Family Engagement Research and Resources by Louise Marks

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Directions from USDE on PFE support. See white sidebar on right for tools, webinars and resources.

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Maine DOE Toolkit on Attendance Support

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Wisconsin: Click on the sidebar for lots of resources to support family engagement

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Wisconsin: PPT Slides and Modules on organizing PFE. Good for training.

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A long list of resource links and videos on PFE!! Great for trainings.

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Attendance and Recovery Program: design and resources

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PPT - Theory of Asset based parent engagement. (WI State DOE)

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FACE Website: Resources and videos and lesson plans for working with parents.

Dual Capacity Framework

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A plan to build family and school partnerships. Resources, videos

Tips for parents - ES

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In English

Tips for Parents in Spanish

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In Spanish

Dual Capacity For Schools

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One pager for quick reference

Tips on Connecting with Families

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Parent Powered is provides products and research

100s of Webinars

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Free membership and narrow down your choices to PFE and Attendance

Steps to plan school PFE

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Learning Heros Website: English/Spanish

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Tons of resources - planning tools, templates, roadmaps

National Partnership For Student Success - Resource Hub

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Artlicles and toolkits for PFE

6 chapters of support for ML parents

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Available to share with parents in English, Arabic, Chinese and Spanish

One page tip sheets for parents on educational access

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In English and Spanish click on the file and the PDF link for each one pager. Share with parents.

Family Toolkit Part 1 and Part 2

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Webinars released in June 2024

Title I, Part A - US DOE

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Legal wording under ESSA

Good checklists on starting PFE

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Parent Powered Article

Karen Mapp 1 hour PFE Video

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2021 (version 2) Very well explained approach to PFE steps and the why.

Attendance Messaging Research

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Download the Report and Toolkit. This is very strong deep quantitative and qualitative research in how to reach parents when absenteeism is a focus

Virginia Department of Education

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Parent Resource Page

Virginia Department of Education

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Parent Resources on Attendance

For ES Parents

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One pager for ES parents on the impacts of being absent from school

For 6-12th Grade

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One pager for HS parents on the impact of missing school

NEW! From US Department of Education

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Karen Mapp PFE - Attendance Webinar

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You have to add email info to watch this video

Booklet for parents - English

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Ways for families to support their children in school.

Booklet for parents - Spanish

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Ways for families to support their children in school in Spanish

Booklet for Parents - Dari

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Ways for Families to support thier children in school

Booklet for Parents - Pashto

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Ways for families to support their children in school.

Karen Mapp Research

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Covid and beyond PFE

Steve Constantino Podcast

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The impacts of ML barriers entering schools

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News article on how ML parents feel when they can not communicate at school.

Excellent Resources Available! Ohio State DOE

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Resources, handouts, action steps... on PFE and Attendance

IES PFE Research

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USDE Family Resources/Research

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Resources from USDE PFE webinar

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Ohio State DOE

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Parent Resources - questions that for the basis of communication

How to Guide on Home Visits

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Deep Research on PFE

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California school division success

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Supports For Afghan Families

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Amazing Resources and Tips- share with teachers

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Check out the QR Codes for user friendly tip sheets in English and Spanish

Learning Heros - Excellent Research and supporting documents

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How to talk to parents about their child and build trust.

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Toolkit On Home Visits

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Impacts on Student Success Chart

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Communication Play Book

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Tons of resources and step by step guides

Questions to use in a parent teacher conference. PPT

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Families want to know these answers

How to support immigrant families

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How to support newcomers beyond the classroom

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The impacts of missing school

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How VDOE sees PFE - PPT

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VDOE Parent Partnership Tool

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Videos and handouts - grade specific questions parents should ask

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Attendance Works Website

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Videos and handouts and research

Ohio PFE- Attendance

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Practical steps to engage parents - in the 2nd Semester

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Attendance

Talking Points

Legal Requirement to Enroll ELs

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2 pager on the impact of parent engagement and attendance

