Category: Featured FACEs

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...

Potter-Thomas All Star Volunteer: Luz Pratts

There’s something to be said about what a big difference a consistent parent volunteer makes at any school. The Potter-Thomas Promise Academy community has seen this firsthand through parent volunteer, Ms. Luz Pratts. Ms. Pratts, more affectionately known as “Ms. Luz” at Potter-Thomas, is a parent leader, a member of the School Advisory Council (SAC),...

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...

Learn About Multilingual Family Supports: Welcome Wagons & Circles of Literacy

The Welcome Wagon activities are an initiative developed by the Multilingual Family Support Unit to educate limited-English proficient (LEP) families of the services, opportunities and resources available to students and families at the School District of Philadelphia. Through workshops and training facilitated by the Bilingual Counseling Assistants (BCAs) and offered at schools, community organizations, and...

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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