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Family and Community Engagement:

“Family and community engagement comprises parents (broadly defined to refer to a child’s or youth’s primary caregiver) and youth-service providers, school staff, and community members working together to actively support and improve the academic achievement, social and behavioral development, and health of children, adolescents, and young adults.” (youth.gov)

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Partners in Education: A Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships A framework for creating the right conditions for engagement and designing scaffolded family engagement initiatives that build capacity for both educators and families to partner to support students. Includes 3 school and district case studies. SOURCE: AIR TAGS family partnerships community partnerships parent leadership research brief culturally responsive community relations family and community engagement
Webinar: The Role of Family and Community Partnerships in School-based Social and Emotional Learning Programs Includes findings from the Social and Emotional Learning Interventions Under the ESSA: Evidence Review, focusing specifically on what the review found related to family and community engagement, and a presentation from a district administrator. Hosted by REL Northeast & Islands SOURCE: REL Northeast & Islands TAGS family partnerships community partnerships SEL partnerships parent leadership evidence-based programs community relations out of school family and community engagement
Austin Independent School District SEL Newsletter Samples of a bilingual newsletter distributed by the SEL department in Austin, including a school spotlight, featured SEL strategy, and family resources. SOURCE: Austin Independent School District TAGS parenting reading lists - parents spanish language resources model SEL schools communications community relations family and community engagement
Partnerships by Design: Cultivating Effective and Meaningful School-Family-Community Partnerships This tool from Northwest REL includes forms, worksheets, and activities to assess the current state of family and community collaboration, create a vision for partnership, and set up an action plan. SOURCE: Northwest REL TAGS family partnerships community partnerships anti-bias toolkit parent leadership culturally responsive family and community engagement
School-Family Partnership Strategies to Enhance Children’s Social, Emotional, and Academic Growth This brief provides educators with strategies and examples to build and nurture successful school-family partnerships and create an engaging and supportive climate for learning in school and at home. SOURCE: CASEL TAGS family partnerships SEL partnerships parent leadership research brief culturally responsive community relations family and community engagement

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Family and Community Partnerships Process Social and emotional learning (SEL) is reinforced and sustained when districts, families, and community partners align and work together. View process information here.
Family and Community Partnerships Social and emotional learning (SEL) is reinforced and sustained when districts, families, and community partners align and work together.
Promote Staff Trust, Community, and Efficacy When district staff feels a sense of community and shared purpose, they can engage more deeply in social and emotional learning (SEL).
Indicators of Districtwide SEL The ten indicators of schoolwide social and emotional learning (SEL) provide districts and schools with evidence of high-quality implementation in the classroom, school, family, and community.
What is SEL Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

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