1. Vision 2020 Quality Schools in Every Neighborhood Report on LCAP Goal 5: Parent and Community Engagement April 26, 2016 Building the conditions to empower each and every family to support their student’s learning. Parent Outreach and Engagement Department A Framework for Systemic Family and Community Engagement Revised: 4-25-16

2. Purpose Implement a framework to reorganize family and community engagement as a priority across district schools Build capacity of schools and families by adding a system of supports Partner with community organizations and utilize their experience in our neighborhoods Realign existing resources in the department 2 Building the conditions to empower each and every family to support their student’s learning.

3. Many families engaged in school events and learning All families empowered to support their student’s learning at home and in the community Some families take leadership Forms of Family Engagement Building the conditions to empower each and every family to support their student’s learning. 3

4. A systemic approach uses previous strengths to develop new approaches to empower each and every family Goal: All families empowered to support their student’s learning at home and in the community Building the conditions to empower each and every family to support their student’s learning. 4

5. Dimensions for Systemic Family and Community Engagement Grow Family Networks and Leadership Utilize Design Thinking to Build Trust, and Take Action Together Empower Families and Schools with High Impact Home Strategies (HIHS) Empower Families and Schools with High Impact Home Strategies (HIHS) Collect Data: Annual Family Engagement Survey Building the conditions to empower each and every family to support their student’s learning. 5

6. Identify Family Engagement Needs: Listen to Family Voices, Build Trust and Relationships, Take Action Together Building the conditions to empower each and every family to support their student’s learning. 6

7. Utilize Design Thinking (DT) to Build Trust, and Take Action Together Building the conditions to empower each and every family to support their student’s learning. At schools or clusters, educators listen deeply to build empathy for families and students in their community Collaboration among all stakeholders to solve context-specific challenges and take action together Mobilize broader investment in partnerships among families, students, educators and community At schools or clusters, educators listen deeply to build empathy for families and students in their community Collaboration among all stakeholders to solve context-specific challenges and take action together Mobilize broader investment in partnerships among families, students, educators and community 7

8. Empower Families and Schools with High Impact Home Strategies (HIHS) Empower Families and Schools with High Impact Home Strategies (HIHS) Building the conditions to empower each and every family to support their student’s learning. Train schools, community partners, and family leaders to empower families with High Impact Home Strategies (HIHS) HIHS online resources in conjunction with family networks to support families, including those who cannot come to school Schools connect families in greater need to more intensive supports through their schools, Family and Community Engagement Department, other central office departments, or community partners 8

9. Talk with your child as much as possible and in the language in which you are comfortable. Your talk that explains, tells stories, or deals with past or future is most impactful. Seek “brain- building” activities for your child because learning happens anytime, anywhere. Read with your child. This doesn’t have to be at bedtime and could be a magazine versus a storybook. If you don’t read, tell a story about the pictures in a book. High Impact Home Strategies: Pre-K and Elementary Building the conditions to empower each and every family to support their student’s learning. 9

10. Communicate with the school and teachers about your student’s progress on A-G requirements, grades, and enrollment in advanced coursework. Support your student in learning to become independent in and out of school Talk with your student about how their learning and education connects to their future. High Impact Home Strategies: Middle and High School Building the conditions to empower each and every family to support their student’s learning. 10

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12. Grow Family Networks and Leadership Building the conditions to empower each and every family to support their student’s learning. Each One, Reach One, Teach One Bayview Baptist Church, San Diego 12

13. Grow Family Networks and Leadership Building the conditions to empower each and every family to support their student’s learning. Train existing and new family leaders to assume leadership roles Grow relationships among families through community organizing, PTA, parent groups, foundations, faith- based, school SSC, SGT, ELAC, DAC, DELAC, CAC, etc. Teach HIHS through networks, especially families who cannot come to school Invest in family engagement staff to join district green teams to support strategies (Design Thinking, HIHS, etc.), train school staff and activate networks where they are not yet strong 13 Revised: 4-25-16

14. Collect Data: Annual Family Engagement Survey Building the conditions to empower each and every family to support their student’s learning. Annual, district-wide family engagement survey to identify strengths and improvement areas in family engagement by sub-group, school and cluster Area Superintendents lead survey implementation and efforts in this area At school site level, design Family Engagement Plan based on survey results, student academic needs, and/or identified Design Thinking priorities 14

15. Family Engagement Plan 1.Design a plan around the 4 dimensions: Build Family Networks and Leadership Design Thinking (DT) to build trust, and take action High Impact Home Strategies to support student learning Use annual survey results to gauge efforts and improve outcomes for families 2.Create a simplified plan that stands on its own, aligned to LCAP Goal 5 – Parent and Community Engagement Building the conditions to empower each and every family to support their student’s learning. Take Action Together Over Time 15

16. Where do we begin? Building the conditions to empower each and every family to support their student’s learning. 16

17. Next Steps at Schools and Clusters 1.Identify family networks and resources in every cluster 2.New family and community engagement teams, train other staff, parent leaders to lead Design Thinking 3.Train new and existing family leaders to connect with other families to teach High Impact Home Strategies 4.Design online learning of High Impact Home Strategies as a resource for parent learning 5.Implement pilot survey in fall of 2016 at some schools and districtwide in spring of 2017 6.Write a Family Engagement Plan Building the conditions to empower each and every family to support their student’s learning. 17

18. Next Steps: Family and Community Engagement Department 1.Rename department to reflect reorganization 2.Hire Executive Director to lead this work at Cabinet level 3.Hire family and community engagement staff to build capacity for family engagement at Clusters and schools 4.Implement survey (pilot and district wide at school sites) 5.Create district committee (departments) to align efforts and resources on family engagement 6.Work collaboratively with a committee of parents, community and staff to give input and assist with direction of the framework Building the conditions to empower each and every family to support their student’s learning. 18

19. Next Steps: Family and Community Engagement Department, (continued) 7.Train departments on Design Thinking Process 8.Develop curriculum, training, online resources for High Impact Home Strategies 9.Design a plan to enhance webpage with online learning 10.Design template for Family Engagement Plan aligned to LCAP goals and federal and state requirements 11.Reorganize current staff and programs 12.Reallocate operational costs to support framework Building the conditions to empower each and every family to support their student’s learning. 19

20. Parent Outreach and Engagement Department Beatrice Fernandez, Program Manager Elneda Shannon, Manager The level of parent involvement at school is not determined by parent interest or apathy. The level of parent involvement is determined by whether or not appropriate strategies and structures are in place to facilitate the participation of parents. Milbrey McLaughlin, Stanford University The level of parent involvement at school is not determined by parent interest or apathy. The level of parent involvement is determined by whether or not appropriate strategies and structures are in place to facilitate the participation of parents. Milbrey McLaughlin, Stanford University 20 Building the conditions to empower each and every family to support their student’s learning.