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Family and Community Outreach
Family and Community Outreach works to accelerate the achievement of underachieving student groups through comprehensive programs of school, family and community partnerships. Assistance is provided to all offices, schools, families, and the community in using the Epstein Framework of Six Types of School, Family, and Community Partnerships.
The following services are available to families and community members:
Knowing the Learner Workshops
The Office of Family and Community Outreach conducts workshops throughout the year designed to help parents understand their child as a learner. Participants in “My Child is Smart in Many Ways”, receive information about the concept of multiple intelligences and how to use it to support learning. In the Parents as Mediators (PAM), parents gain skills in helping children learn how to learn new information more effectively and efficiently. For more information call the program specialist at 410-313-6794.
Parent and Family Support
The Family and Community Outreach Office provides direct services to parents upon request for consultation on preparing for school conferences, helping students at home and monitoring their progress, navigating the school system and building strong partnerships with schools.
School-Based Parent Liaisons
The School-Based Parent Liaisons serve as a resource of support to families in the establishment of effective home school partnerships. The liaisons develop effective communication strategies to provide information to families about school programs, activities and resources. They also provide support and training for parents who want to be involved in school leadership. The parent liaisons are assigned to 10 schools.
Parent Leadership Opportunities
Training and support are provided to parents who want to increase their level of involvement in the school through parent committees, parent support groups or School Improvement Teams. Parents may participate in structured activities designed to support individual needs or provide resources for already established groups.
Village Empowerment Seminars
Each year the Office of Family and Community Outreach offers parent information sessions designed for the collaborative input and participation of staff and community members as well as the families and their children.
Family Involvement Action Teams
These school-based teams use the Epstein Framework to organize, implement, and evaluate school, family and community partnership activities that support the School Improvement Plan. The action teams are composed of administrators, staff, parents and community members. For more information contact the Family and Community Outreach Specialist at 410-313-6794.
Community Outreach Programs
The Family and Community Outreach Office coordinates structured workshops in a variety of settings in the community that are convenient to parents. These sites may include community rooms, neighborhood centers or workplace sites. These services include helping parents to understand and monitor their child’s progress, communicate effectively with schools and learn new strategies to support learning at home. For more information call the program coordinator at 410-313-6794.
Community Support
The Family and Community Outreach Office offers support for community members, organizations and faith based institutions that are providing activities for students in a variety of ways in the community. The office communicates regularly with these groups and provides resources and materials when requested.
Schools in the HCPSS address six types of involvement and use an action team approach to develop a school wide plan of measurable activities that support school improvement objectives
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