Family Engagement
Family Engagement Program Initiatives:
- Provide ongoing and direct training and support for district and campus staff who work directly with families;
- Provide ongoing and direct training and support in building a sustainable framework for home-school partnerships;
- Provide FREE weekly parent trainings on a variety of topics, including special education; and
- Collaborate and partner with organization to increase community awareness and supports.
Parent and Family Engagement Support Commitment
Benefits
The Parent and Family Engagement Support commitment offering is designed to strengthen family-school partnerships, enhance engagement strategies, and support student success. Participation includes up to 3 days of on-site training and access to ESC-20 hosted regional trainings for parents and liaisons.
Highlights of the 2025-2026 grant support include:
ESC-20 will:
- Provide up to 3 days of onsite training. Sample topics include:
- Value and Utility Training
- Love and Logic ©
- Partnering with Parents
- Highly Capable Kids™
- Customer Service in Education
- Additional topics available upon request
- Customizable sessions to meet specific needs
- Provide 2 free seats to the ESC-20 Annual Family and Community Engagement Symposium
- Provide free seats to family engagement staff to attend regional parent events
View this offering in the ESC-20 Commitment System Catalog.
Title I Statewide Parent and Family Engagement Resources (Region 16)
Education World Parent Involvement in Schools
PTO Today School Family Nights Free Kits
PTO Today Parental Involvement Resources
Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) Family & Community Engagement
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Family Engagement
Coalition for Community Schools Family Engagement
Achieving Excellence and Innovation in Family, School, and Community Engagement Webinar Series
National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse Programs
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Parents for Healthy Schools Campaign
Harvard University Introduction to Family Engagement in Education Online Course
4 Parent Engagement Strategies for English Language Learners
Search Institute Free Downloads
Download resources on the Developmental Assets, Developmental Relationships, and Keep Connected Family Engagement Resources.
Six Insights for Educators Engaging Families of Special Education Students
