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Family School Partnership Award Winner: Abram S. Jenks School

Family School Partnership Award Winner: Abram S. Jenks School

Posted on November 29, 2018
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Categories: Multilingual Family Support
The Office of Family and Community Engagement awarded Abram S. Jenks School in South Philadelphia with the Family School Partnership Award this past October. A.S. Jenks models what family engagement can look like in a school--organic, innovative, and heartfelt. Organic Representatives from A.S. Jenks accept the Family School Partnership Award from Superintendent Dr. William Hite...
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Learn About Multilingual Family Supports: Welcome Wagons & Circles of Literacy

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

Posted on November 2, 2018
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Categories: Family News & Resources, Featured FACEs, Multilingual Family Support
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...
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A Huge THANK YOU to our Roadmap Conference Participants and CONGRATULATIONS to the Family Engagement Award Winners!

A Huge THANK YOU to our Roadmap Conference Participants and CONGRATULATIONS to the Family Engagement Award Winners!

Posted on November 2, 2018
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Categories: Family News & Resources
The FACE Office would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to all those family members, students, and community members who joined us for the 2nd Annual Roadmap to Navigating the School District of Philadelphia Family Engagement Conference! The Conference welcomed over 700 people, provided over a dozen workshops presented by District offices, and hosted...
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Academic Parent Teacher Teams are Fully Underway for the 18-19 School Year!

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

Posted on November 2, 2018
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Categories: Featured FACEs
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...
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Check out the Family Academy Courses Designed Especially for Multilingual Families!

Check out the Family Academy Courses Designed Especially for Multilingual Families!

Posted on November 1, 2018
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Categories: Multilingual Family Support
Family Academy: Courses and Training (FACT) has launched for the 2018-19 School Year! The FACE Multilingual Family Support Unit wants to make sure our families know about courses and workshops that are designed especially for our multilingual, immigrant, and refugee families on a variety of topics in the strand entitled "New Americans". Check out just...
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Meet the FACE Office Multilingual Family Support Unit!

Meet the FACE Office Multilingual Family Support Unit!

Posted on November 1, 2018
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Categories: Multilingual Family Support
The Multilingual Family Support Unit has a team of people charged with supporting language access for multilingual families and students. There are seven Language Access Coordinators (LACs) and a bilingual Customer Support Liaison, a group of dedicated linguists who are responsible (among many other things) for translating District-wide and school-specific documents. The in-house team translates...
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November School Advisory Council Tip of the Month

November School Advisory Council Tip of the Month

Posted on November 1, 2018
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Categories: Family News & Resources
One of the exciting aspects of School Advisory Councils is that all school stakeholders have an opportunity to learn about and discuss school wide issues. In schools with grades 7-12, at least one student is required to sit on the SAC, allowing for another important voice and perspective to have a seat at the table....
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Big Things are Happening at Nebinger Elementary School!

Big Things are Happening at Nebinger Elementary School!

Posted on November 1, 2018
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Categories: Family News & Resources
Nebinger Elementary is South Philadelphia’s best-kept secret where big things are happening. Nebinger‘s School Advisory Council (SAC) works closely with school leadership, as well as with Nebinger’s Home and School Association (HSA) and the Friends of Nebinger, to track and support continued improvements in academic achievement, attendance, and school culture. Last school year, Nebinger‘s SAC...
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ELECT Team Ensures Pregnant and Teen Parents Feel Prepared to Feed Their Families!

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

Posted on November 1, 2018
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Categories: Featured FACEs
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...
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Ideas for School-Level Family Engagement

Ideas for School-Level Family Engagement

Posted on October 8, 2018
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Categories: Featured FACEs
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...
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