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Community Cafes Engage Families & Give Guidance to District
February 21, 2025
Sitka School District This year, due to difficult budget considerations, the Sitka School District hosted community gatherings at each of…
Family School Leadership Teams In the Angoon
February 18, 2025
Angoon School District Parents and community members in Chatham District's Angoon Schools recently created the ASC (Angoon School Community) to…
How do we know if we’re making a difference?
February 7, 2025
You’ve opened this email because you care about and are working toward improving family-school partnerships. But how do we know…
Connecting Families with Culture and Support
January 24, 2025
For many families in the Anchorage School District, connecting with their indigenous culture can be challenging, especially for those who…
Shortcuts to Make Communicating with Families Even Easier
January 10, 2025
Do you want to share newsletters and updates with families but are short on time? Here are a few ways…
Breaking Bread and Making Soup with 6th Grade Families
November 22, 2024
Aleutians East Borough School District Families of Sand Point 6th graders are invited for lunch once a month. Teacher Jennifer…
Leaning on Community Partners to Help Families Support Mental Health – Juneau City School District
November 1, 2024
Mental health remains a significant concern for students, families, and schools. Recently, Kax̱dig̱oowu Héen Elementary School in Juneau took a…
Helping families help their child
November 1, 2024
We know students thrive when families and schools work together. Schools can help families be effective partners by sharing tips…
Family Engagement is Not a Goal, It’s a Strategy – Craig City School District
October 8, 2024
Dr. Karen Mapp, one of the leading researchers on Family Engagement, is often quoted as saying, “Family engagement is not…
The value of visits – Nome School District
September 4, 2024
Living and teaching in rural Alaska is not without its challenges, and home visits can be easier to accomplish there…
Strategic Investments in Family Engagement Training – Lower Kuskokwim School District
May 2, 2024
Early this spring we shared that the Lower Kuskokwim School District trained five site administrators in the art of hosting…
Love Around Reading (and planning awesome family nights) – Northwest Arctic Borough School District
February 29, 2024
In February, the Ambler School hosted a Love Around Reading family night aimed at showcasing the joy of reading and…
Community Dialogues – Lower Kuskokwim School District
January 26, 2024
Five LKSD site administrators and some of their advisory school board (ASB) members participated in a two-day training to learn…
Inviting and Including — Aleutians East Borough School District
November 28, 2023
Aleutians East Borough School District is working on involving community members in our schools. Everything we do, we do better…
Highlighting Family Engagement Work in Alaska School Districts
October 10, 2023
Districts around the state have asked to see what others are doing around family engagement. To help meet that goal,…