners

Commitment of one year – can continue the following year

Key to the success of this program

East Hartford Public Schools

Veronica Marion, Ed.D

Schools that are the Pride of the Community

Office Goals

1. Increase family engagement by strengthening relationships, establishing partnerships, and coordinating services.

2. Build the capacity of parents to become partners in their children’s learning and improve parent/ community advocacy.

3. Build the capacity of district administrators, teachers and noncertified staff to engage families as partners in their children’s education.

4. Create a district infrastructure that systematizes and sustain family and community engagement efforts.

5. Transform the East Hartford learning culture to promote equity and excellence for all students.

Family and CommunityLiaisons: Indispensable Keys to Partnering for StudentSuccess

Asian5%

Black37%

Hispanic

43%

White15%

Changes in East Hartford Schools:Understanding The Need

Superintendent of Schools (Quesnel)

District Committee

Leadership

Coordinator for the Office of Family and Community

Partnership (OFCP)(Marion)

School BusinessPartnership (Crawford)

Family Resource Center(s)(Kuzoian)

Hockanum

Silver Lane

Mayberry

District Equity and

Diversity Team

DistrictFamily/Community

Advisory Team

McKinney-VentoHomeless LiaisonFamily and Community

Liaisons

• Langford

• O’Connell

• Norris

• EHMS

• EHHS

• Silver Lane

• ECLC

• O’Brien

Aligning The Work: The District

Family Community Liaisons:Framework of Dr. Mavis G. Sanders *

* Sanders, Mavis G. "How Parent Liaisons Can Help Bridge the Home-School Gap." The Journal of Educational Research 101.5 (2008): 287-98.

Family and Community Liaisons:Support Partnership Teams

Monthly Intervention

Meetings

Family Engagement Committee

East Hartford High School Connections

Family and Community Liaisons:Data Collection

Attendance Race

Welcoming Walkthrough

Family- Community Forum

Family and Community Liaisons:Support Teacher Outreach

Family and Community Liaisons:Resources For Our Most Vulnerable Students

Step 1: Review your pink post-its

Step 2: Place post-its under corresponding objective on matrix

Step 3: T.T.Y.N. and discuss, what do you see?

Do Now Activity

Vernon Public Schools

Cynthia Zingler

The Vernon Public Schools, in partnership with family and community, is committed to provide quality education, with high expectations, in a safe environment where all students become independent learners and productive contributors to society.

District Mission

The vision of the Vernon Public Schools is to prepare students for a 21st Century global economy by teaching the required skills and competencies needed to be successful in career pathways that lead to meaningful post-secondary experiences.

District Vision

▶ Advocate a “whole child” approach to student learning ▶ Maximize student performance and set high

expectations ▶ Integrate family and community with the education

system

Core Beliefs for Vernon Public Schools

Family School and Community Partnership CenterGoal 1: Coherence: Develop district-level structures and support for FSCP Efforts

Laugh and Learn at Park West Community Room

Center Road School Math NightGoal 2- Connections: Develop school-based family engagement strategies linked to learning

WELCOMING SCHOOLS▶ Goal 3: Capacity Build the Knowledge and Skills of all

Stakeholders

Community EngagementGoal 4 -Community Coordination: Align School and Community Services

Physicals for students at Central Administration by Community Partner

Community Engagement

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Learning Communities

Jackie Coleman

District Leaders Think Tank

Monthly Meetings

❖ Combat isolation

❖ Work through problems of practice

❖ Celebrate successes

❖ Leverage resources

Friday Cafe

Welcoming Professional Development

for Directors of First Impressions

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Questions

Contact:

Jackie Coleman –

jcoleman@hfpg.org

Veronica Marion -

marion.vd@easthartford.org

Christina Morales -

cmorales@blmfld.org

Latasha Turnquest -

lturnq@mpspride.org

Kristen Wiegand –

kwiegand@wlps.org

Cynthia Zingler –

CZingler@vernon-ct.gov