What is the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)?
Educator Resource The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is the federal K-12 education law of the United States. ESSA was signed into law in 2015 and replaced the previous education law called…
Resources for Engaging Immigrant Families
Educator Resource The Global Family Research Project (GFRP) has compiled a Resource Guide to support immigrant families and ensure equity for young children of immigrants with disabilities. Read a guest blog…
Presentations for Parents & Families
Educator Resource Presentations for Parents & Families on Kids' Digital Lives (commonsense.org)Use these ready-made slides for back-to-school nights and beyond.Common Sense offers slide presentations to use at school-hosted events for parents…
Family Engagement: A Guide to Tools, Strategies and Resources
Educator Resource This toolkit helps school planning teams refine their family engagement strategies and clarify what they are trying to do, why and how. Included is a definition of “Family Engagement”,…
6 (Low-Lift) Family Engagement activities to take your practice to the next level
Educator Resource Six Family Engagement activities from expert organizations provide great examples to guide and inspire your journey towards a stronger family engagement practice. Each of these strategies is rooted…
10 Strategies for schools to improve parent engagement
Educator Resource Studies of successful schools indicate that a high rate of parent involvement is a major factor in their success and can even help close the achievement gap between…
Family Guides: Supporting Learning High School Literacy & Math
These Family Guides support families in developing a better understanding of what grade-level standards in literacy and math are and what children ought to know and be able to do…
Family Guides: Supporting Learning Grades 6 – 8
The Family Guides Grades 6 - 8 support families in developing a better understanding of what grade-level standards in literacy and math are and what children ought to know and…
Family Guides: Supporting Learning Grades K – 5
The Family Guides Grades K-5, which the Hawai’i Statewide Family Engagement Center has compiled in this publication, were developed by Seek Common Ground and Student Achievement Partners.The Family Guides Grades…
Ten Steps to success for Developing School-Family Compacts
Educator Resource Linking Family Engagement to Your School Improvement Plan. This video-based workshop will show you how to engage families, teachers and students in designing a School-Parent blueprint for action tied…