Family Leadership Award Elementary School Level Winner: Jeanette Rivera
The School District of Philadelphia established the Family Leadership Award to recognize outstanding family leaders in our schools who,...
Family School Partnership Award Winner: Bodine High School
Focus on FACE will highlight each of our Family School Partnership Award Winners over the next 3 months. First up is Bodine High School...
What do Philadelphia "Back to School Nights" Look Like to an Out-of-Towner?
This article was written by Jessica Maharaj, an AmeriCorps VISTA in the Office of Family and Community Engagement. Jessica is from...
Checklist: Is Your School “Family-Friendly” and Welcoming to All?
The following article is taken from PTO Today and is written by Joy Underhill. For the full article, go to https://www.ptotoday.com/pto-t...
How Do We "Listen" to Families? Try a Human-Centered Design Approach
The following article is taken from the Harvard Family Research Project (http://www.hfrp.org/publications-resources/publications-series/h...
Family Involvement vs. Family Engagement: What's the Difference?
“Family involvement” and “family engagement” are not one in the same. These are two very distinct concepts that look different in...
Tips for Teachers: Building Relationships with Families
In honor of Family Engagement month, we wanted to not only focus on families who are engaged in their schools, but the teachers whom they...
Code for Philly Builds App for Philly Students to help with College Applications
Code for Philly is a local civic tech organization of volunteer developers, designers, and civic stakeholders who use technology as a...
The Importance of Getting Involved: The Dual Capacity-Building Framework
Studies conducted since the 1980s show that when families are engaged in their child's education, the child performs better academically....
FACE AWARDS 2017!
The FACE Office hosted its first-ever FACE Awards during the End-of-Year Celebration. The Central Office's Auditorium was packed as...
