In this guest blog post, Rebecca Oppenheim, Special Education Teacher at C.W. Harris Elementary School, sheds light on the power of goal-setting Parent Teacher Conferences.
Archive for ‘Improving Family Engagement’
Families Play Age-Appropriate Roles as Students Navigate Elementary, Middle, and High School
As the nation celebrates Thanksgiving, we thank schools, school leaders, and educators for their commitment to family engagement and for supporting families to play age-appropriate roles.
Denver Fellow Reflects on Second Convening and Power of Community Involvement
Landon Mascareñaz, a participant in the National Family Engagement Fellowship, recaps the Denver convening and shares how the Fellowship provides a learning experience for all participants to further the scope of family engagement work in their communities.
National Principals Month: FEP School Leader Talks Effective Family Engagement
During National Principals Month, Flamboyan Foundation is taking a moment to acknowledge some of the principals and school leaders who have partnered with us to lead the charge in family engagement.
National Principals Month: FEP School Leader Talks Effective Family Engagement
During National Principals Month, Flamboyan Foundation is taking a moment to acknowledge some of the principals and school leaders who have partnered with us to lead the charge in family engagement.
Collaborative Opportunities Inspire Family Engagement Fellows to Move Work Forward
After bringing together five states leading the charge in family engagement across the country, participants of Flamboyan Foundation’s inaugural National Family Engagement Fellowship look forward to having an opportunity to collaborate and come together in a space where they will thought-partner about lessons learned and high-impact strategies.
Twelve D.C. Schools Chosen for the Family Engagement Partnership
Flamboyan has selected 12 D.C. schools to new new Family Engagement Partners for SY16-17 from among 28 applicants. Flamboyan will work with these schools to build educators’ capacity to forge trust and work in partnership with families so that students do better.
Putting a Spin on Parent Teacher Conferences — Spotlight on KIPP DC: Grow Academy Teachers
A group of participants in our Charter Teacher Family Engagement PLC found an innovative way to engage families by putting a different spin on the typical Parent Teacher Conference.
Read Principal Hairston’s Standing Ovation Acceptance Speech
C.W. Harris Elementary School Principal, Heather Hairston, accepts the Excellence in Family Engagement Award on behalf of her school at the 2016 Standing Ovation Awards Ceremony.
Family Engagement Finds a Place in Existing School Structures
Kelly Miller Middle School has chosen to incorporate family engagement into their grade level meetings — a simple strategy that is having a big impact.
