OhSFEC School Resource Archives - Ohio's Statewide Family Engagement Center

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Early Childhood / Elementary School / Event / Family Engagement Planning / For Schools / Middle & High School / OhSFEC School Resource

January 5, 2023

Workshop: Partnering with Kinship Families – March 7, 2023

Join us and Dr. Angela Tobin, founder and leader of Kinship Caregivers Connect, on March 7, 2023 from 9:30-11 AM, to discuss partnering with kinship families in schools. In this workshop, participants will learn...

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Child Well-being / Elementary School / For Families / For Schools / Learning at Home / Middle & High School / OhSFEC Family Resource / OhSFEC School Resource / Social Emotional / Uncategorized

December 14, 2022

Tips from our State Advisory Council: How to protect students from the harms of social media

Our State Advisory Council for the Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center is made up of a diverse group of representatives. This includes parents, grandparents, foster parents, adoptive parents, and other caregivers from urban, rural,...

Academics / Communication / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Schools / OhSFEC School Resource

September 13, 2022

Dyslexia Communication Tools for Schools

Our Center partnered with the Ohio Department of Education, Ohio families, and educators to develop sample communication tools and guidance for schools related to Ohio’s Dyslexia Laws. Thus far, our resources include the following:...

Academics / Communication / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Schools / OhSFEC School Resource

May 5, 2022

Sample Parent/Caregiver Letter Schools Can Send After Dyslexia Screenings

Ohio Law stipulates that families will receive communications from their child’s school about dyslexia screenings. To support their child’s learning, families want clear, accurate, and understandable information about their child’s literacy skill assessment results....

Communication / Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / For Schools / Middle & High School / OhSFEC School Resource / Whole Child 7 - Family Engagement

March 29, 2022

Reframing Family Engagement: Communication Examples

What are Cultural Models? Cultural models are shortcuts our brains take to help us understand information. They are the assumptions and beliefs we create through years of experience and expectations. They help us to...

Communication / Family Engagement Planning / For Schools / Middle & High School / OhSFEC School Resource / Recommended Reading / Social Emotional / Whole Child 9 - Staff Wellness and Self Care

March 28, 2022

Journal Article: Texting – A simple path to building trust

In this journal article published in Phi Delta Kappan in March 2022, Hadley Bachman (Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center) and colleagues share about two high-impact family engagement strategies at the middle school level that have...

Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Schools / Middle & High School / OhSFEC School Resource / Recommended Reading

March 28, 2022

Journal Article: State leadership to strengthen family engagement programs

In this journal article published in Phi Delta Kappan in March 2022, Dr. Joyce Epstein and Dr. Barbara Boone share about state leadership for family engagement, including examples from Ohio’s Statewide Family Engagement Center.

Early Childhood / Elementary School / For Schools / Grandfamilies / Middle & High School / OhSFEC School Resource

March 25, 2022

Webinar Recording: Kinship Connections – How schools can partner with kinship families

The following webinar (1 hour) is for schools and community partners wanting to better understand: Who kinship families are, How they are formed, Common strengths and challenges of kinship families, Caregivers’ stories, Existing resources...

Child Well-being / Early Childhood / Elementary School / Family Engagement Planning / FCE Network / For Schools / Middle & High School / OhSFEC School Resource / Social Emotional / Spotlight / Uncategorized

March 4, 2022

Family Engagement Toolkit for Ohio’s Whole Child Framework

“Ohio’s Whole Child Framework places the whole child at the center, with district, school, family and community supporting the needs of the whole child using a comprehensive approach. A whole child approach broadens district and...

Academics / Communication / Early Childhood / Elementary School / FCE Network / For Schools / OhSFEC School Resource / Uncategorized

March 1, 2022

Adding Family-Friendly Content to Your School’s Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plan (RIMP) Communications

Ohio Districts are now required to include in their Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plan (RIMP) letters/communications to families specific aspects of literacy that the school will be focusing on with their child, based on...

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