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Family Leadership Award Elementary School Level Winner: Jeanette Rivera

From Left to Right: Robert Smith of Comcast, Moore Principal Timothy Glynn, Award Winner Jeanette Rivera, and Superintendent William Hite. The School District of Philadelphia established the Family Leadership Award to recognize outstanding family leaders in our schools who, by their actions, inspire others to volunteer and assume leadership positions that have made an important...
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Family School Partnership Award Winner: Bodine High School

Focus on FACE will highlight each of our Family School Partnership Award Winners over the next 3 months. First up is Bodine High School for International Affairs. Many schools struggle to build and maintain a strong and effective School Advisory Council (SAC) for their school community. This could be for a number of different reasons...
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Tips for Teachers: Building Relationships with Families

In honor of Family Engagement month, we wanted to not only focus on families who are engaged in their schools, but the teachers whom they support! Engaging families can be difficult for teachers, who already work very hard to ensure that our young people are getting the quality education they deserve, so we have assembled...
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Mr. McKnight in front of his favorite mural at William Dick School.

Family Engagement Superstar: Andrew McKnight, William Dick School

When Andrew McKnight walks down the hallways of William Dick School in North Philadelphia, nearly every person he passes knows who he is, grins, and gives a warm greeting. He chats informally about what's going on with them, how their day is going, or when the next School Advisory Council (SAC) meeting is. Mr. McKnight...
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Family Members Get Inspired during July’s SPAC Conference

School District of Philadelphia families attended the State Parent Advisory Conference (SPAC) in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania from July 10-12, 2017. Adults were engaged in various workshops while the children were in age appropriate camps. Parent Tosha Brunson of Gideon School said that she learned pertinent information that she can share with the families of her...
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FACE Hosts the 9th Annual Back to School Event

Students and their families hustled to School of the Future as early as 7:30 in the morning on Friday, August 18 to attend the Office of Family and Community Engagement's annual "Back 2 School" event. In its ninth year, the back to school extravaganza drew up to 10,000 people looking for tips, resources, and tools...
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