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OFFICE OF FAMILY ENGAGEMENT & EQUITY Presentation to BSEP January 28, 2020 Ann Callegari, OFEE Supervisor OVERVIEW Office of Family Engagement and Equity Update OFEES NEXT PROGRESS & STEPS CHALLENGES FAMILY ENGAGEMENT

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OFFICE OF FAMILY ENGAGEMENT & EQUITY

Presentation to BSEP January 28, 2020

Ann Callegari, OFEE Supervisor

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OVERVIEW

Office of Family Engagement and Equity Update

OFEE’S STORY FAMILY ENGAGEMENT RESEARCH PROGRESS & CHALLENGES OFEE’S NEXT STEPS

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EVOLUTION OF OFEE

2011 - 2014 Piloting Family Engagement

฀ Family Advocates at 6 elementary schools ฀ Building trust with families & schools ฀ Learning what works (& what doesn’t)

2014 - 2017 Expanding Reach & Impact of Family Engagement

฀ Family Advocates at 11 elementary schools & BHS ฀ Stronger relationships with schools & families ฀ Many more families and teachers supported ฀ Begin to inform school site & district practices around equity & inclusion

2017-Present Building BUSD’s Family Engagement Capacity

฀ OFEE staff integrated into

site meetings & district conversations ฀ Greater equity focus in District PD & Parent Groups ฀ District-wide equity programming (e.g., School supply giveaway & Picnic, Black History Oratorical Fest, OFEE Parent Conference) ฀ Community-wide presence

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OFEE’S MISSION

The mission of the Office of Family Engagement & Equity is rooted in the belief that family engagement is any way that an adult caregiver contributes to or supports a child's learning. We build partnerships between families, school staff, and community providers to promote successful outcomes for our students. We're here for you!

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FAMILY ENGAGEMENT RESEARCH

Exhibit faster rates of literacy acquisition
Earn higher grades and test scores
Enroll in higher level programs
Are promoted more and earn more credits
Adapt better to school and attend more regularly
Have better social skills and behavior
Graduate and go on to higher education
And more

“Over 50 years of research links the various roles that families

play in their child’s education…”

Dr. Karen Mapp, Harvard University Grad. School of Education

Students with Engaged Families:

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OFEE SUCCESSES

Addressed family needs & barriers. For example, at one school with 445 students, an

advocate reports 146 or 33% of families were in contact with an OFEE advocate, supporting their children to attend more school and access classroom learning

Shifted mindsets at school sites. For example, conversations are more asset based,

resulting in more productive and positive partnerships between families and schools in IEP, SARB, SART, SST, RTI, parent groups meetings and conversations, etc.

Educated and empowered parents. For example, 95% of the 87 Elementary McKinney

Vento families are being supported by OFEE advocates to better navigate school systems and advocate for their children

Created transition plans to ensure continued student success, such as a warm hand off to

middle school counselors

Offered district-wide programs. For example, Immigrant Forums, School Supply Giveaway

and Family Picnic ( 1145 bags of supplies distributed), and the Black History Oratorical Fest

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OFEE CHALLENGES

Unmet family needs remain at all of our schools: 0.5 FTE staff

at elementary schools, 2.0 FTE staff at high school

No OFEE presence middle schools: families need continuity and

support across K-12

Opportunities for capacity building around family engagement:

need to intentionally build school site and district capacity to effectively partner with families as a fundamental component of educating students

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“THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!” “Facing homelessness, and

ur advocate was the first

person we called…”

OFEE STORIES

(real stories, names changed)

KEVIN’S STORY

JUAN’S STORY

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NEXT STEPS

How can BUSD best meet the evolving needs of

ur families, and best support the success of our

students through improved and expanded family engagement strategies?

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NEXT STEPS

Explore a Family Support Hub

(centralized resources)

Focus on the staff component of

the Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships

Middle School Pilot

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Black History Oratorical Fest 2019

Jewel in Our School District

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DATES TO REMEMBER

Black History Oratorical Fest

March 19, 2020 - 5:00pm - 8:30pm at Longfellow Middle School

Young Gifted & Black Performances:

Oxford 1/31/20 - 8:10am Cragmont 1/31/20 - 9:30am Washington 2/11/20 - 8:10 am BAM 2/20/20 - 6:30 p.m. Thousand Oaks 2/28/20 - 8:10am John Muir 3/27/20 - 9:15am Emerson Elementary 4/10/20 - 8:30 am Jefferson 4/16/20 - 8:20am