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Family Engagement Tool Orientation

Family Engagement Tool Orientation. The Family Engagement Tool is designed and developed by Academic Development Institute. The Family Engagement Tool (FET) is used by state departments of education to assist schools in developing their school improvement plan.

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Family Engagement Tool Orientation

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  1. Family Engagement Tool Orientation The Family Engagement Tool is designed and developed by Academic Development Institute

  2. The Family Engagement Tool (FET) is used by state departments of education to assist schools in developing their school improvement plan.

  3. Any school will benefit from using FET For Title I Schools the tool helps meet the letter and the spirit of parent involvement as defined in Title I Section 1118 under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

  4. Purpose The Family Engagement Tool guides a school‐based team through an inventory and self‐assessment of parent involvement policies and practices.

  5. The School Team • The team may be an existing team (school improvement team) or a team formed especially to conduct the analysis. • A typical team should include the principal, school staff, and parents. • A least half of the members of the team should be parents of currently enrolled students and not employed by the school or district.

  6. Tools for the Team • The principal prints out the needed • worksheets from the website • Makes copies for team members • The team discusses and completes the • worksheets at the meeting • The principal records the completed • version in the online system

  7. Time Commitment The time investment necessary to complete the analysis process is approximately 5 to 6 hours.

  8. Meeting Options • Three meetings (one meeting for each of steps 3, 4, and 5 in the process). • Meet twice for longer amounts of time • Devote a day to the process and complete • the analysis in one session.

  9. Family Engagement Tool Registration • The Principal will: • Register the school at www.isbe.net or www.IllinoisParents.org • Receive the school’s login via email from Client Support

  10. Accessing the Family Engagement Tool OR http://www.illinoisparents.org http://www.isbe.net/grants/html/parent_adi.htm#parent

  11. Main Menu Quality resources for the school and the team

  12. What are the 5 steps in the Family Engagement Tool?

  13. The principal completes the School Information Form Step 1 • ____ Contact Information • ____ Demographics • ____ School Personnel • ____ School Grade Levels and Enrollment • ____State Assessment Scores

  14. The principal completes the About Your School Form and gather needed documents for review. Step 2 • ____Current Parent Involvement Practices • ____Parent Education • ____Other opportunities for families to be involved

  15. The school team scores the key documents with the rubrics Step 3 District Parent Involvement Policy* School Parent Involvement Policy* Compact* Homework Guidelines Student Report Card Classroom Visit Procedures *Title I documents

  16. The School Team completes the School Community Survey Step 4 • Each member of the team completes the survey • independently. • The team discusses each survey question and • arrives at a consensus score for each question. • Discussing each question will take time, but it • simplifies the development of your plan.

  17. Sample Survey Page

  18. The school team completes a needs assessment and develops their plan Step 5 Needs Assessment

  19. Needs Assessment Pages WiseWays®

  20. Did you Notice the Wise Ways? The Wise Ways®are one of the many evidence-based resources available to the team while preparing and implementing their objectives.

  21. As each document is submitted, a completion date will be added to the main screen When the Needs Assessment is submitted a full report will be submitted to the District Title I Director or Superintendent

  22. The Planning Tool

  23. FET Building Blocks Shared Leadership Policies & Practices School Team, PTA/PTO, Parent Advisory Group Guidelines that lead the way to engaging parents Communication Education Connection Ongoing two-way between school and families Developing a partnership through quality learning opportunities Face to face opportunities to connect with families on learning goals

  24. FET Planning Tool Get started by reviewing the Action Plan Resources

  25. Quality resources are provided to help schools implement their plan.

  26. Technical Support

  27. We can help you to build strong school communities within the schools you serve. Illinois State Board of Education Academic Development Institute Visit our website for more resources: http://www.illinoisparents.org

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