Family Engagement Cohort NEWS
August 27, 2019
Family Engagement Assessment Walkthrough
Thanks for your flexibility to change the dates!
9:30 a.m.--Jubilee Lake View University Prep
Friday, September 13th
8:15 a.m. Ciavarra Elementary School, Devine ISD
10:00 a.m. Devine Intermediate
12:45 p.m. Meyer Elementary, Hondo ISD
2:30 p.m. Woolls intermediate, Hondo ISD
If there needs to be any adjustment to the times scheduled, please let me know!
Family Engagement Assessment Update
The numbers shared below represent assessments being completed electronically. I know many of you have been collecting Family paper surveys so these numbers do not reflect what you've collected!
As of today,
Devine ISD's Ciavarra Elementary
Family Surveys--67
Instructional Surveys--37
Administrator Surveys--3
Parent Liaison--
Devine ISD's Intermediate School
Family Surveys--
Instructional Surveys--22
Administrator Surveys--2
Parent Liaison--
Jubilee Lake View University Prep
Family Surveys--46
Instructional Surveys--52
Administrator Surveys--
Parent Liaison--1
Hondo ISD's Meyer Elementary
Family Surveys--4
Instructional Surveys--18
Administrator Surveys--
Parent Liaison--
Hondo ISD's Woolls Intermediate School
Family Surveys--
Instructional Surveys--37
Administrator Surveys--3
Parent Liaison--
Goal:
Families--40%
Instructional Staff: 100%
Administrators: 100%
Don't Lose the Momentum!
- CRITICAL: Explain the importance of participating in the survey. It’s important your staff and families understand that you value their feedback and that their input will be used by your campus to make important decisions to better the campus.
- Create a flyer that explains the purpose of the survey and include a QR code that they can scan to immediately go to the English survey and complete on their smartphone/tablet.
- Have computers set up in the library or front office so that families can complete the survey while they are on campus.
- Send a welcome, back-to-school email out and include the survey link, attached paper copy and make sure and explain the importance of their feedback. Make sure you provide directions on where to return the survey if they complete the paper copy.
- Utilize Remind/Dojo/Seesaw or Face Book, campus marquee to announce the survey!
- Share it during your Open House or Meet the Teacher Night—have paper copies and computers readily available.
- Hold a classroom competition—get your teachers involved! Ask your teachers to monitor the surveys. Have them call the families before the survey goes out and tell them to be on the lookout for the survey and have them explain the importance of their input. Have your teachers keep track of the surveys of their students and follow-up with those they have not received.
- Provide an incentive to the classrooms that have 100% survey return rate (ice cream party, jean day, movie, etc.)
Who's on Your 10- Member Campus Team?
- Campus Administrator (required)
Suggestions: 3-4 instructional staff, 2-3 parents, SPED representative, Bilingual/EL representative, parent liaison, counselor/social worker, community partner, district level staff
If you have any questions about forming your team, please let me know!
1st Campus Team Training
Date: Thursday, October 10th
Time: 8:30 a.m.--3:30 p.m.
Location: Woolls Intermediate School, Hondo ISD
Workshop #1: Reframing Family Engagement
This 1st training contains foundational training and covers the building blocks for elevated family engagement.
Through interactive experiential activities, campus teams will examine action team membership, review the research on family engagement, explore effective family-school partnerships, and reflect on their core beliefs for family engagement.
Below are some good reads on the importance of parent-teacher communication. Share them with your staff and encourage strong communication with families from the start!
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 and supporting schools to increase their efforts to involve families in their child's educational journey and focus on Family Engagement as an instructional tool that improves student's academic outcomes.
Kimberly enjoys living out in the country with her husband, Tyson and two daughters, Lynette & Lucy Sue.
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