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DOWNLOADABLE: Best Practices for Building School-Family Relationships

By Libby Stanford & Gina Tomko 鈥 April 25, 2024 1 min read
Emmanuel Trujillo-Beas, family liaison at Marie L. Greenwood Early-8, talks with other school liaisons during a group discussion at Lowery Conference Center on March 13, 2024 in Denver. One of the goals of the meeting was to discuss how schools can better integrate new students and families into the district. Denver Public 69传媒 has six community hubs across the district that have served 3,000 new students since October 2023. Each community hub has different resources for families and students catering to what the community needs.
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69传媒 can boost student outcomes when educators cultivate trusting relationships with families and enlist parents as partners in their children鈥檚 learning. 69传媒 that have brought parents into the learning process have seen a variety of improvements confirmed by researchers, including better attendance and .

Luckily, it doesn鈥檛 require an influx of resources or funding to transform a school鈥檚 approach to engaging with families.

Most of the time, experts say, it鈥檚 about shifting educators鈥 mindsets to make families central to discussions about student academics. There are easy steps schools can take to build positive, long-lasting relationships with families that are based on trust鈥攁s well as more elaborate setups schools can pursue to enrich those relationships.

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Various school representatives and parent liaisons attend a family and community engagement think tank discussion at Lowery Conference Center on March 13, 2024 in Denver. One of the goals of the meeting was to discuss how schools can better integrate new students and families into the district. Denver Public 69传媒 has six community hubs across the district that have serviced 3,000 new students since October 2023. Each community hub has different resources for families and students catering to what the community needs.
School representatives and parent liaisons attend a family and community engagement think tank discussion at Lowery Conference Center on March 13, 2024 in Denver. One of the goals of the meeting was to discuss how schools can better integrate new students and families into the district.
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Families & the Community 5 Ways to Get Parents More Involved in 69传媒
Libby Stanford, April 25, 2024
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Whatever particular approach they pursue, schools stand the best chance of ensuring their family engagement makes a difference when they make it systemic, meaning everyone in the building places a priority on cultivating relationships with families; accessible, so no group of parents is excluded because they can鈥檛, for example, attend an in-school event; and customized to the school鈥檚 community and culture.

Here鈥檚 a downloadable guide to five key strategies schools can employ, with resources to take family engagement strategies further.

Dive Deeper

This story is part of a special reporting project on family engagement.
The Future of Parent Engagement: Parents and caregivers are paying more attention to their children鈥檚 education than ever. Here鈥檚 what that means for schools.
A New Community School Model: Family and community engagement is central to the success of Stevenson Elementary School in Southfield, Mich. See how the transformation started.
鈥淎dd-on鈥 or Core Skill? Researchers agree family engagement is effective, but few colleges actually teach it.
Bridging the Gap: A home visit program is helping parents and teachers build more trusting relationships in Denver.
A New Generation of Apps: Tech platforms are changing the way teachers communicate with families. How can schools use them effectively?
5 Strategies: 69传媒 don鈥檛 need an influx of money and resources to have effective family engagement. Find out how. (Here鈥檚 a downloadable guide.)

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