1. March 16, 2015 Division of Educational Services Parent Engagement Leadership Initiative 1

2. Communicate. Collaborate. Celebrate 2

3.  To develop family, school, and community partnerships that move from conversations and awareness activities to working synergistically with all partners to raise achievement levels for all students. Synergy… ◦ catalyzes, ◦ unifies, and ◦ unleashes the greatest power within people. ~Stephen Covey 3

4.  Create Awareness  Align Program and Policy  Guide Learning and Program Development  Share Knowledge  Celebrate Milestones  Document Progress and Evaluate Outcomes 4

5. I “moustache” you a question… Using the moustaches on the table, ask someone in the room about A successful parent engagement activity, or A struggle they are having with parent and family engagement.

6. How we create awareness of PELI  Parent Engagement Leadership Initiative (PELI) Brochure  PELI Informational Packet – contains brochure, presenter information, alignment with state and federal regulations, sample contract and planning worksheet  Meeting and event attendance  RCOE Parent Page http://www.rcoe.us/parents/http://www.rcoe.us/parents/  Family Engagement Leadership Conference (FELC) June 12- 13 at Riverside Community College How do you create awareness? 6 Create Awareness Actively promote and support partnership programs

7. Integrate partnership plans and practices with policies and procedures Align Program and Policy Integrate partnership plans and practices with policies and procedures 7 http://www.rcoe.us/lcap/

8. Guide Learning and Program Development Conduct one-day team training workshops for ATPs and on-going professional development activities. 8 Action Team for Partnerships Training includes three sessions: Action Team for Partnerships Action Team Leadership and Facilitation Action Team Celebration How are you adjusting your trainings to meet your customer’s needs?

9. “If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself." - Henry Ford 9

10. Share Knowledge Communicate on a regular schedule, collect best practices, network with others locally and nationally 10 Your turn to share!

11. How do you celebrate success? 11

12. Celebrate Milestones Recognize progress and excellence 12 Exemplary Practices in Parent Engagement (EPPE) Award Riverside County Office of Education and 23 rd District PTA Presented at Family Engagement and Leadership Conference 2015 EPPE Award Application and 2014 EPPE Resource document http://www.rcoe.us/parent-engagement/exemplary-practices-parent- engagement-eppe/ Promising Partnership Practice / Partnership Awards National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) Promising Partnership Practice compilation published annually by NNPS Partnership Awards presented annually http://www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/success.htm

13. Document Progress and Evaluate Outcomes Evaluate teamwork, family and community involvement activities, quality of district and school programs 13 Family Engagement Framework http://www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr14/yr14rel107.asp PTA National Standards for Family-School Partnerships Assessment Guide http://www.capta.org/sections/programs/lcff-lcap.cfm Dr. Joyce Epstein http://www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/ “Creating Strategic and Data Driven Partnerships”..\..\Evaluation Workshop\Creating Strategic and Data Driven Partnerships\01 Creating Strategic and Data Driven Partnerships.pptx

14. “Evaluating Parent Engagement for Academic Success” Brenda Thomas, Senior Program Facilitator, National Network of Partnership Schools June 4 – 5 2015, Riverside County Office of Education 14

15. 2015/16 Meetings Topics? Ideas? What can PELI do for you? 15 THANKS!!