Family & Community Partnership Office

Promoting Student Success by Helping Families
Become More
Informed, Prepared and Involved

The Family/Community Partnerships Office will:

• Provide relevant, current research-based information & resources for supporting student success through staff/family partnerships (Administrative Training Institute, Continuous Learning Center)
• Facilitate conversations and support to help staff brainstorm/implement meaningful ways to integrate family engagement strategies and partnerships on the school level on district-level committees
• Provide “What Every Teacher Wants to Know” sessions to give teachers the opportunity to ask questions and collaborate with the department on ways to effectively link family engagement to learning
• Provide community partners, leaders, speakers and mentors for students and school/family events and activities
• Provide facilitation/conflict support and training for effectively resolving complex family/school interactions
• Develop customized workshop, trainings and partnerships as requested by school staff
  Example:
  “The Advocacy Process” workshop
• Connect staff to local, regional, state and national resources designed to strengthen and expand effective partnership efforts for student success
  Examples:
  Puget Sound Educational Service District, Governor’s Education Ombudsman Office, Center for the Improvement of Student Learning, US Dept of ED Region X
• Coordinate and or support training and district-level collaboration opportunities for parent/school Leadership team members

The Family/Community Partnerships Office will:

• Provide relevant, current research-based information & resources for supporting student success, parent leadership and family partnerships through individual appointments, small group sessions, workshops,  community/neighborhood outreach
• Coordinate and facilitate informal Question and Answer sessions (‘What Every Parent Wants to Know’ workshop), in partnership with school staff and parent leaders
• Provide support for and raise awareness of effective parent partnership practices linked to student learning on the school, district and community level
• Connect parents to partner advocates that provide practical information on ways to support student success and partner with schools.
  Examples:“The Advocacy Process” Workshop, “Key Communicator” Community Partnership/ department accountability group
• Establish teams and networks of support focused on expanding success levels for student achievement.
  Examples:
  Neighborhood parent Groups/Wraparound Support, “Born Leaders Parent Network”
• Provide school-based facilitation support and training for effectively resolving complex family/school conversations
• Connect parents to local, regional, state and national resources designed to strengthen and expand effective partnership efforts for student success