- Lessons from the Field Webinar Series -
Engaging Families to Support Student Achievement
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 | 3:00 - 4:30 PM ET
On behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Safe and Supportive Schools, the National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE) invites you to join our next webinar, Engaging Families to Support Student Achievement.
Engaging families in public schools can help create welcoming environments that support student development. It can also promote effective and honest communication and collaborative efforts between school staff and families to address the needs of students.
Family engagement can be challenging, so how can schools effectively partner with families? What can schools do to improve the ways they connect with families? These are the questions we will address in this webinar. We will begin with a brief presentation on the impact of family engagement in public schools with a specific focus on building relational trust. Then we will have a discussion with our parent and caregiver panelists to hear about their experiences engaging with schools to support their children. They will discuss what helped facilitate that strong engagement and talk about how schools can implement best practices to increase family engagement. You will hear actionable takeaways you can use to enhance family engagement in your schools and districts.
Speakers & Panelists
Moderator: Cindy Carraway-Wilson, Training Specialist, NCSSLE, ME
· Silvia Agosto, Parent, Advocate, Educator
· Tiffany R. Clark, Parent Leader & Facilitator, Parents Who Lead, FL
· Anne Henderson, Senior Consultant and Vice-Chair of the Board, National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement, DC
· Elizabeth Maxwell, Parent; Advocate for Children and Families, Greater Rochester Parent Leadership Training Institute, NY
· Thao, Parent; Graduate, National Leadership Training Institute, CA
Webinar Materials
Resources, slides, speaker bios, the webinar recording (available the day after the event) and more will be posted on the event webpage.
Registration
You must register to participate in this presentation. Who should register? State and District Leaders, School Administrators, Educators, Student Support Personnel, Parents, and other Education Stakeholders.