Prioritize Family Engagement
Overview
Research shows that students can fall behind academically when they miss only two days every month.
Example: Use This Strategy In in the Classroom
Design It into Your Product
Use It in the Classroom
The Center for Early Childhood Education at Eastern Connecticut State University shares family engagement strategies, focused specifically on younger children.
Design It into Your Product
See how a mobile app, Remind, provides a way for parents, teachers, and students to communicate quickly and easily about student progress, assignments, and other school-related activities.
Learn More
- Explore the Family Resources & Relationships subtopic on Digital Promise's Research Map.
- Explore the Parent Involvement subtopic on Digital Promise's Research Map.
Additional Resources
Additional examples, research, and professional development. These resources are possible representations of this strategy, not endorsements.
Factors Supported by this Strategy
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The prime time to engage families as positive partners in support of their students is the start of the year.
Consistent, clear policies help families understand attendance and behavioral expectations and build trust in their enforcement.
