Terry Holliday No matter how busy my schedule gets as Kentucky’s education commissioner, I am always interested in receiving feedback. That’s one of the many reasons I meet regularly with staff, connect through social media and visit schools around the state. The comments, questions and ideas I receive from all of these and many other activities are invaluable, [...]
The U.S. Department of Education has released a framework for schools and their broader communities to use in order to build parent and community engagement. The Dual Capacity framework is a process used to teach staff to effectively engage parents and for parents to work successfully with the schools to increase student achievement. The framework provides a model that schools and districts [...]
The Coalition for Community Schools has identified six keys to community engagement that should serve as a guide for school leaders when engaging school families. They are: Know where you’re going. Create a vision of what your school should look like and develop a plan for how to get there. Begin by seeking input from school staff, families, partners and [...]