Family Engagement Plan

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2023-2024 Family Engagement Plan

Developing Strong Partnerships with our community is a key priority in our strategic plan.  This plan focuses on sharing how we engage with our community.

STRATEGIC DIRECTION
We will move towards our vision through a focus on continuous improvement, annual projects, and multi-year projects within our four Strategic Directions. The district’s work will be centered on raising our highest levels of learning while narrowing the achievement gaps. 
Improving teaching and personalized learning for the development of each learner
Fostering a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment
Developing strong partnerships within the communities we serve
Optimizing our management of resources to support student learning

 

Fostering a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment
Our school staff has staff member(s) available for families to ask questions and get information

  • ICS - Maria Johnson (Spanish), Madina Abshir (Somali) 

  • Pete Morse - Principal

  • Beth Kielty - Principal’s Assistant 
Our school communicates with families in many ways

  • Website

  • Weekly Family Newsletter

  • Classroom weekly newsletter
If you have questions or concerns about bullying

Pete Morse 
Morsep@district112.org

 

 

Developing strong partnerships within the communities we serve
Staff actively seek and are open to feedback from families.

  • Family end of year Survey 

  • Family Calls and Check-ins from administration and teaching staff
The school will provide families with clear information on the curriculum, class schedules, programs, policies, and procedures.

  • Caregiver Handbook

  • WAAGS - Google Classroom 

  • School Website 

  • Requested meeting
Our school supports families as advocates and provides opportunities for parent engagement

  • Engagement in the PTO

  • Parent focus groups, Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee.
There are many opportunities for families to build connections to the school and to each other. Regular parent meetings, family nights, coffee with the Principal, family education daytime events.

 

Improving teaching and personalized learning for the development of each learner 
Our school staff has staff member(s) available for families to ask questions and get information

Interventions:
Families are kept up-to-date on their child's progress through regular communications.

  • Infinite Campus

  • Phone Calls/Talking Points Messages 

  • Newsletters

  • Report Cards 

  • Conferences
Our school will engage families in Personalized Learning as a key strategy to develop each learner.
  • 1:1 Chromebooks