Bryant School Demonstrates the Importance of School Partnerships
William C. Bryant School students and their families' holiday season became a little brighter and warmer because of the generosity of...
Coming Soon to the School District of Philadelphia: Academic Parent Teacher Teams!
The FACE Office, in partnership with WestEd and the William Penn Foundation, is bringing Academic Parent Teacher Teams (APTT) to...
Free Books For Read Across America Day
The Literacy Empowerment Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, invites your school to apply for FREE books for Read Across...
Nominations Open for 2017-2018 Lindback Awards for Distinguished Teaching
Nominations are now open for the 2017-18 Lindback Award for Distinguished Teacher. This award provides a wonderful opportunity for...
DonorsChoose Alert for Teachers: Get a 2x Match on Family Engagement Event Projects!
Update: To ensure that we're able to support as many family engagement events as possible with gift cards for parents who attend, we're...
Integrating Restorative Practices into Family Engagement Programming
Usually in Focus on FACE, we try to discuss the positive things in our schools and in family engagement. But the reality is, for many...
Family School Partnership Award Winner: Science Leadership Academy High School
As part of its Family Engagement Month celebration in October 2017, the Office of Family and Community Engagement awarded three schools a...
How to Have Successful Parent-Teacher Conferences
Research shows that student achievement increases when parents, students, and teachers work as a team. A parent-teacher conference is an...
First-Ever Family Conference, A Roadmap to Navigating the School District of Philadelphia, is a HUGE
The last place you would expect to see droves of families and kids the Saturday morning before Halloween would be the School District of...
Barry Elementary: Crafting a Meaningful Volunteer Experience
Very often when people are eager to volunteer in a School District of Philadelphia school they feel overwhelmed and confused. They ask,...
