Family Engagement Lab

When families engage in learning, children succeed

When families support learning at home, and collaborate with their child's teachers in support of learning, students experience numerous benefits (Henderson and Mapp, 2002; Jeynes, 2005).

Improved
grades

Higher
graduation rates

Higher
attendance

Better
test scores

Improved
social skills

Our approach

Family Engagement Lab creates digital products to help schools ignite the power of family engagement. Our team works with partners to understand barriers to family engagement and develop solutions that honor and respect diverse families and communities. Our programs align with the US Department of Education's Dual Capacity-Building Framework.

UNDERSTANDING
COMMUNITY NEEDS

We uncover and target specific barriers to family engagement unique to your community (such as language, culture and mindsets). We bring parents and teachers to the design table!

DIGITAL CONTENT
AND TOOLS

We incorporate stakeholder input and rapid cycle research to tailor our technology-based tools and content to promote at-home parent involvement and parent-teacher collaboration.

IN-PERSON TRAINING
AND ENGAGEMENT

We educate stakeholders on the importance of partnering with families. We provide staff training and support to build staff capacity and ensure a successful program implementation.

RIGOROUS RESEARCH
AND EVALUATION

We identify and engage research partners to conduct a cost-effective, rigorous evaluation of the program.