Family and Community Engagement

Promote an environment and culture that supports and encourages effective engagement of all families, including those from diverse backgrounds

Interpretation

Develop and foster a welcoming environment and promote relevant engagement opportunities for all families

Family Partnership meetings (increased from 1 meeting to 3)
District and school parent engagement events (increased events to provide supports for incoming Kindergarten families, 5th grade transition, and follow up to “What Every Parent Wants to Know”)
Equity Advisory Group
Started a partnership with Cyborg Mobile to help facilitate the creation of equity modules
Parent advisory/engagement groups (Highly Capable, English Language Learner (ELL)
Pre-Kindergarten and third grade reading intervention
Interpretation and translation services
Computers in schools to aid in registration
Family Partnership Liaisons (FPL) supported all families with preferred language other than English to make initial contact, welcome them, provide supports, and answer questions
State waiver obtained in order to conduct elementary conferences
Parent communication software
Parent Panels
Cultural Competency training for classified staff
Partnership with Issaquah School Foundation Cultural Bridges
Cultural conversations – series of meetings with majority of principals
PTA evening presentations at 5 school communities around Cultural Competency Training around Cultural Competency for our VOICE Mentors and ISD PTA Council
Our disaggregated data for building allocation shows additional funding for Learning Assistance Program, Title 1 Federal remediation funding, and Bench Mark Educational Learning – 2018-19