rents for resetting their children's routines. This 2-minute video is one of many resources from the Center for Child Counseling intended to offer and support practical parenting strategies on behalf of young children and adolescents.
School Attendance and Family Engagement: Offers a set of downloadable resources to support an “Enroll, Engage, Attend” campaign to promote improved school attendance for K-12 students in Kansas City, MO. Turn the Page KC has partnered with the United Way of Greater Kansas City to promote a public awareness campaign focused on school attendance. A strong example of community collaboration and strategic communication, this campaign has produced an impressive set of short videos, fact sheets, talking points, PowerPoint slide sets, social media content, and brochures (English and Spanish).
Catalyzing Family, School, and Community Partnerships: Reports about the work of 12 statewide family engagement centers [SFEC] funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The National Association for Family, School and Community Engagement [NAFSCE] is a membership association focused on advancing family, school, and community engagement. This report highlights services and resources the SFECs are providing to families, practitioners, community stakeholders and state leaders in AZ, CT, HI, KY, MD, MA, PA, MN, NE, OH, SC, SD, and WV. It provides insight into how the centers have supported their constituents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Diverse approaches for meeting family engagement needs can serve as models for other states, districts, and schools to learn from and replicate.
National Association for Family, School & Community Engagement [NAFSCE] - School Reopening Webpage: Presents policy recommendations on engaging families in school re-opening, and key findings of a national survey on family engagement during COVID-19, championing the perspectives of parents/families to shape school reopening strategies and actions in this unique new school year.
Communicating with Your Audience During COVID-19: Five Essential Tips: Highlights useful tips for thinking through the elements of communicating during a crisis that can be used for family engagement.
Back to School Planning: Checklists to Guide Parents, Guardians and Caregivers: Provides up-to-date checklists for parents/families to plan and prepare for students’ return to academic learning in 2021-22. This CDC site provides guidance, checklists and action steps to support planning for in-person classes and for virtual or at-home learning. Planning considerations address both physical health and safety steps, and mental health and social-emotional well-being considerations. It also links to several resources to help parents navigate stress and uncertainty related to COVID-19 and their students’ school activities.
COVID-19 Planning Considerations: Guidance for School Re-entry: Lists and describes numerous factors that should influence and shape collaborative decision-making among school districts, state and local health departments to facilitate a safe and appropriate return to in-person school for K-12 students. This resource, from the American Academy of Pediatrics, focuses especially on student-centered and on environmental considerations, and provides a curated set of resources from both AAP and CDC to support preparations for returning to school.
Leveraging the Power of Social Emotional Learning as You Prepare to Reopen and Renew Your School Community: Shares a framework with actionable recommendations to help school leadership teams plan for the social emotional learning [SEL] needs of all students and adults during the beginning of the new school year. This CASEL guide positions SEL as a critical underpinning to the success of transition planning, recognizing school leaders have multiple other considerations for reopening schools, including academics, operations, access to technology, and physical health.
Schools' First and Forever Responders: Preparing and Supporting Teachers: Elevates a rationale and considerations for evidence-based strategies and innov