Learn From Our Own Series

Learn From Our Own Webinar Series

The Learn From Our Own webinar series facilitates the exchange of best practices among colleagues. During these webinars, you’ll gain insights from your peers about the challenges and successes related to Parent and Family Engagement (PFE) implementation. Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) showcase practices at the school or LEA level. This collaborative project involves Title I, Part A, the Learning Assistance Program, and the Multilingual and Migrant Education program.

If you are interested in sharing a strategy and becoming one of our presenters, please contact the Title I, Part A at title1a@k12.wa.us.

2023–24 Webinars
ESD/Organization Webinar Topic Webinar Description
Kennewick School District  Using Planning Tools to Help Teams Through an Equity/Inclusion Lens  In this session you will learn about developing goals and strategies to guide your family engagement work through an equitable and inclusive lens. By the end of this session, you will have a plan and examples on how to strengthen family, educator, and community partnerships. KSD-Links to Share (Learn From Our Own) - Google Docs. 

 

Kansas Parent Information Resource Center

 

 Bringing Attendance Home

The Kansas Parent Information Resource Center has developed a workshop for district/school leaders and educators to do with families on the topic of chronic absenteeism and attendance. The workshop will be made available to participants in the webinar. This webinar will support educators in the work of helping families nurture a habit of regular attendance.

Bringing Attendance Home PowerPoint

 

 

Student Support OSPI

 

 

 Family & Community Engagement Modules Demo

Learn about OSPI's Whole Child Initiative and the Authentic Family & Community Engagement Modules! These modules are designed for school teams and community-based organizations to work together. Accompanying the ten modules is the School Leader Toolkit. This toolkit includes discussion questions and proactive exercises to help you and your team co-design a unique family and community engagement plan. For more information and a desire to initiate this at your school district, check out this demo!

Family and Community Engagement ADA Demo
Mount Vernon Bi-National Teacher Exchange Program

This Bi-National Program has been a great success at the Mount Vernon School District, not only with students but also with families. One of the possible impacts is for it to become a summer school program with or without a Migrant Education program. The presenter will share the district’s experience of hosting Bi-National Teachers from Mexico for their Migrant Summer School program. The audience will have the opportunity to hear about the program's successes and the impact on student learning. The presenter will provide a detailed explanation of how to apply for this opportunity and an estimate of the program's cost. Various funding sources can be used to support this program, including Title I, Part A.

Bi-National Teacher Exchange Program PowerPoint
2021-22 Webinars
ESD/Organization Webinar Topic

Webinar Description

 

ESD 105

 

 Landscape Assessment of Family Community Engagement

Learn about the Yakima Valley Landscape Assessment. The assessment identified three challenges: technology, ineffective communication, and inequity. The assessment was done in collaboration with the National Flamboyant Fellowship, West Valley School District, La Casa Hogar, and Yakima School District. The presentation will focus on the pilot programs implemented to address these challenges.

Landscape Assessment of Family Community Engagement PowerPoint
ESD 105 Building Capacity for Parent Leaders–Wahluke Migrant Core Parent Advisory Council PAC

This session focuses on how to build capacity within parent leaders in the district and how to engage them in the decision-making process within your district. At the end of this session you will understand the steps we took to grow parent leaders within our Migrant program and take away ideas on how you could apply this to your district/program.

Building Capacity for Parent Leaders PowerPoint
ESD 123 Solidarity Driven Co-Design

Learn from Dr. Omar Escalera at Pasco School District how to:

  • Participate in an honest conversation about parent involvement in our systems/contexts.
  • Highlight the expertise, knowledge, cultural practices, and organized power of non-dominant families to construct more equitable systems.
  • Provide guiding principles and recommendations to engage our families in systemic transformation toward equity.

Solidarity Driven Co-Design PowerPoint
Diseño Mutuo handout
Codesign-translation
Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center

Engage All Families Through a Multi-Tiered Approach

This webinar explores a multi-tiered approach to PFE strategies, including the indicators for intervention and increased support and the roles for families. Participants will create a plan for implementing a multi-tiered approach to PFE in their programs and practices aligned with goals for student growth and learning. Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center Resources.

Presenters:

  • Hadley Bachman, The Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center, Ohio State University
  • Barbara Boone, The Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center, Ohio State University
ESD 105

Voicing Culture Through Family Engagement | Familias Participando y Respondiendo al Arte Cultural

In this presentation, Selah School District demonstrates the importance of an integral program where families' voices count. Their goal is to strengthen families and to deliver opportunities to learn, participate, and gain a better perspective of how the school district identifies gaps in the program and areas of improvement. The techniques and strategies mentioned in this presentation apply to families of different backgrounds and will show how to break down barriers to parent participation. This presentation is in Spanish with closed captioning in English.
2020-21 Webinars
ESD Webinar Topic Webinar Description
123 Kennewick 'Going Virtual'
  • Creating Short Video Tutorials for Parents
  • Informing Principals of Parent and Family Engagement Requirements (PFE)
105 West Valley Yakima 'Protective Factors'
  • Learn about the importance of protective factors to strengthen families and the importance of culture when doing this work. At the end of this session, you will understand the framework and the strategies and how making small but significant changes will strengthen families. West Valley Yakima 'Protective Factors' companion handout.
105 Grandview 'Mitigating Learning Loss with Summer Programs
121 Steilacoom Historical 'Activating Effective Virtual Outreach Strategies With Families'
189 Mount Vernon 'Parent Academy Model'
  • Parent Academy Model consists of six weeks of evening classes taught to parents by parents. Parent Teachers and staff are compensated for their time to train for and teach the 6 weeks of Parent Academy. Mount Vernon School District focuses on ensuring families have the information and skills needed to help their students be successful. Families are empowered to become advocates for themselves, their children, and the community as they engage in conversations centered on supporting student success. Mount Vernon 'Parent Academy Model' PowerPoint includes links to handouts and the Parent Academy Model curriculum.
171 Eastmont SD 'Padres Informados | Informed Parents'
  • The Informed Parents program focuses on the importance of collaborating with your parents to help address their most urgent needs. At the end of this session, you will understand the basic platform for the Informed Parents | Padres Informados Series. You will also understand how districts can use the Migrant Education Program P.I.E. model: Plan, Implement and Evaluate to build strong partnerships with ALL parents.
  • Eastmont SD 'Padres Informados | Informed Parents' PowerPoint