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DC data and immigrant stories to support cultural understanding

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Spanish - Benifits of ML

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Arabic - Benifits of ML

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Multiple languages available

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Talking point poster

Multiple languages available

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Multiple languages available

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Multiple languages available

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Multiple languages available

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English - Benifits of ML

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MS-HS Teen HO

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HS-MS Parent Steps

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Spanish HS HS Outreach

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HS-MS Teens - Spanish

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HS-MS Teens and Technology English

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English/Spanish Guide book

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Teens SEL English

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Teens SEL - Spanish

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Attendance - Spanish

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Attendance - English

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Health and Safety English

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Health and Safety Spanish

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Attendance - English

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Attendance Spanish

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Attendance and Family Engagement

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Training for schoolwide implementation - School Avoidance

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EveryDay Labs - Attendance Stories

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Creating systems of meaningful family engagement.

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Article

Examples of Tierd 1,2,3 attendance practices

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WIDA research to support family engagement

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VDOE Adopted Contract 2025

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School Status - Communication Webinars and Podcasts

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Facts to share with Parents

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Parent Square Research

TalkingPoints

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Talking Points: This is one of the most widely recognized tools, specifically designed for multilingual communication between teachers and families. It offers two-way translation in over 150 languages, allowing teachers to send messages in English that are automatically translated for parents in their preferred home language, and vice-versa.

SchoolStatus

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SchoolStatus Connect (formerly SchoolStatus and ClassTag): This platform offers auto-translation into over 130 languages, supporting two-way communication via text, email, in-app messaging, and phone calls. It centralizes communication and allows for audience segmentation.

ParentSquare

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ParentSquare: A unified communication platform for schools, ParentSquare offers translation features to ensure parents receive announcements, updates, and other communications in their preferred language.

Remind

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Remind: Popular for its simple and instantaneous messaging, Remind also includes automatic translation into over 90 languages, allowing teachers to send class announcements and updates to diverse families.

ClassDojo

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ClassDojo: This platform, especially popular in K-8, allows teachers to share photos, videos, and updates, and includes an in-built translation feature for over 35 languages to facilitate parent communication.

Seesaw

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Seesaw: While often used for creating student portfolios, Seesaw also supports and translates multiple languages, enabling teachers to share student work and communicate with parents.

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VA LEAs creating positive attendance outcomes

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Migrant students - Fear and Attendance Drop

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Helping kids cope with ICE raids and attending school

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Nourishing a Strong School Culture with Sustainable Family Partnerships - edWeb

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Engaging Families for Literacy Success: What School Leaders Can Do - edWeb

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Improve Family Engagement and Attendance by Cultivating a Culture of Caring - edWeb

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Effective Communication for Educators: Build Rapport, Establish Trust, and Navigate All Conversations - edWeb

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IEL Research Into Absenteeism

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Story Reading Videos to share with Parents to support reading at home.

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10 Strategies To Strengthen Family Engagement - EDWEB

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Very practical steps - easy to digest

Emily Francis - Letters from an Immigrant Teacher

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Attendance Works - Foundations Webinar

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Foster Attendance

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Conversation Loops Build Trust!

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Click watch video and either signin to EdWeb (free) or sign up.

Chronic Absenteeism - Build Daily Routines

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This video is by EdWeb. Click on the link and provide your email address. Join Edweb it is free.

Rethink the negative assumptions

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National Alliance For Family Engagement

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Change the Mindset in your school on Family Engagement

Talking Points - Set Up Success

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Webinar for parents to support math

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Family Math Resources

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Some resources are free and some seem to be at a cost. Look for free options

7 School Based Strategies That Support Attendance

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5 Ways Schools Can Reduce Chronic Absenteeism

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Also see related studies linked at the end of this document

SchoolStatus webinar on Attendance

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1 hour

Watch this with staff and even consider sharing segments with parents!!

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30 minutes - IES Research - chronical absenteeism