Virtual Family Engagement
for "brick and mortar" schools
Ga Cyber Academy Family Engagement
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Are you having trouble with parent attendance at your Parent University or other parent meetings? We have some innovative solutions for you!
We are Georgia’s largest public online virtual charter school, and we want to help you create eye-catching, online newsletters (LIKE THIS ONE) with parent training recordings that parents can watch at their convenience. We will share how we track usage and solicit feedback from parents of our 14,000 students. We will also share tips on creating an effective online school resource room using Pinterest.
But First...Why Virtual Family Engagement?
Consider your current parent attendance
Texting, Facebook, and Blogs... Oh My!
Think Outside the Box
About Us - GCA Family Engagement
Stats and Demographics
- GCA started in the 2007-2008 school year
- 14,200 students Grades K-12 from all 159 Georgia counties (36% Elementary, 31% Middle School, 33% High School)
- 12.6% Special Education (State Average: 10.6%)
- Title I School (69% eligible for Free/Reduced Lunch)
- 40% minority
- 50% Male, 50% Female
- Approximately 500 staff members
Family Engagement
- GCA is divided into 12 regions across the state with parent leaders who oversee the region's Facebook page and plan events
- Active PTSO
- Social and academic outings around the state
- Family Engagement Coordinators provide monthly Smore newsletters, monthly online parent meetings and Parent University sessions, oversee the school website and provide resources through the GCA Pinterest Resource Room
District, School, or Classroom Parent Meetings
Parent University Sessions
Title I Meetings
#1 - CREATE AN ONLINE PARENT RESOURCE ROOM USING PINTEREST. MAKE THE PINTEREST CRAZE WORK FOR YOU!
Analytics allow you to track the number of followers you have and discover which resources gain the most attention. See examples below.
View Average Monthly Users
View Most Clicked Pins
View Average Monthly and Daily Views
#2 - Create an Online Parent Newsletter Using Smore
Plus, the detailed analytics allow you to analyze the number of views your newsletter receives, as well as very specific information on the links within the newsletter that are clicked on the most. See examples of analytics below.
#3 - Create Online Parent Meeting and Training Opportunities
ADD AN ATTENDANCE SURVEY AND FEEDBACK OPPORTUNITY
Using Google forms, Survey Monkey or similar platform, you can easily add an attendance survey to all parent meetings to find out what parents are attending live or are watching recordings. Be sure to include a few feedback questions to find out if the presented information was clear and effective.
JING is another great online tool that captures anything you see on your computer screen and allows you to create a video presentation that can be sent in a link to parents. This is a GREAT way to share short bits of information is a FUN and CREATIVE way.
CLICK BELOW FOR AN EXAMPLE OF A JING
Contact Us!
GCA Family Engagement Team
Elementary: Shirley Waldow (swaldow@k12.com)
Middle School: Veronica Okpani (vokpani@k12.com)
High School: Maria Blencowe (mblencowe@k12.com)