Family Engagement Network Meeting WELCOME TO THE Family Engagement Network Meeting “Effective Family Engagement: An intentional and systemic partnership of educators, families and community members who share responsibility for a student’s preparation for school, work and life.” CDE Family Engagement Toolkit, 2017 October 24, 2017

ABOUT the Family Engagement Network Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE) offers countywide participants regularly scheduled opportunities to expand their knowledge of effective family engagement strategies, obtain free or low-cost parent resources, and share ideas with others actively working in the area of family engagement. ABOUT the Family Engagement Network

RCOE Pledge RCOE MISSION All students in Riverside County will graduate from high school well prepared for college and the workforce. RCOE Pledge The mission of the Riverside County Office of Education is to ensure the success of all students through extraordinary service, support, and partnerships. RCOE MISSION

Dr. Judy White, Riverside County Superintendent of Schools County-wide Goals Chronic Absenteeism “A student is considered “chronically absent” if they miss 18 days of school in a year—that’s only two days per month. Over a school year, that’s nearly an entire month worth of instruction missing from their educational experience. And,as a result, more than $176 million dollars never make it to our schools in Riverside County simply because students are NOT in class.” Adopt a school by a local business, community association, or faith-based organization “As we daily strive to live out our purpose of educating your students in your communities, we can use a hand from time to time. This collaboration can provide a little extra for students. And, I can tell you that rarely goes without appreciation and usually radiates quite a bit of excitement on school campuses.” Teacher villages “Teacher Villages will attract those high quality teachers to our region to serve all students. The concept will require partnerships with businesses, developers, cities, and school districts. These master-planned education neighborhoods will provide affordable housing and convenient access to a wide variety of services that would be attractive to teachers and their families.”

Meeting norms 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cell phones off or silent Be respectful of others’ opinions 2 Listen to understand 3 Be an active participant in activities and discussions 4 Ask Questions & Provide Feedback 5 Have fun! 6

FEN 2017 – 2018 Strategies California Department of education Family Engagement Toolkit Effective family engagement An intentional and systemic partnership of educators, families and community members who share responsibility for a student’s preparation for school, work and life. Page 7 5 Laying the foundation Four Important Actions: Establish a District Family Engagement (FE) Team Discussing Core Beliefs about FE Agreeing on a District Vision Statement for FE Reviewing District and School FE Policies Page 10 . Getting started Continuous improvement

Meeting Agenda Breakout sessions: District Family Engagement Leaders RCOE Resources & community resources Rubrics and resources Technology Tips Telling your story Lunch California’s accountability and Continuous improvement system 23rd District PTA Updates District Implementation of CDE Toolkit Strategy . break Questions / Debrief / Evaluation / Networking

Rubrics and resources for Your Family Engagement Library Family Engagement Toolkit, California Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/lc/documents/family-engagement.pdf Family Engagement Framework, California Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/pf/pf/documents/famengageframeenglish.pdf California Accountability Model & School Dashboard https://www.caschooldashboard.org/#/Home Partners in Education: A Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships http://www.sedl.org/pubs/framework/?VRnewsletter PTA National Standards for Family-School Partnerships Assessment Guide http://www.pta.org/programs/content.cfm?ItemNumber=3126 Local Control and Accountability Plans http://www.rcoe.us/lcap/ Ed100 https://ed100.org/

SCHOOLS Connecting Learning to Planning DISTRICTS District Principles / Family Engagement Framework Action Plan Six Types of Parent Involvement / Joyce Epstein Brainstorming Worksheet Connecting Learning to Planning SCHOOLS DISTRICTS

Educational Technology Services Mike Leffin Administrator Steve Hickman Coordinator Educational Technology Services RCOE Technology tips

Laying the Foundation Establish a District FE Team Enables a district to benefit from the collective perspectives they bring. It is important to include those who reflect the diversity in the district, to ensure that the voices of all families are reflected in the design, implementation, and evaluation of FE activities. Consider the following roles for your team: District FE Coordinator District, state and federal program staff Site administrators Teachers Parent leaders, including members of advisory committees Community partners Support staff Discuss Core Beliefs about FE Members of the FE team can benefit from discussing their core beliefs about the capabilities of families and the role of educators. Consider four core beliefs that are important for educators to hold: All families have dreams for their children. All families have the capacity to support children’s learning. Families and school staff should be equal partners. Responsibility for building and sustaining partnerships rests primarily with school staff. Agree on a Vision Statement for FE A district team’s agreement on a vision statement for FE amounts to deciding on a destination. A vision statement expresses agreed-upon ideals. It can be shared with other stakeholders to build FE support across the district. To reach agreement on a vision statement, the district team could do the following: Review the research on FE described in the Toolkit (Appendix A). Review the current district vision statement for FE if there is one. Engage in a facilitated discussion about the new vision statement. Review District and School FE Policies Written district and school FE policies “establish the agency’s expectations and objectives for meaningful parent and family involvement.” The policies also describe the way those expectations will be carried out. (Policies describe the planned course of action for the district and schools to engage families as partners.) These publicly available policies are required for districts and schools receiving Title I funds and they must address specific components of FE.

Telling your story Mimi Badura Ellen Larson . tapped into the power of stories to help explain complex concept

Melissa Bazanos, Ed.D. Executive Director Assessment, Accountability, and Continuous Improvement RCOE

10:45 – 11:00 AM

Our Breakout sessions Parent Leaders, Educators, community Leaders Esmirna Valencia Executive Director Early Childhood Education Programs Unit RCOE Joe Nieto Coordinator, Early Childhood and Family Education Riverside Unified School District Gabriella Alonso Coordinator, School, Family and Community Partnerships District Family Engagement Leaders Professional Development Ellen Larson Consultant Parent Engagement Leadership Initiative RCOE

12:30 – 1:15 pm

23rd District PTA Updates Lauri Byers President 23rd District PTA E-mail: 23rddistpta@rcoe.us http://www.23rdpta.org/

RCOE current Events and Highlights RCOE Unity Conference April 17 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Palm Springs Convention Center RCOE State of Education Address March 16 1:30 pm Riverside Convention Center

UPCOMING PELI Trainings http://rcoe.k12oms.org/

Your Turn To share School and District Family Engagement conferences

Implementation of the Family Engagement Toolkit Kathleen Kennedy Director II State and Federal Programs Alvord USD kkennedy@alvord.k12.ca.us Laying the Foundation

Where do we go from here? Your ideas matter!

Questions / debrief / evaluation networking Next FEN Meeting: December 5, 2017 8:30 am – 2:30 pm Board Room - 4th Floor RCOE Main Building