Resources

The CFEC develops and shares resources to support families and school districts to partner effectively.

Audience: School Staff, Audience: Parent, Audience: Parent/Caregiver, Resource Type: Webinar, Topic: Communicating with Families, Age Group: Adult Learning, Age Group: Early Childhood, Age Group: Elementary School (K-5), Age Group: High School (9-12), Age Group: Higher Education, Age Group: K-12, Age Group: Middle School (6-8), Age Group: Prek-12 Brielle Killip Audience: School Staff, Audience: Parent, Audience: Parent/Caregiver, Resource Type: Webinar, Topic: Communicating with Families, Age Group: Adult Learning, Age Group: Early Childhood, Age Group: Elementary School (K-5), Age Group: High School (9-12), Age Group: Higher Education, Age Group: K-12, Age Group: Middle School (6-8), Age Group: Prek-12 Brielle Killip

Partnering to Support Family Engagement

With reflective approaches, schools, districts, and families can support the process and organizational conditions to enable family engagement to thrive while building the dual capacity necessary to improve student outcomes.

Prerecorded 2024, 1hr.

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Audience: District Staff, Audience: School Staff, Audience: Assistant Principal, Audience: Community Partner, Audience: Counselor, Audience: District Staff-Family-School-Community Partnership, Audience: District Staff-MTSS, Audience: District Staff-Principal Coach, Audience: Family Liaison or Advocate, Audience: Front Office Personnel, Audience: Grandparent, Audience: Kin-relationship, Audience: Other, Audience: Parent, Audience: Parent/Caregiver, Audience: Principal, Audience: Social Worker, Audience: Student, Audience: Teacher, Resource Type: Framework, Topic: Technology, Age Group: Adult Learning Brielle Killip Audience: District Staff, Audience: School Staff, Audience: Assistant Principal, Audience: Community Partner, Audience: Counselor, Audience: District Staff-Family-School-Community Partnership, Audience: District Staff-MTSS, Audience: District Staff-Principal Coach, Audience: Family Liaison or Advocate, Audience: Front Office Personnel, Audience: Grandparent, Audience: Kin-relationship, Audience: Other, Audience: Parent, Audience: Parent/Caregiver, Audience: Principal, Audience: Social Worker, Audience: Student, Audience: Teacher, Resource Type: Framework, Topic: Technology, Age Group: Adult Learning Brielle Killip

Transforming Immigrant Digital Equity

To serve adult immigrant and refugee English language learners equitably and holistically, there is a pressing imperative to educate and engage service providers, policy makers, institutional decision-makers, and advocates for re-envisioning adult education, digital equity, and immigration at the national, state, and local levels.

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Audience: School Staff, Audience: Teacher, Resource Type: Downloadable Resource, Topic: Parent-Teacher Conference, Age Group: Adult Learning, Age Group: Early Childhood, Age Group: Elementary School (K-5), Age Group: High School (9-12), Age Group: Higher Education, Age Group: K-12, Age Group: Middle School (6-8), Age Group: Prek-12 Brielle Killip Audience: School Staff, Audience: Teacher, Resource Type: Downloadable Resource, Topic: Parent-Teacher Conference, Age Group: Adult Learning, Age Group: Early Childhood, Age Group: Elementary School (K-5), Age Group: High School (9-12), Age Group: Higher Education, Age Group: K-12, Age Group: Middle School (6-8), Age Group: Prek-12 Brielle Killip

Tips for Family Conferences

By National Center for Families Learning

This tip sheet provides steps for educators to take before, during, and after family conferences.

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Audience: District Staff, Audience: School Staff Brielle Killip Audience: District Staff, Audience: School Staff Brielle Killip

The CASEL Guide to Schoolwide SEL Essentials

CASEL is among the most trusted resources when it comes to social emotional learning in schools. This guide lays out essential tools for school-based teams to use as they create a process for systemic SEL implementation. It is organized into the four following focus areas: building foundational support and plan, strengthen adult SEL, promote SEL for students, and reflect on data for continuous improvement.

