Resources

5 Culturally Responsive Family Engagement Strategies | edutopia - By creating ways for families to feel welcome and included, educators can strengthen the relationship between home and school. 

Beginning of the Year Relationship Building Toolkit - A toolkit by the Flamboyan Foundation that gives insight into building intentional, thoughtful relationships with students and their families at the beginning of the year and ensuring students have what they need for success. 

The Eight Ps of Parent Engagement | NEA - Tips to help guide a teacher or school in making outreach decisions to increase parent engagement. 

Evidence-Based Strategies for Supporting and Enhancing Family Engagement | The Expanded Learning and Afterschool Project -  Family engagement should be a vital component of any strategy to expand learning opportunities for children and youth after school and during the summertime—whether at the organizational, community, state, or national level. 

Family Engagement | CPIR - A list of resource titles related to Family Engagement.

Family Engagement | ECTA Center - ECTA has collected federal and national center resources, videos on engaging families, and resources to support family leaders. 

Family Engagement – New Jersey PTA - Family Engagement is a school-family partnership that raises student achievement, improves school and community, and increases public support. 

Family Engagement Defined | NAFSCE -  The National Association for Family, School and Community Engagement (NAFSCE) Framework on High-Impact Family Engagement.

Family, School, and Community Engagement in Education | Brookings - Building strong family, school, and community partnerships that support student learning and development and thriving schools and communities. 

Here’s how family engagement in schools is changing student outcomes | Stand Together - Dive into the transformative power of family engagement, exploring inspiring success stories from Stand Together, a community committed to transforming education and empowering students to realize their potential. 

How to Go Deeper on Family Engagement | Education Week - True family engagement creates a synergy between parents, the community, and schools that can be thought of as an equitable partnership-driven process.

Let Families Teach You About New Students - An article from Edutopia that identifies five thoughtful questions early childhood and elementary teachers can ask families about their learners and explains why these questions matter.

New Jersey Family Engagement Hub - NJFEH provides technical assistance (TA) and training to the New Jersey (NJ) State educational agency (SEA) and local educational agencies (LEAs), educators, administrators, family organizations, family leaders, families, and community-based organizations (CBO) in the implementation and enhancement of systemic and effective family engagement (FE) policies, programs, and activities that lead to improvements in student development and academic achievement 

Parent and Family Engagement Information and Resources | NJDOE 

Positive Student Profile - A template from NJOSE and Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN) that can be completed by the family to provide information about the strengths, challenges, and successes of the child. Teachers can ask family members to complete this profile at the beginning of the school year or glean ideas from it for their own family inventory.

Programs | SPAN Parent Advocacy Network - Working hands-on with families and professionals, our programs are designed to make a positive impact on the lives of all families, with a focus on children, youth, and young adults with the greatest needs, including those with disabilities and special healthcare needs.

SEL4NJ/SPAN Parent Engagement Hub Webinar Series - SEL4NJ and NJ SPAN have partnered to provide a webinar series about various aspects of social-emotional learning and parent engagement.  These webinars are offered monthly at no charge as part of the grant. View the recordings or register for webinars yet to come. 

Teacher Tips for Family Communication - A series of PL Shorts from the Learning Resource Center-South that supports teachers in their communication with families to enhance student learning. Each video has an accompanying professional learning guide to facilitate deeper engagement, reflection, and dialogue.