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Una primera mirada a los donantes en Puerto Rico

July 14, 2014 11:31 AM
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  Con gran entusiasmo compartimos la publicación “Una mirada al donante: La actividad de los contribuyentes individuales en Puerto Rico”. Este informe preparado por Fundación Flamboyán y la firma Énfasis presenta por primera vez un análisis de datos en relación a la actividad y las características de los donantes individuales para el año contributivo 2011. […]

Bancroft Summer Reading Toolkit

June 19, 2014 02:10 PM
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Check out this Summer Reading Toolkit from Bancroft Elementary School to equip parents with the information to help their students prevent summer learning loss!

Spotlight On: Preventing Summer Learning Loss

June 18, 2014 06:24 PM
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Mason* was a third grade special education student at Bancroft Elementary School who came into third grade two years below grade level in reading and with severe behavior issues. During third grade Mason made a remarkable two full grade levels of growth in reading with the help of his parents and his teacher, Gabby Hoehn-Saric. […]

Welcome, New Parent and Teacher Trainers!

June 18, 2014 06:24 PM
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Flamboyan Foundation is delighted to introduce our newest cohort of parent and teacher trainers. They have all experienced the benefits of family engagement work first-hand in our partner schools and share their experiences at our trainings with other educators across the District. Please help us by extending a warm welcome to: Allyson Wilson, parent, Mundo Verde Public Charter School […]

The Value of Her Voice – How teacher input improves our work

Despite hearing how well APTT was working for her colleagues in the older grades, early childhood teacher Krystal English found herself facing confused and frustrated parents as she shared the recommended math and literacy skills at her own meeting. “At that moment, I went to Diana [our Flamboyan school coach], and I told her we […]

How Teacher Input Improves Our Work

Flamboyan Foundation is pleased to announce that the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Academic Parent Teacher Team (APTT) Consultancy Group has developed revisions to the suggested learning domains and activities for APTT for early childhood teachers in Family Engagement Partner (FEP) schools. These new materials will be available this fall! The ECE APTT Consultancy Group consists […]

New Family Engagement Partner Schools for 2014-2015

April 29, 2014 04:07 PM
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Flamboyan Foundation is entering its fourth year of partnering with D.C. schools to build the capacity of educators to work with families to advance student achievement.  Flamboyan currently partners with 24 schools – of which 15 are DCPS and 9 are public charter schools, and 21 are elementary and pre-k – 8 and 3 are middle/high schools. […]

Failing Grades – Progress Report

This template is an effective way to connect with families on specific areas of work a student needs to improve.  

Positive Grades – Progress Report

This template is an effective way to celebrate a student’s accomplishment.  

Regan Kelly, Director of Leadership Development

April 22, 2014 02:51 PM
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Regan Kelly is the Director of Leadership Development at Flamboyan. In her role she designs and manages the training and support school leaders in our Family Engagement Partnership receive. She also works closely with other partners to design and execute pre-service and in-service training for aspiring or resident principals. Regan began her career as a 2nd […]

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