Effective Parent and Family Engagement Tips for Success

TIRED OF TRYING AND GETTING NOWHERE? PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT TIPS Presented By: Presented By: Sara Shriver, School ADvance, MASA sshriver@gomasa.org ~ 989-620-5899

Outcomes of Presentation Outcomes of Presentation 1. Learn the legislative requirements 2. Learn relevant ideas for staff professional development for parent engagement 3. Learn effective ways to engage parents 4. Assess your team s parent engagement level of success

Parent and Family Engagement Tip #1 Know the law Know the expectations Know how you meet the guidance Easy Parent Involvement Plan to use all rolled into one Easy Parent Involvement Plan to use all rolled into one Engage parents in the development or review of the Parent Involvement Plans Engage parents in the development or review of the Parent Involvement Plans

Parent and Family Engagement Tip #2 Know the Research Apply the Research with Professional Development Book by Joyce Epstein s: School, Family, and Community Partnerships Book by Joyce Epstein s: School, Family, and Community Partnerships Review the Six Types of Engagement with Staff Review the Six Types of Engagement with Staff National Standards for School National Standards for School- -Family Partnerships Implementation Guide Family Partnerships Implementation Guide

Parent and Family Engagement Tip #3 Gather, share, and reflect on perception data to connect with parents Survey Data and/or Focus Groups Survey Data and/or Focus Groups Band Boosters Band Boosters Sports Boosters Sports Boosters PTO/PTA Groups PTO/PTA Groups School Events School Events Door Greeting Before and After School Door Greeting Before and After School

Parent and Family Engagement Tip #4 Frontload School Improvement Agendas Put parents on the agenda first Put parents on the agenda first Have a purpose for parents to be there Have a purpose for parents to be there Excuse parents after their agenda items, but invite to stay as long as they Excuse parents after their agenda items, but invite to stay as long as they want want Ask each parent rep to bring along another parent rep Ask each parent rep to bring along another parent rep

Parent and Family Engagement Tip #5 Align parent engagement activities with other school activities Literacy Workshop Literacy Workshop Breakfast and Books during Book Fair Breakfast and Books during Book Fair FASFA Support FASFA Support Athletic Events, School Events, Local Businesses/Shops Athletic Events, School Events, Local Businesses/Shops Parent Portal Training Parent Portal Training Parent/Teacher Conferences Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent and Family Engagement Tip #6 Disguise your parent engagement activities Literacy and Math Events Literacy and Math Events Game Night or Day with Office Central Game Night or Day with Office Central http http:// ://www.officecentral.net/west www.officecentral.net/west- -branch West Branch, MI - 989-345-4120 branch- -mi mi- -educational educational- -games games Annual Title I Meeting Annual Title I Meeting Literacy and Math Celebrations Literacy and Math Celebrations

Parent and Family Engagement Tip #7 Tips from the parents point of view National Standards for Family National Standards for Family- -School https https://www.pta.org/home/run ://www.pta.org/home/run- -your Partnerships?gclid=Cj0KCQiA2o_fBRC8ARIsAIOyQ Partnerships?gclid=Cj0KCQiA2o_fBRC8ARIsAIOyQ- - nCBdFXzRVR68JWOvzzdUENSIBpzFUdKA3ouRVDRN0qzjeIoMtLH7MaAg3uEALw_wc nCBdFXzRVR68JWOvzzdUENSIBpzFUdKA3ouRVDRN0qzjeIoMtLH7MaAg3uEALw_wc B B Use this rubric to rate your team s level of parent and family engagement Use this rubric to rate your team s level of parent and family engagement status status School Partnerships (National PTA) Partnerships (National PTA) your- -pta/National pta/National- -Standards Standards- -for for- -Family Family- -School School- -

Parent and Family Engagement Tip #8 Offer parent feedback opportunities at random events Feedback boxes around the buildings, at events, at local Feedback boxes around the buildings, at events, at local businesses/shops businesses/shops Discuss feedback at District/Building meetings Discuss feedback at District/Building meetings Make an Action Plan to address feedback Make an Action Plan to address feedback Publish Action Publish Action Plan on website, in newsletters, at parent events Plan on website, in newsletters, at parent events

Parent and Family Engagement Tip #9 Have announcers at sporting events or school activities highlight upcoming parent and family engagement events Have registration tables set up Have registration tables set up Link incentives to registrations/attendance Link incentives to registrations/attendance

Parent and Family Engagement Tip #10 Start with relationship building Invite every parent into the building, out to breakfast, lunch, etc for a Invite every parent into the building, out to breakfast, lunch, etc for a meet and greet, no school meet and greet, no school related reasons related reasons Call every parent and share good news about their child at least once Call every parent and share good news about their child at least once a year a year Try to learn parent names and call them by name every chance you Try to learn parent names and call them by name every chance you see them; greet at the door, in the hallways, in the classrooms, in the see them; greet at the door, in the hallways, in the classrooms, in the grocery store, at church, grocery store, at church,