Family and Community Engagement

Research continues to demonstrate that when schools work with families and communities in collaborative and intentional ways, student achievement increases and communities become more empowered to advocate for high educational quality. This is particularly the case for low-income neighborhoods. This resource collection features frameworks, strategies, and resources for engaging and partnering with families and community actors that lead to positive student outcomes and more robust, dynamic school systems. 

Working Systemically in Action: Engaging Family & Community

Publication Date: 2010 

Resource Type: Facilitation Guide 

Building Capacity for Family, School and Community Engagement

Publication Date: April 2020-November 2011 

Resource Type: Webinar Series 

Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships

Publication Date: Updated 2020 

Resource Type: Infographic 

Parent Participation in Early Intervention

Publication Date: July 2021 

Resource Type: Practice Guides, Practice Tools 

Classroom Family Engagement Rubric

Publication Date: February 2014 

Resource Type: Rubric 

Program Environments: Responsive Programming for Migrant Families

Publication Date: March 2021 

Resource Type: Video 

 

Best Practices in Family and Community Engagement

Publication Date: December 2019 

Resource Type: Video Series 

 

Parent and Family Involvement

Publication Date: Updated 2017 

Resource Type: Annotated Bibliography 

 

 

Tools for Planning Community Partnerships

Publication Date: 2019 

Resource Type: Practice Guide 

The Handbook on Family and Community Engagement

Publication Date: 2011 

Resource Type: Handbook 

Trusting Family Partnerships

Publication Date: Varied 

Resource Type: Guide; Resource Bank 

 

 

Trusting Community Partnerships

Publication Date: Varied 

Resource Type: Guide; Resource Bank