Family Engagement Training Made Easy
You’ve got a lot on your to-do list. That’s why we’ve made fitting in required family engagement training easy with three modifiable training modules.
What’s included:
- Three 30-minute modules, with ideas for extending the conversation.
- PowerPoint or Google Slides that can be modified to fit your school’s needs and goals.
- Activities, tip sheets, and discussion prompts to foster active learning.
- Inter-connected modules can be part of a series OR delivered on their own:
Families as Partners | Explore mindsets around family engagement. Practice approaching families with a strength-based lens. Bonus slides on mandatory reporting of abuse and neglect. |
| Talking with Families | Build confidence and comfort in talking with families. Use scripts, prompts, and even AI to practice positive phone calls. |
| Building Relationships with Alaskan Families | Consider the history of education in Alaska and families’ past experiences with school. Discuss strategies and tools for building relationships. |
Alignment with Requirements:
These trainings will help schools meet ESEA Family Engagement (p. 71) requirements of Title I, part A to train school staff to:
- Share responsibility for high student achievement (§ 1116(d))
- Value contributions families can bring to the classroom (§ 1116(e)(3))
- Work with parents as equal partners (§ 1116(e)(3))
- How to build ties between the parents and the school (§ 1116(e)(3))
- Ensure regular two-way, meaningful communication between family members and school staff (§ 1116(d)(2)(D))
Each training module also addresses family engagement training requirements of Title I-C (Migrant Ed), Title II-A (Effective Instruction), McKinney-Vento (Homeless), and IDEA (Special Education).
Give it a try, tell us what you think, and get paid:
Your time and feedback are valuable. If you are an administrator or school staff from a partner district* tasked with leading family engagement training and are willing to test a training module, we can compensate you at $150 for each module. Interested? Sign up here or scan the QR code below.
Other trainings from the Alaska Family Engagement Center:
- Full-day and half-day in-person or virtual workshops facilitated by AASB staff.
- Community Cafes & Dialogues (meeting facilitation).
- School Climate & Connectedness Survey Results workshops for staff and/or families.
* Alaska Family Engagement Center partner districts include: Aleutians East, Anchorage, Bering Strait, Craig, Dillingham, Fairbanks, Juneau, Kashunamiut, Kodiak, Lower Kuskokwim, Lower Yukon, Nome, North Slope, & Northwest Arctic. Find out more at https://alaskafec.org/trainings-events/.