Find all past Best Practices Virtual Expos here.
24-25 Expos
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Explore Spring Forest Middle School's award-winning "High School Ready" program. Learn to create a customized campus "flight plan" to support families through key transitions, from elementary to middle school and middle to high school. Gain tools, templates, and strategies to empower families, gather feedback, and implement workshops that deliver results.
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Together We Thrive: Initiating Positive Change for Student Success
Learn to create safe and inclusive learning evironments with techniques for rapport building, trauma-informed care, and de-escalation.
Find more from Stefanie Rodriguez here.
23-24 Expos
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Learn about Schulenburg ISD’s “Shorty’s Snack and Learn.” This program gives students and families an opportunity to enjoy a snack while participating in fun, learning activities. It also fosters relationships, builds capacity, and contributes to student success.
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Marcela Andres will be presenting on how to implement a family-centered program design for your school's engagement program. Marcela is also a family and community engagement coach for the Harvard University Graduate School of Education under the guidance of Dr. Karen Mapp.
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Cleveland’s Integrated Approach to Family Engagement and Measurement Utilizing Data Dashboards
Carla Hempstead from Cleveland Public Schools will present on using data dashboards to measure the effectiveness of their engagement activities. Join us to learn how this data is used to improve the quality of their family and community engagement programs to help improve student achievement while ensuring compliance with Title I, Part A.
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Nick Davis/TEA
Spending Allowability of ESSER Funds for PFE Programs
ESSER Funds, ESSA, and PFE Presentation
Maria Rosas/Austin ISD
Co-Creating Your School Family Policy and Parent Compact & Cultivating School and Community Partnerships
22-23 Expos
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From Surface-Level Familial Engagement to a School Community With In-Depth Passion
Learn how leaders can bridge academic, leadership, & cultural foundations to enhance family and community involvement. This program in Castleberry ISD is based on the “Leader In Me” program and the “7 Habits of Highly Successful Families.”
Watch Castleberry ISD and FranklinCovey Education's Expo Presentation
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Thinking Inside the Box: Engaging the Disengaged
Join us as we walk through the implementation of Lubbock ISD's Parent University program with Christa Ritchey. Learn about their development process and how the feedback drove the thought processes that led to the strategies they are employing as they launched their pilot programs. See how Lubbock ISD is partnering with their community to help build a successful program.
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Community Engagement for Student Success
21-22 Expos
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Building Family Efficacy to Support Student Academic Interventions
Watch Laredo ISD's Expo Presentation
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Building Family Efficacy in Technology
Watch Pharr San Juan-Alamo ISD's Expo Presentation
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Building Family Efficacy to Support Student Academic Achievement
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Building Family Efficacy - Supporting Student Academic Intervention
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Building Family Efficacy in Technology
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Building Family Efficacy to Support Student Academic Achievement