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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 5th, 2017.
- Adams 12 Five Star Schools (PDF)
- Aurora Public Schools (PDF)
- Community Accountability Committee (PDF)
- District 49 (PDF)
- Dupont Elementary School (PDF)
- Family Leadership Training Institute (PDF)
- Laurene Edmonson Elementary School (PDF)
- Lewis Palmer Adult Literary Class (PDF)
- Lewis Palmer International Dinner (PDF)
- Mackintosh Academy (PDF)
- PEN Parent Transition (PDF)
- PEN Parenting Book Group (PDF)
- PEN Welcoming Greeter (PDF)
- Poudre School District Grade Level Transition (PDF)
- Poudre School District Post-Secondary Transition (PDF)
- SACPIE Early Childhood (PDF)
- SACPIE Elementary Committee (PDF)
- Skyway Elementary School (PDF)
- Thompson School District (PDF)
- Truscott Elementary School (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)
- Community Pozole Dinner (PDF)
- Cultural Ambassadors (PDF)
- Expedicion Comunitaria (PDF)
- Family Fun Night (PDF)
- Holiday Cheer Event (PDF)
- International Dinner (PDF)
- Newcomer Parent Mentor Program (PDF)
- Professional Exhibition (PDF)
- Welcoming All Families Into the School Community (PDF)
- Welcoming Greeters Program (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)
- Book Groups (PDF)
- Families Empowered Institute (PDF)
- Family Involvement Toolkit (PDF)
- Family Wellness Engagement Specialist (PDF)
- Virtual Toolbox (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)
- Conexiones (PDF)
- Family Liaison Professional Development (PDF)
- Parent Academy for Student Success (PDF)
- Professional Counseling Services (PDF)
- Reading Extravaganza (PDF)
- Reading Odyssey (PDF)
- STOMP (PDF)
- Taste of the Apple (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)
- Diverse Advanced Learners (PDF)
- English Development Family Outreach Framework (PDF)
- Family Leadership Training Institute (PDF)
- Grade Level to Level Transition Support (PDF)
- Growing Together Summit Family Day (PDF)
- Parents in Leadership (PDF)
- PARITY (PDF)
- Welcome Center (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)
- Adult Literacy Classes (PDF)
- Community Accountability Committee (PDF)
- District Accountability Committee Forum (PDF)
- Environmental Scan (PDF)
- Jeffersonian-Style Gathering (PDF)
- Parents in Action (PDF)
- Partners in Education (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)
- Academy Program (PDF)
- Community Resource Fair (PDF)
- Engaging Business Partners (PDF)
- Julia Robinson Math Festival (PDF)
- Learning about Community Resources (PDF)
- Postsecondary Transition Support (PDF)
- Sky is the Limit Marathon (PDF)
