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Goal
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Activity / Strategy
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Person(s) Responsible
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Time Period Completed
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Facilitate family to family support
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Create a safe and respectful environment where families can learn from each other as individuals and groups
Volunteer Opportunities
PTO meetings
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Campus Admin
Pre-K Staff
PTO Officers
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Fall
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Inviting former program participants, family, community member and student volunteers to share their education and career experiences with current families
Activities can include: Career Day, Donuts with Dad, Muffins with Mom, Goodies with Grandparents, Lunch with an Athelete
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Pre-K Staff
Campus Admin
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On-going
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Establish a network of community resources
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Identify support and partnerships with local businesses, faith based organizations, mental and physical health providers and community agencies
Opportunities can include: Classroom volunteers, Read with a student or class, Special presentations, activities or field trips
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Campus Admin
Pre-K Staff
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On-going
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Identify partners to provide translators and culturally relevant resources reflective of the home language
LPAC members
Parents and Community members help with translating
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Campus Admin
Pre-K staff
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Fall
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Increase family participation in decision making strategies
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Developing, adopting, and implementing identified goals within the annual campus improvement plan targeting family engagement
Site Based Decision Making Meetings
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Campus Admin
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Fall and Spring
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Equip families with tools to enhance and extend learning
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Design and implement existing home educational resources to support learning at home while strengthening the family/school partnership
Home Book Projects
Book Fair
PTO meetings
Meet the Teacher
Parent Night
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Campus Admin
Pre - K
Staff
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On-going
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Providing complementary home learning activities for families to engage in at home with children through information presented in newsletters, online technology, social media, parent/family-teacher conferences, or other school related events
Class webpage
Field trips
Show and tell
Home learning projects
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Campus Admin
Pre-K Staff
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On-going
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Develop staff skills in evidence based practices that support families in meeting their children’s learning benchmarks
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Promoting and developing family engagement as a core strategy to improve teaching and learning among all educators and staff
Frog Street Conference and Curriculum
Region VII Pre-K Coop Members
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Campus Admin
Pre-K Staff
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Summer and On- Going
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Ensuring teachers play a role in the family engagement evaluation process
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Campus Admin
Pre-K Staff
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On-going
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Evaluate family engagement efforts and use evaluations for continuous improvement
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Use data to ensure alignment between family engagement activities / school teaching and learning goals and promote continuous family engagement
District/Campus/Grade Level Surveys
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Campus Admin
Pre-K Staff
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Late Spring
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Ensure teachers play a role in the family engagement process
Family members can be volunteers
Thanksgiving Feast
End of the Year Show What We Know Program
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Campus Admin
Pre-K Staff
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On- Going
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