https://www.dualcapacity.org/the-challenge-resources daily 0.75 2019-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1561749363795-HO7T73B0PRCRV3MUP88F/1902073039.jpeg The Challenge Resources 1 - Beyond the Bake Sale This seminal work is a user-friendly guide for assessing a school’s openness to partnerships, and provides many examples of successful practice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1561749363795-HO7T73B0PRCRV3MUP88F/1902073039.jpeg The Challenge Resources 1 - Beyond the Bake Sale This seminal work is a user-friendly guide for assessing a school’s openness to partnerships, and provides many examples of successful practice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1561750720217-G94Q70L1CUM5B22ZYGQI/5156Tgq-%2BZL._SX321_BO1%2C204%2C203%2C200_.jpg The Challenge Resources 1 - Essential Conversation Sara Lawerence Lightfoot’s book narrates the complexities of parent-teacher relationships given their shared lack of exposure to effective practice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1561750974849-ZV1XF5UW8GXC72HYPL77/Screen+Shot+2019-06-28+at+2.42.36+PM.png The Challenge Resources 1 - Hoover-Dempsey & Sandler Model This process sheds light on the psychological factors that lead parents to become engaged in their children’s education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1561751329728-UJCB57ZT6L73OTG27HYW/Screen+Shot+2019-06-28+at+2.48.33+PM.png The Challenge Resources 1 - Carnegie Challenge Paper The Carnegie Foundation issued a challenge to the field that would envision next-generation family engagement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1562559339297-JZX4L9QA62BMK8W4HD6A/517EG2QYjJL._SX408_BO1%2C204%2C203%2C200_.jpg The Challenge Resources 1 - Powerful Partnerships: A Teacher's Guide to Engaging Families for Student Success This book begins with a deep look at the mindsets and core beliefs that are required to bond with families. https://www.dualcapacity.org/essential-conditions-resources daily 0.75 2019-07-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1561865094648-2KBX4YQ3EZS0OYCU3IVC/CCSR-logo-stacked280x280.jpg Essential Conditions Resources 1 - Foundational Research on Trust in Schools This short article summarizes a comprehensive study that shows how relational trust leads to improved outcomes for students. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1561865094648-2KBX4YQ3EZS0OYCU3IVC/CCSR-logo-stacked280x280.jpg Essential Conditions Resources 1 - Foundational Research on Trust in Schools This short article summarizes a comprehensive study that shows how relational trust leads to improved outcomes for students. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1561865752007-2OGK2VDBTS4P3WU85NOM/34ASHQzC.jpg Essential Conditions Resources 1 - Parent-Teacher Home Visits To build trust, teachers and parents reflect on the transformational power of home visits. The Parent Teacher Home Visit website explains the model in depth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1562674643878-ZPFNMXG6XPPR9B3KH3C5/Screen+Shot+2019-07-09+at+7.17.01+AM.png Essential Conditions Resources 1 - Academic Parent Teacher Teams A yearlong project where parents and teachers focus on relationship building and advancing student learning outcomes that are unique to each child in an interactive, collaborative, asset-focused way. The WestEd website explains the process in depth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1561866303929-WYW7DYRYTQO1BI59LNFJ/Screen+Shot+2019-06-29+at+10.44.45+PM.png Essential Conditions Resources 1 - Poverty simulation training for educators A highly interactive and immersive professional development experience for school staff that leads to real conversations about the day-to-day impact of poverty. The Missouri Community Action Network sells the necessary kit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1561866633714-ZPMPIA0EG3JJFGKBW6ER/%3Bw%3D600%3Bh%3D315.jpeg Essential Conditions Resources 1 - Multi-session Professional Development Module Arlington Public Schools created a 4-session FACE training for teachers and school teams that counts toward continuing education credits. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1562559628550-XH03EHKFS9YGYT1D6PII/Screen+Shot+2019-07-07+at+11.19.47+PM.png Essential Conditions Resources 1 - Family Leadership Design Collaborative A national network of scholars, practitioners, and family and community leaders who center racial equity in family engagement by catalyzing an expansive national research agenda and co-designing practices, measures and solidarities towards family and community wellbeing and educational justice. The Collaborative is founded on the research of Dr. Ann Ishimaru and Dr. Megan Bang. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1561867267722-3ROGUPTF25334ES6D258/img_fcafe.jpg Essential Conditions Resources 1 - Friday CAFE A localized professional learning community for FACE practitioners that builds capacity and awareness of best practices. https://www.dualcapacity.org/essential-conditions-resources-2 daily 0.75 2019-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1561867810078-1R06HD53F68IZTM6UZWC/Screen+Shot+2019-06-29+at+11.08.40+PM.png Essential Conditions Resources 2 - Richmond Public Schools Strategic Plan “Deep partnerships with families and community” is one of five priorities, and sets the tone for several key actions, including home visit trainings for all teachers and customer service training for all school office staff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1561867810078-1R06HD53F68IZTM6UZWC/Screen+Shot+2019-06-29+at+11.08.40+PM.png Essential Conditions Resources 2 - Richmond Public Schools Strategic Plan “Deep partnerships with families and community” is one of five priorities, and sets the tone for several key actions, including home visit trainings for all teachers and customer service training for all school office staff. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1561868003252-54UVHVYCWQYFF6K6K4VL/customer-massachusetts.png Essential Conditions Resources 2 - Massachusetts Teacher Evaluation Framework FACE is one of four teaching standards in the state, with several unique indicators used to assess effective teaching practice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1562110140123-U7T82NVQTADVJQ3XLONU/Screen+Shot+2019-07-02+at+6.28.25+PM.png Essential Conditions Resources 2 - Cleveland Family Engagement Dashboard This dashboard measures family engagement activities by type of program, focus area, tiered levels of support, and participation level for all schools in the district. 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It measures teacher ratings of trust with parents, students, administrators, and other teachers; and teacher perceptions of parent involvement and parental influence in decision making. Permission to use the survey is required. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1561906683051-TWZ8LCO0T8IC40S3J0BD/logo-1464021178.png.jpeg Policy & Program Goals Resources - Panorama Education The Family-School Relationships Survey is meant to help districts understand a wide family attitudes and behaviors regarding their engagement with schools and their child’s education. 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It involved 400+ schools over seven years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1561907853779-D06X3APW2XNVSIE6JI9S/Screen+Shot+2019-06-30+at+10.15.43+AM.png Capacity Outcomes Resources - Parent-Community ties are linked to sizable reading and math improvements Family engagement was the most influential of the 5 Essential Supports that drove student and school improvements in a longitudinal study conducted by the UChicago Consortium on School Research. It involved 400+ schools over seven years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d150244a50589000120e07f/1562110700949-6JF211NNRZTF7F7VU5NV/Screen+Shot+2019-07-02+at+6.37.34+PM.png Capacity Outcomes Resources - Funds of Knowledge Funds of Knowledge is a shorthand for the ample skills and resources each family member brings to bear in support of their children’s education. The term was coined by Dr. Luis Moll. 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