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Shall We Dance?

Do you ever get tongue-tied when it comes to creating meaningful conversations with your child’s teacher? Even the most gifted conversationalists among us have been known to clam-up when sitting across...

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Taking it to the Streets

Nothing sends a more positive message to families than stepping foot on their turf. So often though we stick to the tried and true and only engage families when they are at the school. This is...

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The Sweet Smell of Engaged Families!

A Rose is a Rose is a Rose… Someone famous (Shakespeare) once said, “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Sadly, not all family engagement efforts smell the same! One reason why is because...

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Laying Down the Welcome Mat

What does your front door look like? At my house I have a beautiful welcome mat that is covered in colorful flowers and fancy script. I have beautiful wreaths I hand crafted hung on my door and they...

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Teachers Are From Mars, Parents Are From Venus

In all the years I have worked with families and schools to improve family engagement, I have never met a family who said “boy howdy, when Billy Bob grows up, I sure hope he ends up homeless or in...

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Acronym Hell

How excited are the families from your school when your SEA makes AYP under NCLB or the ESEA? Do they get a thrill when you meet your CIP goals and high scores on the SAT10 or the ARMT? Do they...

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Volunteers Do It For Free!

Wouldn’t it be nice if there were family and community volunteers who spent countless hours every week supporting the school and working with students? We all know there is more than enough work to go...

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