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Category: Featured FACEs

Getting More Families Engaged in Middle and High Schools

A full-house for a SAC Meeting at Furness High School in South Philadelphia. (Photo credit: @FurnessHigh on Twitter) The FACE Office receives many questions about boosting family engagement but getting more middle and high school families involved tops the list. It’s a tough one; family engagement at ALL grade levels can be challenging work, but family...

Family Leadership Award Winner Haviva Goldman: Stepping Forward with New Initiatives

Oftentimes, parents will express that they want to be more involved in their child’s school, but they don’t know how. Maybe it seems like there are too many possibilities and ways to help, or it can be unclear what the needs of a school are and how to step in. In 2009, Haviva Goldman, a...

Don’t Miss the Productive Conversations at Your School’s Winter Title I Meeting!

It’s the most compliant time of the year! Well, maybe our friends in the Office of Grants Compliance would say that the entire school year is the most compliant time of the year but we think there’s no better way for our families to start the new calendar year than by attending their school’s Annual...

Learn the Meaning of True Family-School Partnership at Overbrook Educational Center

At Overbrook Educational Center (OEC) there is a mission that the school abides by: “Own our actions, Put forth our best effort to excel, and Care for all.” These pillar values are apparent even in the family engagement work that is happening at OEC. This past fall, OEC won the Family School Partnership Award, and...

How to Keep Kids Engaged Over Winter Break

Can you believe winter break is almost here?! While we certainly hope it will be a peaceful and restful one for your family, we also want to make sure students come back to school in January eager and ready to learn. Winter break is a total of 10(!) days this year (including weekends), which may...

Family Leadership Award Winner Glenda White Shows Us the Power of Presence at James J. Sullivan School

The age-old saying that kindness and joy are contagious is incredibly visible in parent volunteer Glenda White. Glenda is a parent volunteer at James J. Sullivan School in Northeast Philadelphia, and it is apparent that volunteering is not a chore nor an obligation for Glenda but an active and joyful choice that she makes. Glenda...

Academic Parent Teacher Teams are Fully Underway for the 18-19 School Year!

Fall is flying by and Academic Parent Teacher Teams are fully underway! This year, the FACE Office is partnering with nine schools to pilot Academic Parent Teacher Teams (APTT) in their Kindergarten through 3rd grade classrooms. The awesome nine schools participating are: Laura H. Carnell - Joseph H. Brown - Eliza B. Kirkbride - Henry...

ELECT Team Ensures Pregnant and Teen Parents Feel Prepared to Feed Their Families!

It’s already November and many families will be celebrating some big, food-centric holidays in the upcoming weeks. Think back to how you learned your way around the kitchen; who taught you the basics of grocery shopping, meal planning, and preparing a meal? How are you teaching those lessons to your children and family? The ELECT...

Ideas for School-Level Family Engagement

This blog post is adapted from the article "10 Tips for Family Engagement This School Year," by Meghan Everette at Scholastic. Click here to read the whole article. I once sat in a parent meeting at my school with one mom in attendance. One. The school had over 500 students. Fast forward a few years...

Parent & Family Portal is One of the Easiest Ways to Engage in Your Child’s Education. Don’t Miss Out!

Do you ever wish that you could monitor your child’s progress in school more closely? The solution is already at your fingertips! The Parent & Family Portal gives you access to valuable information about your child’s education and school. Upon registration for Parent & Family Portal, you will be able to view your child’s academic history,...

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