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Community engagement

Unlock Proven Strategies for K-12 Family Engagement: Key Insights from the Latest National Benchmark Survey

DA Staff -
Date & Time: Thursday, November 7 at 2 p.m. ET

In this interactive webinar, TalkingPoints, the edtech non-profit that spearheaded the study, will be joined by Edge Research and family engagement expert, Ari Gerson-Kessler, to provide actionable insights and practical strategies based on its findings.

How happy leaders can build happy school communities

Phyllis Gimbel and Peter Gow -
School communities need leaders who know themselves and their schools and who seek joy and freely express pleasure in their work, even in the face of challenges that come with administration at the school and district levels.

How to navigate diplomacy without engaging in politics

Quintin Shepherd -
Superintendents today are increasingly expected to serve as civic leaders, balancing the needs of their school communities with the broader socio-political landscape.

How to make family engagement a key to student success

Elisabeth O’Bryon -
When families are meaningfully invited and included, teachers have another highly invested partner to collaborate with and students can develop and practice key skills inside and outside of the classroom.

Creating Learner Mobility Models for Students and Families in K-12 and Beyond

Steven Blackburn -
Date & Time: Thursday, October 24th at 2 pm ET

In this webinar, an assistant superintendent shares how Harnett County Schools creates and promotes lifelong learning for students in his district and after they graduate through family engagement, efficient administrative processes, higher ed and workforce collaborations, and information students can access after graduating.

***Attendees will be able to safely download resources about records, enrollment, and credential management tools from Scribbles Software and Parchment, an Instructure Company.

How to make complex and complicated decisions, with public participation

Quintin Shepherd -
Leaders should leverage the complicated-complex spectrum to enhance decision-making and ensure that those most impacted have a voice in the process.

Community Schools Roundtable: Data-Driven Systems for Physical, Social, & Mental Health Support

DA Staff -
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 2nd at 2 pm ET

In this DA webinar, learn how Hamilton County Schools (TN), Hartford County Schools (MD), and Lancaster Public Schools (CA) are building sustainable whole-child systems that are informed by student voice and leverage community partners to proactively support the physical, social, and mental health of our students. Their approaches are united by an emphasis on data-informed decision making.

***All attendees will be able to safely download "Growing Community: The Community Schools Framework in Action Across Three States."

Reducing Chronic Absenteeism by Strengthening Family-School Partnerships

DA Staff -
Date & Time: Thursday, September 5th at 2 pm ET

In this webinar, a family engagement expert and author will drill down on how to implement robust home-school partnerships that reduce chronic absenteeism, including establishing relational trust, creating a welcoming environment, and implementing two-way communication. Also, hear from a San Diego USD principal, who will share their tips, tools, and strategies for strengthening family engagement and increasing daily student attendance.

***All attendees will be able to download "Family Engagement Tips and Strategies," which will provide research-based, sustainable family engagement practices to support schools with increasing attendance rates.

What are the 3 keys to better K12 communication?

Nancy Rose -
Effective communication doesn’t need to be overly complex. It can be as simple as this: Be deliberate in the structure, purpose and engagement of your communication efforts.

How to partner with families to cultivate growth mindsets

Elisabeth O’Bryon -
Adults can play a powerful role in children’s development of a growth mindset, including by praising effort, persistence and learning strategies rather than innate ability or intelligence.

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