Family Leadership Award Middle School Level Winner: Crystal Dailey
The School District of Philadelphia established the Family Leadership Award to recognize outstanding family leaders in our schools who,...
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...
Family Engagement Around the World: Scotland
In Scotland, families are highly encouraged to become more involved in their child’s education. In fact, family engagement is one of the...
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...
