Direct Facilitation of Schools

District FSCP leaders impact whether and how well schools develop sustainable FSCP programs. The following practices help district leaders identify ways they can directly support schools to integrate and elevate FSCP. Note that each practice aligns to one or more of the Six Strategies for District Leaders. Those strategies are called out in italics.

Parents and young children sitting in a circle.

Conduct one-day workshops about FSCP.

Leadership Strategy: Guide Learning and Program Development, Share Knowledge

Host FSCP PD Days. Topics may include:

Make monthly site visits to schools or equivalent contacts.

Leadership Strategy: Create Awareness, Celebrate Milestones, Document Progress and Evaluate Outcomes

Create agendas and “look for” checklists.
See Connecticut's Welcoming Schools Initiative.

Hold periodic networking meetings for FSCP school contacts.

Leadership Strategy: Share Knowledge, Celebrate Milestones, Document Progress and Evaluate Outcomes

Facilitate a district-led FSCP Collaborative for Schools.
- Invite non-participating school contacts to a mid-year quarterly networking meeting.

Schedule annual meetings with principals.

Leadership Strategy: Create Awareness, Share Knowledge, Celebrate Milestones

Use the school visit summary sheet
Introduce principals to the School Implementation Plan.
Host listening sessions with school principals.

Help schools evaluate programs and progress.

Leadership Strategy: Document Progress and Evaluate Outcomes

Refer to CDE's FSCP Research and Evaluation page.
Guide schools in using the P-12 FSCP Framework User’s Guide and Rubrics
- See FSCP Collaborative for Schools.
Ensure all family facing surveys are translated.
Share data gathering templates schools can use.
Share the School Implementation Plan.
- Example of how schools can use this plan to work through the FSCP Trail Map for Schools.

Facilitate schools in other ways to improve their partnership programs.

Leadership Strategy: Align Program and Policy, Create Awareness, Guide Learning and Program Development, Share Knowledge, Celebrate Milestones, Document Progress and Evaluate Outcomes

Find ideas in CDE's Promising Partnership Practices.
Guide schools through the FSCP Trail Map for Schools.
Encourage school leaders to set Intentional FSCP Time for Teachers.
Designate FSCP as a Major Improvement Strategy in the school's UIP.
- FSCP Strategy Guide

District Level Leadership

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