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Jessy Newman; Briana Garcia; Eliza Laible; Deborah Moroney – Wallace Foundation, 2024
In 2019, the Texas legislature passed a historic education finance bill that included an initiative to add up to 30 days to the school-year calendar. One way districts can do this is to offer a voluntary summer learning program. In 2020, the American Institutes for Research, with support from The Wallace Foundation, launched the six-year Texas…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, State Policy
Joseph John Morgan; Alain Bengochea; Johnny Reed – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2022
Public schools located within urban environments are a critical component of a larger social network in their communities, with important reciprocal interactions occurring across settings. This is especially important for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD), as integration and alignment of home, community, and school…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Students with Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
Friedman, Kerry; Kassner, Laura; Araoz, Carmen; Dempsey, Kathleen – Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, 2021
The Community Math Night Facilitators' Toolkit is a detailed resource for elementary school educators to plan and implement a Community Math Night event. Community Math Nights use interactive math activities to engage families in building positive math attitudes, facilitate their participation in children's learning in grades K-5, and build a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Activities, Family Involvement, Elementary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers
Browning, Andrea – National Charter School Resource Center, 2021
Community partnerships empower charter schools by strengthening their capacity to serve the needs of students, families, and staff through deliberate partnerships with community-based entities. The autonomy that charter schools are afforded uniquely equips them with the flexibility to engage partners and even design schools for which one or more…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Program Design
Kadiri, Nadia – Childhood Education, 2021
ANEER, the National Initiative for Early Childhood Education in Rural Areas, is an innovative and impactful project bringing preschools to remote Moroccan villages. Launched by Zakoura Foundation in 2015, in partnership with the Moroccan Ministry of Education and UNICEF, the free ANEER program aims to create the most favorable conditions for a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Access to Education, Preschool Education
Rees, Donna; Mills, Rachel; Paatsch, Louise – Deafness & Education International, 2020
Otitis Media (OM) is an important global issue that can have a long-lasting impact on a child's life. There is no easy fix! For a family who has a child with OM, the ramifications can be short term and have minimal consequences, or they can be very complex and involve medical, educational, behavioural and wellbeing issues, and may even be…
Descriptors: Diseases, Child Health, Health Promotion, Indigenous Populations
Administration for Children & Families, 2018
Family engagement is essential to high quality services for all children in early childhood care and education. From the beginning of life, families nurture their children and the capacities they will need to be ready for school. The Parent, Family, and Community Engagement (PFCE) Framework for Early Childhood Systems is a guide to understanding…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Guides
Urtel, Mark – Texas Education Review, 2018
Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs (CSPAPs) have been identified as an intervention toward improving physical activity opportunities for youth throughout the school day. One of the five elements of a CSPAP is afterschool programming. This paper translates the varied research about youth engagement in physical activity into a…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Physical Activities, After School Programs, Program Development
Cipriani, Kristin; Richardson, Cheryl; Roberts, Georgi – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2012
Engaging families and communities in physical activities for the benefit of children is an extension of the role of a physical education instructor. Although it is possible for a physical educator to generate ideas that encourage families and communities to move, a certified director of physical activity (C-DPA) would be better trained to…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Children, Community Involvement
Epstein, Joyce L.; Galindo, Claudia L.; Sheldon, Steven B. – Educational Administration Quarterly, 2011
Purpose: This study tests key constructs of sociocultural and organizational learning theories with quantitative methods to better understand the nature and impact of district and school leadership and actions on the quality of programs of family and community involvement. Research Design: Survey data from a "nested" sample of 24 districts and 407…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Community Involvement, Program Implementation, Program Development
Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2013
Making Connections was the Annie E. Casey Foundation's signature place-based, community-change initiative of the 2000s. It sought to build on previous work and launch an effort focused firmly on the framework of family strengthening. The Foundation started Making Connections in 22 places, focusing eventually on first 10, then seven sites. It…
Descriptors: Family Involvement, Change Strategies, Program Development, Program Implementation
Petersen, Jeffrey C.; Judge, Lawrence; Pierce, David A. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2012
There is a need within health, physical education, recreation, dance, and sport programs to increase community engagement via experiential learning. The Chase Charlie Races are presented in this article as a model pedagogical strategy to engage community youths and families in a training program and running event to help promote fitness. Key…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Experiential Learning, Physical Education, Community Involvement
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 2000
This handbook, in English and Spanish, is designed for educators who want to develop meaningful parent and community involvement in public education in culturally and linguistically diverse communities. The advice of leaders of Hispanic, African American, Native American, and Asian communities is incorporated into five strategies to help develop…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education, Family Involvement
D'Angelo, Diane; And Others – 1995
Recruitment of participants is a long-standing practice for many programs serving children and families, although the way in which it is approached varies greatly. This volume is presented as a practical tool for practitioners to use in systematizing their recruitment efforts. Section 1, "Reaching Diverse Families," contains an…
Descriptors: Children, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged Youth, Enrollment
Development Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1975
This document presents the appendix to the final report on the Child and Family Resource Program (CFRP), a Head Start-affiliated program designed to promote community and family involvement in fostering optimum development of preschool children. (The final report was contained in a series of documents, which included program descriptions from each…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cost Effectiveness, Day Care, Family Involvement