Family Engagement Findings
June 4, 2019
A Note from Kimberly
While most of you will continue to work during the summer, I do hope you have some scheduled time to relax, recharge and focus on your personal well being. I will take some time off in August before my girls start back to school. I have over an hour commute from home to work and then back home so I look forward to the summer traffic for sure! My girls will be having fun at Summer at the Academy the next 8 weeks which is about 10 minutes away from ESC-20. I get to enjoy a longer car ride with them each day. We use our car time to read and tell jokes or share interesting facts. Yesterday Lynette read me all these different facts about animal teeth! Quite the fun time in my vehicle!
Whatever the summer holds for you, I hope it's perfect for you in all ways!
I will likely not send out another Family Engagement newsletter until the end of July so please take time to read the announcements and information I'm sharing to help you plan for 2019-2020 school year.
As you reflect on this current year and make plans for the upcoming school year, if I can help provide support in any way, please reach out to me. Maybe you just want to sit together and brainstorm, I'd love the opportunity to assist. Maybe your district/charter or campus is ready for some specific professional development on strengthening home-school partnerships and how to guide families to support their child's learning....I can help with that!
I look forward to connecting with you whenever you are ready! I hope you have a great summer!
~Kimberly
Make sure you learn about & take advantage of the NEW ESC-20 Family Engagement Cohort! Applications are being accepted through June 21st! Read all the details below!
Open the SMORE below to read all the upcoming 2019-2020 Family Engagement Professional Development! Save the dates & share with others!
OR Download the Fliers Below!
On June 12th parents will be able to access their child's STAAR results and a suite of other resources to support learning at home! Read the TEA news bulletin below on how you can ensure parents utilize these resources!
Save the Date & Make Plans to Attend! Registration is OPEN!
2019 Statewide Parental Involvement Conference
The 15th annual Statewide Parental Involvement Conference, Stronger Together, will convene…
- San Marcos Embassy Suites and Conference Center, San Marcos, TX
- December 12-14, 2019
- Conference Website
- Preconference and Conference Registration
- Hotel Information
Wanting to uplift your parent and family engagement program? Don’t pass up this opportunity.
A practical preconference session. 3 motivational keynote speakers. 45 breakout sessions with strategies you can implement at your school. 25 exhibitors with valuable resources.
We have an advantage with the conference being held in San Marcos! This year we'd like to see more CAMPUS PRINCIPALS and ADMINISTRATORS attend the conference! If you attended the ACET Conference, you heard the strong emphasis on Parent and Family Engagement from Cory Green. Urge your administrators to plan ahead to attend this conference!
Good Reads
They have currently written a series about Family Engagement in High School. I have shared the individual articles below. Take the time to read them and synthesize the information. Family Engagement in High School looks different than Elementary School and we often think it's not important, but it's just as important as the emphasis we place on it in the early years.
Kimberly Baumgardner, Consultant, Family Engagement, Education Service Center Region 20
Kimberly has become quite passionate about empowering families to be more involved in their child's education and future as well as challenging schools to increase their efforts to involve families in their child's educational journey. Kimberly would love to talk to you more about how you are involving families in your school and how she can support you in those efforts!
Email: kimberly.baumgardner@esc20.net
Website: www.esc20.net/parentresources
Location: 1314 Hines, San Antonio, TX, United States
Phone: 210-370-5431
Facebook: facebook.com/escregion20
Twitter: @ESCRegion20