Research shows that there is a disconnect between how families think their child is doing in school and how they are actually doing. Most families agree that more effective tools are needed to help them understand their child’s progress, so they can help monitor and support shared educational and wellness goals in partnership with schools.

 

Family engagement occurs when school staff develop mutually informative, supportive relationships with families to improve school-family partnership for student success. Family engagement is a tool for equity in education because students do better in school and in life when schools and families partner to support their education