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CDE, in collaboration with the State Advisory Council for Parent Involvement in Education (SACPIE), collected practices from schools and districts about working with families for student learning.
The following Promising Partnership Practices align with the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships, adopted in Colorado legislation in 2009.
For questions, contact Darcy Hutchins at hutchins_d@cde.state.co.us or 303-866-5921.
Practices Featured at Kickoff of Family and School Partnership in Education Month
Several schools and districts that submitted practices were featured at the Kickoff Event of Family and School Partnership in Education Month. This event took place on October 1st, 2015 at the Colorado Department of Education.
- Parent Academy (PDF)
- Parent Leadership Teams (PDF)
- The Classical Academy (PDF)
- Thompson School District (PDF)
- Traut Core Knowledge (PDF)
- Wild Plum Center (PDF)
Promising Partnership Practices
Standard 1:
Creating a Welcoming Climate
- Back to School BBQ (PDF)
- Cafecitos (PDF)
- Community Collaboration (PDF)
- Donuts for Dads (PDF)
- Fall Family Fun Night (PDF)
- FSCP (PDF)
- Home Visits (PDF)
- Integrated FSCP (PDF)
- Our School Our Community Scavenger Hunt (PDF)
- Parent Teacher Home Visit Program (PDF)
- Totes for Hope (PDF)
- Visiting with Principals (PDF)
Standard 2:
Communicating Effectively
- Annual Family Meetings (PDF)
- Art Galleria (PDF)
- Attendance Information Workshops (PDF)
- Connections Newsletter (PDF)
- Family and Community Engagement Standards (PDF)
- Family Constituency Services (PDF)
- Home Visits (PDF)
- Parent Liaison (PDF)
- Parent to Parent Email Lists (PDF)
- Parent Visit Nights (PDF)
- Quarterly ESL Parent Information Night (PDF)
- Sharing Partnership Stories from the Field (PDF)
- Superintendent Parent Forums (PDF)
- Take Your Parent to School Day (PDF)
- Title I Family Engagement Program (PDF)
Standard 3:
Supporting Student Success
- Academic Standards Nights (PDF)
- Book Bag Program (PDF)
- Discovery Social Emotional Learning Program and Parent Partnering (PDF)
- Each One Teach One (PDF)
- Family Reading Night (PDF)
- iPads for Parents (PDF)
- Literacy Night (PDF)
- Math Night (PDF)
- Parent Academy (PDF)
- Parent Academy 2016 (PDF)
- Parent Engagement Guide (PDF)
- Parent Excursions to Colleges (PDF)
- PWR (PDF)
- Read to Me (PDF)
- SOAR Awards (PDF)
- Study Club (PDF)
- Strategic Partnering for Student Success (PDF)
- TCA Parent Academy (PDF)
- Urban Education Service Corps (PDF)
- Yearlong Parent Coffee and Workshops (PDF)
Standard 4:
Speaking Up for Every Child
- ELA District Advisory Committee (PDF)
- English Language Development PAC (PDF)
- Families First Workshops (PDF)
- Family Support Group (PDF)
- Parent Academy (PDF)
- Parent Leadership Team Project (PDF)
- Parent Leadership Training (PDF)
- Parenting Partners (PDF)
- Personal Learning Profiles (PDF)
- Restorative ReEntry Conferences (PDF)
- The Essential Elementary is You (PDF)
- The Parenting Journey (PDF)
Standard 5:
Sharing Power
- District Advisory Board (PDF)
- Family Inspired Resources for Education (PDF)
- Family Liaison Support Program (PDF)
- Family-School Partnership Team (PDF)
- Including School Goals in a Grant Process (PDF)
- Parent and Family Partnerships Action Design Team (PDF)
- Parent Survey on Student Engagement (PDF)
- Parent Teacher Leadership Teams (PDF)
- School Family Student Compact (PDF)
- Site Based Management Council (PDF)
- Thought Partner Groups (PDF)
Standard 6:
Collaborating with the Community
- Caminos (PDF)
- CARnival of Art Family Night (PDF)
- Center for Family Opportunity (PDF)
- Check and Connect (PDF)
- Collaborative Counseling (PDF)
- Community Collaboration for Student Success (PDF)
- Community Resources Directories (PDF)
- Community Service Partnership Program (PDF)
- Crawford Community Center (PDF)
- High School Internship Program (PDF)
- Keep it Moving (PDF)
- Parent Engagement Network (PDF)
- Pen Pal Service Learning Project (PDF)
- School on the Rise Dinner (PDF)
- Scientific Explorations Program (PDF)
- The Miracle Shop (PDF)
- Triad Early Childhood PTA (PDF)
