Priorities & Goals
Priorities
The Office of Student Learning & Family Engagement works closely with schools, students, families, and the community, to promote shared responsibility and engagement and to foster mutual learning and development. Working together in meaningful and culturally affirming ways will help us attend to student and school needs in the following areas:
Attendance
Our attendance team works closely with all school communities to develop systems and build the capacity for schools to work with students and their families in order to increase regular attendance.
Engagement
Our engagement team works with identified schools in order to improve school connectedness for historically underserved youth that have been struggling with their relationship to school.
Active Partnership
Our office establishes authentic and trusting partnerships with families to ensure they have the tools and opportunities to be active and effective partners in their children's school experience.
Capacity Building
Our office works closely with district, school, and teacher leadership to create effective family-school partnerships that support learning opportunities in the classroom, community, and at home.
Family Engagement Goals
Goal #1
Support school communities in creating appropriate systems and supports to improve regular attendance.
Goal #2
Support school communities in developing relationships and creating welcoming environments conducive to student learning and parent/guardian capacity building.
Goal #3
Strengthening the partnership between families, educators and community members to increase shared responsibility for improved academic outcomes.