Parents know that they play an important role in their child’s success.
But traditional family engagement practices don’t always meet the needs of each
and every family, nor treat them as equal partners in ensuring their child’s
success. What is the solution? Transformative Family Engagement.
Transformative family engagement is a shared
effort of families, schools and community leaders to advance programs, practices
and policies that empower every parent to make their child’s potential a
reality. Family engagement should
transform
the lives of every child in America.
That’s why we are investing in our mission with the Center for Family
Engagement. Through a focus on grassroots leadership development, the Center
for Family Engagement aims to embed transformative family engagement practices,
programs and policies across the educational system so that every parent is
treated as a valuable partner in their
child’s education.
What makes transformative
family engagement so innovative? It is the emphasis on reaching all families
and empowering them to positively impact their child’s success as a student and
in life. It reaches every family and gives them the tools to change the
trajectory of their child’s future. It is the belief that family engagement is
a true partnership where both families and schools learn from each other and
develop family engagement programs together.
National PTA selected Ohio PTA to be one of the five states to receive a
grant through the State PTA Family Engagement Innovative Challenge. We plan to
identify innovative family engagement practices throughout our state and
develop these best practices into a statewide effort to impact all children and
families in Ohio. Learn more about transformative family engagement at
ohiopta.org/FSP and on the Ohio PTA Membership blog.
We need you!! Ohio PTA is looking for outstanding ideas of what you are
doing in your own units that are transformative examples of family engagement
that promote family involvement in student success in your schools. Apply for
the Ohio PTA Family
Engagement Grant and be part of building a brighter future for all Ohio
children!
Source: National PTA
Gerri Beres, Ohio PTA Director of Family School Partnerships