Hi Heather, I am the Program Coordinator at a the CSULA Lab school. We serve students, faculty, staff and the community. We have a parent advisory committee (PAC) that meets monthly to connect, share their thoughts and plan fundraising and family events. PAC votes on a board of directors and we have a teacher representative and an admin member attend each meeting. PAC is not involved in decision making but we do take their suggestions into consideration. We also put out annual parent surveys to receive feedback on the program and encourage families to sign up for parent participation (bi-annually); this ranges from a classroom donation to coming in to read to the children or carry out an activity. e.g. In the past we had a parent who was a professional dancer who came in to lead the children through cultural song and dance. We really make sure to get to know our families and encourage them to share their interests and talents with us whenever possible.
With that said, family involvement is still somewhat of a struggle and we often see the same families participating. However, being open and flexible to work with their availability does help.
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Vanessa Winn
Anna Bing Arnold Children's Center
Alhambra CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-11-2020 10:47 AM
From: Heather Ha
Subject: Family Engagement
What does your family engagement look like in your program? How do you involve them is school decisions regarding curriculum, behaviors, events, etc?
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Heather Ha
PPPIF Facilitator
Program Manager
CHI St. Joseph Children's Health
Lancaster, PA
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