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REGIONAL PARENT ENGAGEMENT PROJECT UPDATE 2013/2014

REGIONAL PARENT ENGAGEMENT PROJECT UPDATE 2013/2014. Introduction. “ By adopting a shared language across a system, professionals across all sectors and organizations will be able to work together effectively to plan and organize services…."

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REGIONAL PARENT ENGAGEMENT PROJECT UPDATE 2013/2014

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  1. REGIONAL PARENT ENGAGEMENT PROJECT UPDATE 2013/2014

  2. Introduction • “By adopting a shared language across a system, professionals across all sectors and organizations will be able to work together effectively to plan and organize services…." Ministry of Children and Youth Services (2011). Defining Integration: A Best Start Working Paper. MYCS: Toronto.

  3. What we set out to do • Develop a commonly understood and accepted definition of parent engagement • Develop a regional parent engagement strategy with required local variations • Identify shared training resources • Develop parent engagement training tool kit(s) for training tables

  4. What we set out to do • Develop community specific plans for each planning table • Develop parent engagement training tool kit(s) for training tables • It is our intention to shape the way parent/caregiver outreach and engagement is understood and carried out across the southeast region

  5. Action Research Process • January 14th: Symposium in Kingston • January 15th: Symposium in Frankville • Purpose: To identify critical components of a shared understanding and common definition of parent engagement in South East Ontario • Confirmed preference for • FAMILY ENGAGEMENT

  6. Action Research Process • January 28th, 2014: Follow-up mtg in Kingston Small group of symposia participants met to review and discuss themes generated at each symposium; and confirm priority content for “common understanding of family engagement”

  7. Shared definition… common understanding Common Ideas Philosophy: Speaks to beliefs and values • Respectful • Strength-based • Mindful of expertise of families • Inclusive • Accessible • Collaborative

  8. Common Ideas Practice: Speaks to our behaviour and actions • Clear communication • Opportunity to learn • On a continuum • Constantly changing • Crosses all sectors • Different from youth engagement

  9. Planning Table Guidance • Each planning table assigned responsibility for project management to existing committee or project-specific work group Thanks to Gillian, Gwendy, Marci, Shannon! • February 2014: Reviewed common ideas statements and overview of consultant’s report

  10. Where we are now Parent Engagement Family Engagement Shared definition Common understanding Common ideas • Each planning table will use common ideas to inform own understanding or definition of family engagement

  11. Where are we going? Generate and approve understanding of family engagement for EKIOC Planning Framework • If this is our understanding of FE, what is our ROLE? • Should EKIOC: Engage directly with families? Support and promote family engagement among member agencies by providing resources, information and training?

  12. What’s next • The final report due end of March 2014 Asked to direct priority attn to: • Discussion of examples, options and ways to engage families at planning table level • Readiness Assessments and concrete tools to support parent engagement: planning tables; organizations • Promising practices for planning tables • Recommendations and next steps for planning tables, collectively (report) and individually (covering letter)

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