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Audience: Parent, Audience: Assistant Principal, Audience: Community Partner, Audience: Counselor, Audience: District Staff, Audience: District Staff-Family-School-Community Partnership, Audience: District Staff-MTSS, Audience: District Staff-Principal Coach, Audience: Family Liaison or Advocate, Audience: Grandparent, Audience: Front Office Personnel, Audience: Kin-relationship, Audience: Other, Audience: Parent/Caregiver, Audience: Principal, Audience: School Staff, Audience: Social Worker, Audience: Student, Audience: Teacher, Resource Type: Website Brielle Killip Audience: Parent, Audience: Assistant Principal, Audience: Community Partner, Audience: Counselor, Audience: District Staff, Audience: District Staff-Family-School-Community Partnership, Audience: District Staff-MTSS, Audience: District Staff-Principal Coach, Audience: Family Liaison or Advocate, Audience: Grandparent, Audience: Front Office Personnel, Audience: Kin-relationship, Audience: Other, Audience: Parent/Caregiver, Audience: Principal, Audience: School Staff, Audience: Social Worker, Audience: Student, Audience: Teacher, Resource Type: Website Brielle Killip

Search Institute-Developmental Relationships Framework 

By Search Institute

The Search Institute's robust research has led to the conclusion that positive relationships with adults is essential for young people to thrive socially and academically. This framework can be used as guide for strengthening and deepening these relationships. This resource is available in both English and Spanish.

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Audience: Community Partner, Audience: School Staff, Audience: District Staff-Family-School-Community Partnership, Audience: District Staff, Resource Type: Downloadable Resource, Topic: Family Engagement Planning, Age Group: Adult Learning, Age Group: Early Childhood, Age Group: Elementary School (K-5), Age Group: High School (9-12), Age Group: Higher Education, Age Group: K-12, Age Group: Middle School (6-8), Age Group: Prek-12 Brielle Killip Audience: Community Partner, Audience: School Staff, Audience: District Staff-Family-School-Community Partnership, Audience: District Staff, Resource Type: Downloadable Resource, Topic: Family Engagement Planning, Age Group: Adult Learning, Age Group: Early Childhood, Age Group: Elementary School (K-5), Age Group: High School (9-12), Age Group: Higher Education, Age Group: K-12, Age Group: Middle School (6-8), Age Group: Prek-12 Brielle Killip

NCFL Library of Resources

by NCFL

Explore NCFL’s library of publications, research materials, and other resources for the latest on family literacy, family engagement, and family leadership.

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Audience: School Staff, Audience: Teacher, Audience: Parent, Audience: Family Liaison or Advocate, Resource Type: Downloadable Resource, Topic: Family Engagement Planning, Age Group: Early Childhood Brielle Killip Audience: School Staff, Audience: Teacher, Audience: Parent, Audience: Family Liaison or Advocate, Resource Type: Downloadable Resource, Topic: Family Engagement Planning, Age Group: Early Childhood Brielle Killip

Equity in Family Engagement

This resource provides educators with tools and strategies that promote equity and inclusion and allow all students to be seen, visible, and valued in their classrooms and schools.

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Audience: School Staff, Audience: District Staff, Audience: Teacher, Audience: Assistant Principal, Audience: Community Partner, Audience: Counselor, Audience: District Staff-Family-School-Community Partnership, Audience: District Staff-MTSS, Audience: District Staff-Principal Coach, Audience: Family Liaison or Advocate, Audience: Front Office Personnel, Audience: Grandparent, Audience: Kin-relationship, Audience: Other, Audience: Parent, Audience: Parent/Caregiver, Audience: Principal, Audience: Social Worker, Audience: Student, Resource Type: Other, Topic: Technology, Age Group: Adult Learning, Age Group: Early Childhood, Age Group: Elementary School (K-5), Age Group: High School (9-12), Age Group: Higher Education, Age Group: K-12, Age Group: Middle School (6-8), Age Group: Prek-12 Brielle Killip Audience: School Staff, Audience: District Staff, Audience: Teacher, Audience: Assistant Principal, Audience: Community Partner, Audience: Counselor, Audience: District Staff-Family-School-Community Partnership, Audience: District Staff-MTSS, Audience: District Staff-Principal Coach, Audience: Family Liaison or Advocate, Audience: Front Office Personnel, Audience: Grandparent, Audience: Kin-relationship, Audience: Other, Audience: Parent, Audience: Parent/Caregiver, Audience: Principal, Audience: Social Worker, Audience: Student, Resource Type: Other, Topic: Technology, Age Group: Adult Learning, Age Group: Early Childhood, Age Group: Elementary School (K-5), Age Group: High School (9-12), Age Group: Higher Education, Age Group: K-12, Age Group: Middle School (6-8), Age Group: Prek-12 Brielle Killip

