Registration open for the Prichard Committee’s 2024 Groundswell Summit and Annual Meeting
Registration is open for the Prichard Committee's 2024 Groundswell Summit & Annual Meeting in Owensboro on June 10-12.
Menifee Central earns Family Friendly Schools recertification
The tools and resources provided by the Family Friendly Schools initiative offer ideas that can be implemented as part of our continuous improvement efforts.
Lafayette High School earns Family Friendly Schools certification for second straight year
Lafayette takes pride in being acknowledged for this honorable award.
Clark County celebrates multiple Family Friendly Schools certifications
Two Clark County Public Schools have been recognized for their commitment to family engagement: Baker Intermediate School and Conkwright Elementary School have been certified as Family Friendly Schools by the Prichard Committee.
Growing Together Preschool earns Family Friendly Early Care and Education certification
Denise Menshouse My name is Denise Menshouse and I am the executive director at Growing Together Preschool. We are a private, non-profit childcare agency striving to provide quality care for children and their families from birth to five, with and without disabilities. We are a 5 STAR and NAEYC accredited center and learned about the Family Friendly Early [...]
Washington County High School seeks to improve family partnerships through Family Friendly Certification
The Washington County school district aims to improve the quality of our student experiences and overall impact on our school community.
SCAPA at Bluegrass builds on Family Friendly culture
The Family Friendly Schools certification process for the School for Creative and Performing Arts at Bluegrass (SCAPA) seemed to be a natural progression of our dedication to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment for all students and their families
Jenkins Independent superintendent focuses on engagement during Family Friendly Schools certification
The Jenkins Independent school district decided to work on this initiative in order to assess and improve our current family and school partnerships. We also aim to build the capacity of school leadership to understand and implement more effective family engagement best practices.
Betsy Layne Elementary staffers discover areas of strength through Family Friendly Certification process
Mallory Roberts and Deanna Spencer Two people led Betsy Layne Elementary’s (Floyd County) effort to be recognized as a Family Friendly School by the Prichard Committee: school counselor Mallory Roberts and Family Resource Director Deanna Spencer. We assembled our members and walked them through the process: trainings, scoring, what it means to be Family Friendly and so forth. [...]
East Bernstadt Independent earns Family Friendly Schools certification
As a school that just received the designation, East Bernstadt Independent is thrilled to be recognized for the work we’ve done to build a family-friendly environment, and also look forward to offering more opportunities and improvements that will sustain this culture year after year.