parent and community engagement committee. w elcome

PARENT and COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE

WELCOME

WELCOME

Chairs: Ginny Gleason,

gleason.ginny@brevardschools.org Parent Involvement

Ginger Blair, blair.ginger@brevardschools.org Communications Coordinator

Agenda August 31, 2010

Welcome and Introductions 9:00-9:10

Purpose 9:10 -9:20

Review SharePoint 9:20-9:30

Discuss Parent Engagement Articles 9:30- 10:00

Timeline 10:00 -10:10

Formation of Focus Groups 10:10 – 10-40

Break Into Focus Groups 10:40-10:50

Schedule Next Meeting 10:50 -11-00

What is Parent and Community

Engagement?

Family and Community Engagement contains three core principals as defined by the

Harvard Family Research Project.

Family and Community Engagement

1.. Family and community engagement is a shared responsibility in which schools, businesses and community agencies are committed to reaching out to engage families in meaningful ways and in which families are committed to actively supporting their children’s learning and development.

Family and Community Engagement

2. Family engagement is continuous across a child’s life and entails enduring commitment but changing parent roles as children mature into young adulthood.

( Cradle to Career)

Parent and Family Engagement

3. Effective family engagement cuts across and reinforces learning in multiple settings where children learn—at home, in preschool programs, in school, after school programs, faith-based institutions, post secondary opportunities, and the community.

Our Mission

We will define best practices for engaging community members, training educators, community members and families to support systemic, sustained, and effective family and community engagement.

GOALS

Get parents more involved in their child’s school

HOW?

Get businesses more engaged in our schools and support employee engagement

HOW?

Get volunteers more involved in all schools and district offices

HOW?

Get other members of the community engaged in school activities

HOW?

FOCUS GROUPS

1. Business Focus Group

Facilitator: Ginger Blair

2. Community Focus Group

Facilitator: Ginny Gleason

3. Parent Focus Group

Facilitator: Beth Windover Windover.elizabeth@brevadschools.org

Focus Group Timeline

Sept - Oct 2010 – Focus Group meetings November 2010 - Focus Group meeting January 2011 - Finalize Focus Group plans February 2011 - Develop plan whole group March 2011 - Finalize plan April 2011 - Present to the Superintendent

TIMELINE

May 2010 – Organizational Meeting

June-July 2010 – Read materials, research, think about what our priorities should be

August 2010 – Strategies and Reporting Meeting

Sept.-Jan. 2011 – Focus Group Meetings

February 2011 – Develop plan

March 2011 – Finalize plan

April 2011 – Present plan to Superintendent

Meeting Dates