https://padlet.com/thefcenetwork/j8lb2l9155lsz1vr To connect with conference participants in your state and identify steps to advance family engagement and community schools. en-us 2023-05-26 16:43:33 UTC 2026-02-06 22:23:34 UTC hello@padlet.com thefcenetwork https://padlet.com/thefcenetwork/j8lb2l9155lsz1vr/wish/2606378093 This year’s conference theme is Spreading Love & Supporting All Children.
- 11:45: Welcome & Overview - Participants will enter contact information into survey
- 12:00: Think of ONE issue children & families are facing in our state that can use some love.
-12:05: Go around the room introducing yourself and sharing your issue, and STAY with others as a TEAM that share your SAME issue.
-12:10: Have TEAMS share their issue on the Padlet and announce out loud, “Children & families in my state can use some more love in…”
- 12:15: Open your QR codes and individually think through the first 2 Questions
- 12:20: Take 5 minutes to read through everyone’s comments.
- 12:25: Talk at your tables about the opportunities to advance community schools & family engagement.
- 12:35: Type your BEST opportunities in Q3
- 12:40: Individually read through all the opportunities and put a “Heart” for the ONE you can get behind.
- 12:45: If a big group, divide into tables based on TOP ideas. If small group, choose one idea.
- 12:50: Brainstorm and place in the “Comments” of the “Opportunity”
- 1:05: Share Outs
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- non-English not allowed to enrol
- people come to them to become bilingual but then move out, 
- engagement falls on the shoulders of teachers
- some still don’t know that community schools exist
BC - chronic absenteeism
Factors - lack of parent engagement, Indigenous trauma
- Principals who move from affluence to Community schools, shocked
- food insecurity
- need to know what’s avaiiable

Ont - parents need to feel love, be seen
- newcomers have no idea where they fit in
- need to be shown what’s happening and who to reach out to

Policy 
Montreal - funded by federal gov
Toronto - provincially funded subjected to elections

Good news
Montreal - want families to get involved but without funding

BC - growth

Toronto - support parents, help to navigate the tdsb,
- 24 Community Support Workers support 150 schools, collaborate with Principals and parents/caregivers
- focus aligns with multi year strategic plan
- Canada does not have the same funding level due to the lack of advocacy
- opportunities to connect
- NAFSCE has a policy that results in funding

- in every province, start with community schools, talk to the Director, already have an infrastructure
- locate all of the community schools
- no policy on community schools

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