Leveraging Family-Community Engagement in Your 21st CCLC Program
Thursday, August 08, 2024
9:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
Who is Mrs. Llewellyn?
Certifications: Elementary Ed.; Principal, K-12; Curriculum & Instruction, K-12; ESL, K-12
OCDE Project GLAD® (Guided Language Acquisition Design) Active Trainer; Abriendo Puertas
NCDPI Blended Learning Facilitator
Past NCDPI-English Learners Advisory Council: 2-year term
American Recovery Plan Committee Member-3 year term, NC
Director of Federal Programs
Title I (all elementary)
Title III (English Learners) & State LEP
Title I, Part C, Migrant Ed. Program
SSAE (Student Support & Academic Enrichment Program)
NCStar -School Improvement Plan
Parent & Family Engagement
High 5!
At anytime during the presentation, if something reaches out to you and you think, “yes, I agree!” You are welcome to “high 5.”
Building Background
Successful 21st CCLC Programs
Involve families in program planning
Attend to the schedules of working parents
Identify family needs
Assess Needs, Engage,
Document, Evaluate
Relational Conditions
Beliefs & Motivation
Experience & Other Characteristics
Process
Communication Process
Question: What obstacles have you experienced or foresee in regard to communication with your participants?
Strengths | Weaknesses |
Opportunities | Threats |
SWOT
P&FE
SWOT Analysis to help us find our Next Steps.
Strengths: from different perspectives What are you currently doing that works? | Weaknesses From feedback, in what areas do you need to improve? |
Opportunities: What unique opportunities are possible through various types of family engagement to improve family, child, and community outcomes? Techquity | Threats What obstacles do you encounter in Parent & Family Engagement in your world? Equity & Access Multiple Languages needed Staff Tech knowledge |
Examples from the “real world”
How do we communicate?
District and School Websites
¿Cómo nos comunicamos?
Sitios web del distrito y la escuela
Social Media:
Facebook: @surrycountyschools
Twitter: @SurryCoSchools
Instagram: surrycountyschoolsnc
Communication apps:
Remind; SeeSaw, SCS;
QR Codes
TECHQUITY
Redundancy
QR Codes & screencasts are unique ways to engage parents, families, and communities.
Screencasting Quick P&FE Snippets
Question: How do staff view parents and families? Additive-Assets-based? Subtractive?
Assets-based Perspective
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/928b/3284391900875baee4a354a239ca2da4f2ad.pdf An Assets-Based Approach to Linguistic Diversity, Scanlan, Martin. Marquette University, 01-01-2007.
The lenses through which we view the world impact our understandings. As Scheurich (1997) puts it, “How I see shapes, frames, determines, and even creates what I see” (p. 29). (page 1, Scanlan)
10/2: Let’s talk about it.
Using the quote from the previous slide, how does an assets-based perspective support our families?
“How I see shapes, frames, determines, and even creates what I see”
The Affective Filter & the Brain
Lowering the affective filter is not only for students!
Low Motivation Motivación
Low Self-confidence
Auto confianza
High Anxiety
Ansiedad
Engagement Compromiso
Motivation Motivación
Self-confidence
Auto confianza
Anxiety
Ansiedad
Engagement Compromiso
10/2: Let’s talk about it.
Question: How do you lower the affective filter for parents and families?
Bridging Parent, Family, Community Engagement in Virtual and In-person Environments
Educators
Families
Relationships: School, Meetings, Community, even virtually!
CNA Process-active listener
Family needs: what do you miss from your former home?
Bilingual calendar with explanations for each month’s events
Asking with trust, active listening, & follow through
Screencasting for those family members who are unable to read.
Bilingual Meetings
MEP-PAC, Virtual Meetings, & Screencasts
Connection to Strategic priorities
Health, Wellness, Safety
Abriendo Puertas: advocacy
Screencasts
Screencasts
Screencasts
Screencasts
Family Literacy & L1 (Native Language Support)
Tuck para Siempre, by Natalie Babbitt-summer study guide
Becoming Dr. Q: My Journey from Migrant Farm Worker to Brain Surgeon
Building Background DVD-watch and discuss historical fiction or nonfiction with families and discuss
EX: The Book Thief: building background on the Holocaust
“I am Whole: A Sum of Parts” Photo/Writing Project
Photos: “I am Whole, A Sum of Parts” Photo Essay Project
P&FE
Virtual Library
December & January Books
Libros de diciembre y enero
Optimistic Closure
Something that I will do as a result of this session is ………
Make & Take Connections of Your Own
Use the information you have heard about to leverage your families & communities’ assets to support Parent & Family Engagement.
Thank you for attending this session! It has been amazing to have you here!