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...
It's School Selection Season!
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA OFFICE OF STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND PLACEMENT 2017-2018 School Selection Process Overview The School...
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...
SAT/PSAT Testing Day: Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Dear High School Parents and Guardians, The School District of Philadelphia will be administering the SAT as well as the Preliminary...
Family Engagement Superstar: Andrew McKnight, William Dick School
When Andrew McKnight walks down the hallways of William Dick School in North Philadelphia, nearly every person he passes knows who he is,...
