Funding Sources
There are a variety of funding sources that may support Family Engagement Lab’s products and services:
Title I Part A - Improving Basic Programs
Title II Part A - Training High Quality Teachers and Principals
Title III Part A - English Learners and Immigrants
IDEA (The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
Elementary and Secondary School Relief Fund II - Emergency Relief Fund
Head Start
For a searchable database of additional federal grant opportunities, visit here.
- Funding source for local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools with high numbers or high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.
- Family Engagement Lab serves more than 70% low-income families with FASTalk.
- FASTalk is a family engagement tool that promotes equity and builds partnerships between teachers and historically underserved families by sharing engaging, at-home learning activities via text messages in each family’s home language.
- FASTalk significantly increases equity in academic achievement, helping students the furthest behind catch up to their peers.
Title II Part A - Training High Quality Teachers and Principals
- Funds for state (SEA) and LEAs to increase student academic achievement through professional development strategies and resources focused on improving teacher and principal quality.
- Family Engagement Lab offers professional development in the form of collaborative, planning workshops. The workshops focus on sharing current research and evidence on family engagement as a foundation for developing practical and measurable family engagement plans around literacy.
Title III Part A - English Learners and Immigrants
- Federal funding for SEA and LEAs to help ensure that English learners, including immigrant children and youth, develop high levels of academic achievement and to promote parental, family, and community participation in language instruction educational programs for the parents, families, and communities of English learners.
- Family Engagement Lab serves 33% non-English speaking families.
- With FASTalk, students experience literacy gains, especially when parents do not share a home language with the teacher.
IDEA (The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act)
- Funding for SEAs and LEAs to support children with disabilities.
- FASTalk messages model inclusive communication that is accessible for all families and learners.
Elementary and Secondary School Relief Fund II - Emergency Relief Fund
- Funds for SEAs and LEAs to address the impact that COVID-19 has had, and continues to have, on elementary schools.
- FASTalk serves preschool - 8th grade students with activities aligned to high quality ELA and mathematics curriculum and standards.
Head Start
- Investment dollars that support young children from low-income families prepare to succeed in school.
- FASTalk helps early learners build reading readiness skills.
For a searchable database of additional federal grant opportunities, visit here.
Funding policies vary by location. Additional funding may be accessible in your area. We are happy to explore a range of funding sources available to you, including local and regional philanthropic opportunities.
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The Family Engagement Learning Series provides stakeholders with best practices, research and tools focused on a specific topic in family engagement.
Tracks are available for Teachers, School & School System Leaders and Family Engagement Champions.
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The Family Engagement Learning Series provides stakeholders with best practices, research and tools focused on a specific topic in family engagement.
Tracks are available for Teachers, School & School System Leaders and Family Engagement Champions.
Upcoming topics include:
- Meeting the needs of diverse learners
- How to navigate today’s new math
- Mid-year and end-of-year student and family check-ups
- The importance of early literacy
- Preparing for a new school year