GOAL 4 - Family Engagement & Community Partners

Cultivate strong connections among schools, families, and the community to broaden opportunities for student learning,  development, and growth.

OBJECTIVES

4.1 Increase, align, and expand family, staff, and community engagement opportunities.

  • Strategy 1 - Generate regular opportunities for family involvement.

  • Strategy 2 - Increase opportunities for parental support in school buildings.

  • Strategy 3 - Provide increased parent/student events and communication.

4.2 Increase communication efforts to engage families and support stakeholder advocacy.  

  • Strategy 1 - Maximize the division website in promoting and reinforcing student, staff, school, and division achievements.

  • Strategy 2 - Evaluate and streamline the communication platforms for teachers and schools to ensure that all students, parents, and citizens have equitable   access to accurate information.

  • Strategy 3 - Increase social media presence and local media coverage of student, staff, school, and division achievements.

  • Strategy 4 -Connect with families by using consistent and widely accessible communication. 

4.3 Increase mutually supportive and sustainable partnership opportunities, specifically in the areas of mentoring, internships, and externships. 

  • Strategy 1 - Nurture and expand current parent and family advisories, councils, and committees.

  • Strategy 2 - Expand mutually beneficial partnerships linking community resources to support students, employees, and school needs.

  • Strategy 3 - Broaden community engagement opportunities to support instructional and extracurricular goals.