About the Program Family Engagement in Education: Creating Effective Home and School Partnerships for Student Success focuses on helping educational leaders develop and
sustain effective family engagement strategies that unite the efforts of school staff, families and community members.
This summer Mapp led her first Program in Professional Education (PPE) institute, «
Family Engagement in Education: Creating Effective Home and School Partnerships for Student Success,» which focused on designing family engagement practices connected to student learning, and increasing the capacity of educators, families, and community members to develop and sustain partnerships that improve student out
Family Engagement in Education: Creating
Effective Home and School Partnerships for Student Success,» which focused on designing
family engagement practices connected to student learning, and increasing the capacity of educators, families, and community members to develop and sustain partnerships that improve student out
family engagement practices connected to student learning, and increasing the capacity of educators,
families, and community members to develop and
sustain partnerships that improve student outcomes.
Among those lessons learned are operationalizing adult learning / development and adaptive leadership by simultaneously attending to the personal and professional development of the people at all levels of the organization; creating and
sustaining conditions and support mechanisms for
effective teamwork and collaboration to occur; and redefining community
engagement in ways that value
families and communities and engage them as true and equal partners who possess funds of knowledge.
Additionally, Title III can be used to facilitate
family engagement and provide teachers with professional development and capacity building to implement and
sustain effective language instruction programs.