When you think Student success, you should be thinking About Family Engagement

Educators are grappling with wide-ranging challenges including absenteeism, persisting learning loss, teacher retention, and looming budget cuts. The schools that are effectively addressing these systemic challenges are making investments in family engagement and, more specifically, implementing high-impact strategies for engaging families in student learning. 
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Elisabeth O’Bryon and Megan Lorio joined the team at EdReports to discuss family engagement as an essential strategy for student learning success. This podcast is a must listen for school leaders planning for the next school year. 

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Move beyond performances and potlucks: the surprising benefits of family communication

Decades of family engagement research demonstrates strong connections between consistent school-home communication that is focused on instructional goals with key outcomes for teachers, families, and students. ​

Teachers get support and feedback

Through consistent communication with families, teachers gain access to information about their students’ interests and needs, a trusted adult as a resource to support students’ goals, and essential feedback to affirm their strengths and fuel professional growth. ​

Families feel empowered to help

Families feel empowered to help when they receive a welcoming invitation to support their child’s learning, access to actionable tips and activities they can use anywhere, and the opportunity to help connect classroom learning to their child’s interests. ​

Students experience learning gains

Students who have access to resources and support inside and outside the classroom experience increased motivation and engagement, improved attendance, and academic gains.

How to level-up your family engagement strategy

Building a comprehensive strategy takes time and planning. Before starting the planning process, it is essential to gather input from families, teachers, and the community to understand the current state of your school. What is working well? What needs additional time or attention? We’d recommend that you read our blog that covers 5 actions that school leaders can take to build strong home-school connections. 
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In this podcast, Elisabeth and Megan share high-impact strategies and tips for maximizing your family engagement efforts to support student learning. 

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Are you planning for next school year? Our expert team has designed a family communication toolkit with practical tips and messages that you can use as you plan for back-to-school ​

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