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FACE

Family and Community Engagement Plan

Amy Bartilotti, Family and Community Engagement Coordinator

• Sept. 12, 2018 ✦ School Board work session

Agenda

• Family and Community Engagement overview
• Successes from 2017-18 school year
• Building a sustainable FACE plan for the future
• 2018-19 plan of action

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FACE overview

• Restructured and rebranded Parent-Teacher Resource

Center to be outward-facing and better serve parents

• f a diverse community of learners
• Identified gaps: Capacity to serve more families, make

work more meaningful, show deeper connections, translate to reach more, and provide training for staff

• Create opportunities: Develop strategic engagement

plan, provide opportunities for school-level expansion

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2017-18: Collaboration and support

• Partnered with school and county government

departments, as well as community partners, to offer training and programs to help parents become more knowledgeable about resources available

○ CCPS instructional teams (special education, ESL, etc.) and student support services teams ○ County support services teams, public libraries, etc. ○ Faith leaders, Foundation, Mega Mentors, NAACP, YMCA, etc.

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2017-18: Programming

• Hosted community engagement events designed

to provide parents with knowledge and understanding

• f issues confronting students and resources to help

provide appropriate solutions

○ Two screenings of Screenagers -- 550 in attendance ○ Transition into the School Year -- 300 in attendance ○ Spring into Wellness -- 150 participants ○ Kindergarten Readiness -- 600 in attendance

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2017-18: Programming

• Co-hosted or supported community engagement

events designed to provide parents with knowledge and understanding of issues confronting students and resources to help provide appropriate solutions

○ Special Education Transition Fair ○ I’m Determined Program ○ Glimpse into Gifted ○ ESL Symposium

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2017-18: Technology

• Developed Engage Chesterfield electronic

communication plan to provide parents with anytime access to information and resources

○ 42 Engage Chesterfield videos ○ 12 FACE the Week newsletters to school leadership ○ Initiated development of Accesso CCPS video modules for Spanish-speaking families ○ Podcasts for community members wishing to gain a deeper understanding of CCPS programs

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2017-18: Professional development

• Offered teachers, support staff and administrators
• pportunities to enhance their working knowledge
• f family engagement strategies

○ Offered Welcome-ability sessions to more than a dozen schools; designed to increase the accessibility for all families ○ Participated in the LEAD program, offering development

• pportunities for several of the LEAD groups

○ Led 8-week long book study for staff members from 9 schools

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2017-18: Partnership development

• Met with school leadership teams to discuss

development of meaningful partnerships

○ Met with school leadership teams to create site-based FACE strategies; used asset mapping and enhanced professional development in order to link site-based FACE plan to SIIPs ○ Created landing page ideas for CCPS website and designed package of information to give to potential partners ○ Proactively approached new partners and strategically leveraged new/existing partners to maximize resources

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2017-18: Community outreach

• Worked collaboratively with external partners to

identify and promote community resources

○ Capital Region Collaborative to launch RVA Basics; formed a Chesterfield-centric working group to increase regional impact ○ Co-chaired the Positive Parenting Coalition; mission is to educate, support and empower families to reach full potential ○ Chesterfield County Public Library to promote events ○ Co-hosted awareness campaigns with Chesterfield Mental Health and Prevention Services to support families

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2018-19 Plan of Action

• Business Partnerships
• College and Career Readiness
• Literacy Plan support
• Professional Development
• Social Emotional Wellness
• Flipped Family Resources & Technology

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FACE in review

• More outward-facing structure to better serve parents
• f a diverse community of learners
• Identified gaps in service and developing resources and

programs to fill those gaps

• Created opportunities: Developing strategic

engagement plan, providing opportunities for school-level expansion

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FACE

Family and Community Engagement Plan

Amy Bartilotti, Family and Community Engagement Coordinator

• Sept. 12, 2018 ✦ School Board work session