Families and schools don’t always have the same ideas of what family engagement looks like. With the National Family Support Technical Assistance Center, the National Federation of Families, and the National Center for School Mental Health, we will detail ways to bring families and schools together on the concept of “family engagement”. Family engagement is a collaborative and strengths-based process through which the workforce, families, and children build positive and goal-orientated relationships. It is a shared responsibility of families and school staff at all levels that require mutual respect for the roles and the strengths each has to offer. With successful family partnerships, schools can move from family involvement to family engagement.
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