Section 1116 of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) (20 USC §6318) requires Districts and schools to engage parents and family members of children served in Title I programs.
Through Title I, the U.S. Department of Education provides funding for districts and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards. Engaging with parents, families and communities is one important way schools can narrow gaps of opportunity or achievement and help all children learn and succeed.
Resources
DPI Engaging with Families web section, with links to broader resources and information
Ideas and Approaches
- Free edX online course: Introduction to Family Engagement in Education, with Dr. Karen Mapp
- Dual Capacity Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships (website)
- What Effective Engagement Looks Like (video)
- "Twelve Promising Practices Schools Can Do to Engage Parents"
- A Checklist for Schools; Making Your Family-Community Partnership Work
- Schoolwide program Opportunities for Training Parents
- Ideas for Partnering with Parents
- Between the Open House and Parent-Teacher Conferences, a family-centered approach
Conferences and Grade-Level Meetings
- Beyond Family Learning Nights: Grade-Level Parent Meetings
- Grade-Level Parent Meetings: Planning sheet and sample parent survey
- Conferences: Building Relationships with Families
- Handouts: Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching & Learning; School-Home Learning Plan; Action Plan for Engaging Families in School Conferences
Parent/Family Surveys
Overview of Title I Family Engagement Requirements
- Overview of Parent and Family Engagement
- Family Engagement Overview (video)
- Family Engagement Requirements: Local Education Agency (LEA) and School Policies (video)
- Title I Family Engagement: Reserving and Using Funds (video)
Title I Annual Parent Meeting
Compacts
- Title I School/Parent Compact Checklist
- Sample Compact 1 - Student/Parent/Teacher Compact
- Sample Compact 2 - Middle School-Parent Compact
- Sample Compact 3 - Partners in Learning Plan
- Sample Compact 4 - Partners in Learning Plan Spanish Version
- Sample Compact 5 - Elementary School Agreement
Family Engagement Policy Resources
- Title I LEA Family Engagement Policy Checklist
- Updated Policy Resources Coming Soon