Webinar

How to Keep Family Connections Warm This Holiday Season

November 4th at 11 AM PT/2 PM ET

Every year, family engagement dips in the weeks before Thanksgiving and winter break. Schedules shift, messages turn into dates and reminders, and families quietly drift. It’s the stretch when they most need to feel part of the school community, and the easiest time for that connection to slip.

Join Dr. Kara Stern, Director of Education & Engagement at Smore, and Wendy Raby, Instructional Technology Specialist at Lafayette County School District, on November 4th at 11 AM PT/2 PM ET. They’ll share a newsletter plan that carries families through both sides of break, plus holiday templates for the district, school, and classroom level.

During this free webinar, you’ll learn:

  • Why family engagement cools before the holidays, and how to get ahead of it
  • A pre- and post-holiday newsletter plan you can adapt for your district
  • How to use ready-made holiday templates for the district, school, and classroom

Two Smore newsletters with fall leaves, and a pumpkin

Meet the Speakers

Wendy Raby
Wendy Raby
Instructional Technology Specialist, Lafayette County School District

Wendy Raby is the Instructional Technology Specialist for Lafayette County School District in Oxford, Mississippi. With more than two decades in education, including experience as a computer teacher and STEAM coach, she brings a classroom perspective to her district role. Wendy also serves as the district’s SAM Coordinator/MSIS Secondary and coaches Lafayette volleyball.

Dr. Kara Stern
Dr. Kara Stern
Director, Education and Engagement, SchoolStatus & Smore

Dr. Kara Stern has seen school from just about every angle: high school English teacher, middle school principal, fellowship director for math and science teachers across New York City, and head of school at a rural N-12 school. That breadth is what she brings to her work at Smore, where she writes, speaks, and challenges educators to build the kinds of school communities where every student thrives. She holds a Master’s in Education Leadership from Teachers College and a Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning from NYU.