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Standard 8: Meaningful Engagement of Families and Community

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Outcomes:

Deepen understanding of ISSL #8 - Meaningful Engagement of Families and Community;
Brainstorm regarding evidence to support Standard 8;
Add to and build upon leadership practices that readily engage and involve families.

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Standard 8

Research consistently confirms that family engagement is one of the most powerful predictors of children’s development, educational attainment, and success in school and life.

Yet… it has not been central to conversations about educational improvement, equity, and reinvention efforts.

~Global Family Research Project, 2018

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Family Engagement (The What)

The various ways that a child’s adult caretaker (biological parents, foster parents, siblings, grandparents, etc.), at home, school or in the community, effectively support children’s learning and healthy development

~Karen Mapp

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Mindstreaming

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Family Involvement v. Family Engagement

The latin root of the word "involvement" is “involvere” which means to envelop, surround, overwhelm, literally “roll into.”

The latin root of the word "engagement" is “engare” which means to make a formal agreement (to enter into a relationship), to contract with; to pledge; an obligation to do something.

Think about which enables co-creation.

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The Learning Gap

(The Why)

Students are awake for about 6,000 hours a year; only 1,000 of those hours are spent in school.

How can schools influence the remaining 5,000 hours? How do we work with families and communities to cocreate family and community engagement that will enable success for each and every student.

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Impact of Family Engagement: Students with Engaged Families

Exhibit faster rates of literacy acquisition
Earn higher grades and test scores
Enroll in higher level programs
Are promoted more and earn more credits
Adapt better to school and attend more regularly
Have better social skills and behavior
Graduate and go on to higher education

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Students whose families received a home visit, one of the core strategies in the Family Engagement Partnership, had 24 percent fewer absences than similar students whose families did not receive a visit.
These same students also were more likely to read at or above grade level compared to similar students who did not receive a home visit.

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Unpacking the Standard 8 Progressions - the role of leadership

Return to the progression of your choice.
Focus on the ‘Effective’ column. What does this look like, feel like, sound like in your building or district? (Jot your ideas down)
What evidence would you offer to note your leadership in this area of family engagement? (Jot your ideas down)

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Processing Time

Discuss each progression and the thoughts you jotted down.

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Into practice: 2 Key Take-Aways from Today

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