Family, School and Community Partnerships
Family, school and community partnerships, one of the six essential elements of KyMTSS, provides the structure for families, schools and community members to work together to support and improve the learning and wellbeing of all students. These partnerships help build reciprocal relationships to engage in meaningful and culturally appropriate collaboration to support the whole child. As a part of family and community engagement, it is important to consider the varying student living and family situations. Some students live with families, caregivers, foster families or within another living situation. By incorporating data sources and stakeholder feedback, schools can create tailored programs and materials to authentically connect with families and community partners. As this school year ends and plans are made for the upcoming year, it is a great time to consider how to continuously develop and foster family, school and community partnerships. For additional information regarding key features and resources, please visit KyMTSS Family, School and Community Partnerships.
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The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) Guidance and Resources:
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Dual Capacity Framework for Family-School Partnerships: A resource for developing effective partnerships that support student and school improvement.
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Family and School Partnerships (National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments): This page includes a list of resources to assist schools and families with the building and strengthening of family-school partnerships.
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KDE Parent and Family Resources: This site includes a selection of resources in support of special education, tailored to meet the needs of families.
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Kentucky Family and School Partnership Guide (formerly The Missing Piece of the Proficiency Puzzle): A resource recently revised by the Kentucky Family Collaborative for Families and Schools to help every school district, school, and early learning organization establish two-way relationships with families to improve outcomes for children.
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Read At Home Plan Family Guide and Spanish version of the Read at Home Plan Family Guide: A guide to assist educators in supporting and encouraging families as they engage in their child’s Read at Home Plan, per KRS 158.305. The guide includes learning experiences families can have with children at home to support their reading skills development.
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Standards Family Guides: A resource for parents and caregivers to help families familiarize themselves with the concepts of each grade level’s standards and provides suggestions for how families can reinforce standards content at home.
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Summer Support web pages: A site to support educators, parents, families and caregivers in encouraging summer learning.
Additional Family, School and Community Partnerships Resources:
The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL): Developing Family and Community SEL Guides
The United States Department of Education (USDE):
Parent Teacher Association (PTA): National Standards for Family and School Partnerships
Institute of Educational Sciences (IES) Regional Educational Laboratory (REL): Toolkit of Resources for Engaging Families and the Community as Partners in Education
Summer Professional Learning Opportunities
Summer 2024 Behavior Institute
Kentucky Council for Children with Behavior Disorders
July 14 to 16, The Central Bank Center (formerly the Lexington Convention Center), Lexington
Hotel: Hyatt Regency: Group Code G-CD24
Behavior Institute Registration
For more general information visit www.kyccbd.org.
2024 Persistence to Graduation Summit
June 11 and 12, Hilton Lexington, Downtown
369 W. Vine St., Lexington
2024 Persistence to Graduation Summit Registration
Kentucky Reads to Succeed Summer Conference
June 20, Central Bank Center (formerly the Lexington Convention Center), Lexington
The Kentucky Department of Education Office of Teaching and Learning, Division of Early Literacy, invites you to register for the 2024 Kentucky Reads to Succeed Summer Conference.
Kentucky Regional Educational Cooperatives
The eight regional educational cooperatives offer MTSS professional learning and technical assistance. For more information regarding cooperative technical assistance, please contact the MTSS Point of Contact for your region.
KyMTSS Newsletter Archive
Did you miss the last KyMTSS Newsletter? You can access all previous editions of the newsletter on the KyMTSS Newsletter Archive webpage.
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