Maryland’s PreK-12 Family Engagement Framework:
A Shared Responsibility
Barbara Scherr & Young-chan Han
Title I/Family Engagement
Program Improvement and Family Support Branch
Maryland State Department of Education
Overview:
MD’s Family Engagement History MD’s PreK-12 Family Engagement
Framework Discuss how to use the framework to
support students and families
Family Engagement in Maryland
Maryland’s StoryMaryland’s
Story
Authors:Authors:
Voices from the Voices from the
FieldField
1990’s
1st State to join NNPS
Family Involvement POC
MD Parent Advisory CouncilTwo staff members
Change of division name
PIMA
Superintendent’s Family Engagement Council
2000’s
Family Engagement in Maryland
As the pages turn….the story continues to evolve
Family Engagement in Maryland
Early Childhood Family Engagement Framework (2014)
Prek-12 Family Engagement Framework (2015)
The next chapter moving forward…..
Family Engagement in Maryland
Maryland’s PreK-12 Family Engagement Framework
Division Goal #3: To develop a family engagement framework
that will maximize the capacity of educators to work in partnership with families to support student academic achievement and success.
Maryland’s PreK-12 Family Engagement Framework
The purpose is to influence intentional thinking and actions necessary to implement family engagement policies and practices at the state, district, and school levels, preK-12.
Builds on prior and current family engagement efforts Maryland Parent Advisory Council Maryland’s Early Childhood Family
Engagement Framework Aligned with federal and state requirements,
particularly Sect. 1118, Title I, Part A Supports National PTA Standards and family
engagement research
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Maryland’s Prek-12 Family Engagement Framework
Maryland’s PreK-12 Family Engagement Framework
Guiding Principles
Belief Statement
Core Areas
Examples
Welcoming All Families
Encouraging Partnerships among Schools, Families, and Community
Supporting Student Learning and Supporting
Student Success
Building Capacity among School Stakeholders
Promoting Effective School-family
communication
Fabulous 5 Framework Principles
Examples: Offer training for front office staff. Conduct neighborhood walk-
throughs. Post signs welcoming families in
multiple languages.
Principle 1: Welcoming All Families
Examples:Outreach in the community.Invite local community organizations to share resources at school events. Consider stake holder “asset mapping” to identify better talents and resources.
Principle 2: Encouraging Partnerships Among Schools, Family and Community
Examples
Conduct student-led parent/teacher conferences.Analyze data, i.e., school culture/climate data , parent surveys, etc.Invite parents on school decision making teams.
Principle 3: Supporting Student Learning and Student Success
Examples:Develop a parent involvement plan of how the school will engage families to support student success and achievement.Host a book club for staff on a book related to family engagement.Invite parents to school to discuss strategies around engagement.
Principle 4: Building Capacity Among School Stakeholders
ExampleMake positive phone calls, emails, or texts.Survey parents.Take 2 – take two minutes to send a personal note to a parent thanking them for their support, input, etc.
Principle 5: Promoting Effective School-Family Communication
Question……
How does the Framework align with what your schools are already
doing to support Family Engagement?
References and Resources United State Department of Education—Family and Community
Engagement http://www.ed.gov/family-and-community-engagement A Parent Checklist
United States Department of Education’s Dual Capacity Building Framework http://www2.ed.gov/documents/family-community/partnership-frameworks.pdf http://www2.ed.gov/documents/family-community/partners-education.pdf
National PTA Standards National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS)
Epstein’s Six Types of Family Involvement Framework The Early Childhood Family Engagement Framework: Maryland’s Vision
for Engaging Families with Young Children http://marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/child_care/docs/
MD_Fam_Engage.pdf