In what ways is your school or district still embracing an involvement approach? by Ari Gerzon-Kessler

2024-10-22 17:48:25 UTC

Planning an event a month and calling it robust family engagement

2024-10-22 17:48:31 UTC

school staff is still planning family engagement events for the most part

2024-10-22 17:49:05 UTC

parent feedback after events instead of before

2024-10-22 17:49:19 UTC

Events, inviting parents into the school in the classroom. No cultural connectedness

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Including families as "check boxes" rather than valuing their voices

2024-10-22 17:49:27 UTC

We guess what families need instead of asking them.

2024-10-22 17:49:41 UTC

There are lots of forms of involvment - it's important to note what we use involving for and what we use other deeper forms of engagement to empowerment happen. Lots of families need to be involved and appreciate information curated in a way as long as other efforts happening

2024-10-22 17:49:43 UTC

Inform parents rather than genuinely involve them in shaping educational experiences.

2024-10-22 17:49:49 UTC

Speaking the whole time during a meeting.

2024-10-22 17:49:57 UTC

Only certain parents have a voice in the school

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One-size-fits all approach

2024-10-22 17:50:49 UTC

Providing language and/or culturally specific family liaisons at the schools

2024-10-22 17:55:22 UTC

Not inviting families to co-create activities or empowering them to co-lead events