Digital Equity, Literacy, and Inclusion Initiative

by Digital Equity Team

The Office of the Future of Work, Colorado Broadband Office, and Office of eHealth Innovation make up the Digital Equity Team which works with partners to ensure all Coloradans have the digital skills, devices, and affordable access to the internet needed for full participation in our society, democracy, and economy.

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Audience: School Staff, Audience: District Staff, Audience: Teacher, Audience: Assistant Principal, Audience: Community Partner, Audience: Counselor, Audience: District Staff-Family-School-Community Partnership, Audience: District Staff-MTSS, Audience: District Staff-Principal Coach, Audience: Family Liaison or Advocate, Audience: Front Office Personnel, Audience: Grandparent, Audience: Kin-relationship, Audience: Other, Audience: Parent, Audience: Parent/Caregiver, Audience: Principal, Audience: Social Worker, Audience: Student, Resource Type: Other, Resource Type: Training Brielle Killip Audience: School Staff, Audience: District Staff, Audience: Teacher, Audience: Assistant Principal, Audience: Community Partner, Audience: Counselor, Audience: District Staff-Family-School-Community Partnership, Audience: District Staff-MTSS, Audience: District Staff-Principal Coach, Audience: Family Liaison or Advocate, Audience: Front Office Personnel, Audience: Grandparent, Audience: Kin-relationship, Audience: Other, Audience: Parent, Audience: Parent/Caregiver, Audience: Principal, Audience: Social Worker, Audience: Student, Resource Type: Other, Resource Type: Training Brielle Killip

CEI’s Social Emotional Development Ecosystem

by Colorado Education Initiative

CEI developed this Social Emotional Development Ecosystem to represent the interwoven components of creating a thriving environment for students, staff, families, and community members. The four rings of the ecosytem include: learning enviornments, systems of support, empowered students, and open partnerships.

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Audience: School Staff, Audience: District Staff, Audience: Teacher, Resource Type: Video, Topic: Parent-Teacher Conference, Age Group: Prek-12 Brielle Killip Audience: School Staff, Audience: District Staff, Audience: Teacher, Resource Type: Video, Topic: Parent-Teacher Conference, Age Group: Prek-12 Brielle Killip

Academic Parent Teacher Teams

by Maria Paredes

This is a video of an Academic Parent Teacher Team (APTT) meeting at Stanton Elementary school in Southeast Washington, D.C.. APTT is a family engagement strategy that aims to provide parents the information they need to be effective partners in supporting their childrens' education. The APTT model was developed in the Creighton school district in Phoenix, Arizona by Maria Paredes.

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Resource Type: Book, Age Group: Prek-12, Audience: Student, Audience: Parent/Caregiver, Audience: School Staff, Audience: District Staff, Audience: Community Partner, Resource Type: Article, Topic: Academics, Age Group: Early Childhood, Age Group: Elementary School (K-5), Age Group: Middle School (6-8), Age Group: High School (9-12), Age Group: K-12, Age Group: Higher Education, Age Group: Adult Learning Brielle Killip Resource Type: Book, Age Group: Prek-12, Audience: Student, Audience: Parent/Caregiver, Audience: School Staff, Audience: District Staff, Audience: Community Partner, Resource Type: Article, Topic: Academics, Age Group: Early Childhood, Age Group: Elementary School (K-5), Age Group: Middle School (6-8), Age Group: High School (9-12), Age Group: K-12, Age Group: Higher Education, Age Group: Adult Learning Brielle Killip

American Parents Have No Idea How Their Kids Are Doing in School

by Jenny Anderson

Many American parents would be shocked to know where their kids were actually achieving. Nationally, 90% of parents think their children are reading and doing math at or above grade level. In fact, 26% of eighth graders are proficient or above in math and 31% are proficient or above in English, according to Learning Heroes, an organization that collects data and creates resources to improve parent-teacher relationships.

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