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Family Engagement Plan
Assignment
This semester, you will be developing a family engagement plan for your field experience classroom and
school. The class plan will include the following 6 sections and will be based upon Epstein’s National
Network of Partnership Schools “Keys to Successful Partnerships” and modeled after Missouri’s Parent /
Family Involvement Policy.
While you may use ideas that are already being done in your field
experience classroom or school, you should also include additional ideas or strategies that you
think would improve the family engagement practices for your field experience classroom and
school
. Your plan should be based upon the information you have learned about the families of your field
experience students, such as their education levels, socioeconomic status, and cultural differences. (Note:
if your classroom has any children from ELL families, each section should include considerations for
language differences.) Each section will be submitted separately throughout the semester, with the plan
being complete by the end of the semester. Each section should be 1 - 2 pages, double spaced.
1.
Learning at Home
Describe a home learning plan for your field experience classroom. This plan should
include interactive “family homework” that is developmentally appropriate for the students
in your classroom. In your plan, describe a realistic plan for how you would organize a
take-home kits or “mobile learning” program for the year so that all students have access to
them. Describe one specific kit you might send home with your students that would
support your field experience school / classroom’s curriculum and standards. Tell why your
plan would be effective with these particular students and their families. This plan is worth
20 points.
During my field experience, I've observed my cooperative teacher or mentor implement a
thorough home learning plan that prioritizes family engagement and supports our students'
academic progress beyond the classroom. This plan is centered around interactive "family
homework" activities, carefully tailored to match the developmental stage of the students, ensuring
that they are not only educational but also enjoyable. These activities cover a wide range of
subjects and interests, including reading passages together, solving math puzzles, conducting
simple science experiments, and engaging in creative arts and crafts projects.
Each month, students are provided with a take-home folder containing all the necessary
materials and clear instructions for the interactive family homework assignments. These folders are
designed to be easily transportable between home and school, offering a seamless way for families
to stay connected with their child's learning journey. Whether families prefer traditional paper
materials or digital access through her online platforms, the goal remains the same: to foster a
sense of continuity between home and school and to empower families as active participants in
their child's education. This comprehensive approach not only strengthens the bond between
families and the school but also creates opportunities for meaningful learning experiences that
extend beyond the classroom.
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PLAN SCORING GUIDE
No
submission
Unacceptable
Partially
Acceptable
Acceptable
Exemplary
Score
Parenting
NAEYC 2a,
2b, 2c
MO Teaching
Standards
9.3
No plan for
parent
education
submitted
0 pt.
Plan includes
activities that are
not related to
parent education.
Activities do not
align well with
families served by
this school.
1 – 9 pt.
Plan describes
limited parent
education
strategies, or
may include
strategies that
don’t support
parenting
skills. Some of
the strategies
are not a good
fit for students’
families, or not
all families will
be reached by
these
strategies.
10 – 15 pt.
Plan describes
a variety of
parent
education
strategies, with
specific
examples
given
(including
Parents as
Teachers).
Strategies are
a good fit for
the families
served by this
school.
16 – 20 pt.
Plan describes
a variety of
parent
education
strategies
appropriate for
school’s
families, with
one idea from
plan
implemented
with instructor
and
cooperating
teacher’s
approval
Communica-
tion
NAEYC 2a,
2b, 2c
MO Teaching
Standards
9.3
No plan for
communi-
cation
submitted
0 pt.
General
communication
strategies are
listed, but are not
specific to
communication
with families and
do not align well
with families
served by this
school.
1 – 9 pt.
Plan describes
some
communication
strategies, but
most are
one-way, or not
all are regular
and frequent.
Some of the
strategies are
not a good fit
for students’
families, or not
all families will
be reached by
these
strategies.
10 – 15 pt.
Plan describes
a variety of
print,
technological,
and
face-to-face
reciprocal
communication
strategies that
are regular,
frequent, and
throughout the
school year.
Strategies
listed are a
good fit for the
families served
by this school.
16 – 20 pt.
Plan describes
a variety of
communication
strategies
appropriate for
school’s
families, with
one idea from
plan
implemented
with instructor
and
cooperating
teacher’s
approval
Learning at
Home
NAEYC 2a,
2b, 2c
MO Teaching
Standards
9.3
No plan for
home
learning
submitted
0 pt.
Plan includes
learning activities
that are unrelated
to the home
setting or ideas
listed do not align
well with families
and students
served by this
school.
1 – 9 pt.
Plan describes
home learning
strategies, but
strategies are
not interactive
family
homework or
may include
strategies that
are not
home-based.
An example of
a take-home
kit given or
organization
plan for kits
included, but
not both.
Some of the
strategies are
not a good fit
for student’s
families.
10 – 15 pt.
Plan describes
home learning
strategies,
including
interactive
family
homework and
a take-home
kits program,
used
throughout the
school year. A
specific
example is
given.
Strategies are
a good fit for
the families
served by this
school.
16 – 20 pt.
Plan describes
a variety of
home learning
strategies
appropriate for
school’s
families, with
one idea from
plan
implemented
with instructor
and
cooperating
teacher’s
approval
Volunteering
/ School
Based
Engagement
NAEYC 2a,
2b, 2c
No plan for
volunteer-
ing / school
based
engage-
ment
submitted
Plan includes
activities, but
does not include
a plan to recruit,
train, or retain
volunteers. Ideas
listed do not align
well with families
Plan describes
limited
school-based
family
engagement
strategies.
Ideas are
included for
Plan describes
multiple
school-based
family
engagement
strategies used
throughout the
school year,
Plan describes
a variety of
school-based
family
engagement
strategies
appropriate for
school’s
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MO Teaching
Standards
9.3
0 pt.
served by this
school.
1 – 9 pt.
recruitment,
training, or
retention of
volunteers, but
not all. Some
of the
strategies are
not a good fit
for students’
families.
10 – 15 pt.
including
effective ideas
to recruit, train,
and retain
volunteers.
The plan is a
good fit for the
families this
school serves.
16 – 20 pt.
families, with
one idea from
plan
implemented
with instructor
and
cooperating
teacher’s
approval
Decision
Making
NAEYC 2a,
2b, 2c
MO Teaching
Standards
9.3
No plan for
family
decision
making
submitted
0 pt.
Plan includes
activities that do
not allow or
encourage
parents/guardians
to be decision
makers or ideas
listed are not well
aligned with the
families served by
this school.
1 – 9 pt.
Plan describes
strategies that
encourage
parents to be
decision
makers, but
may include
strategies that
leave
decisions up to
teachers or
school district.
IEP process
described, but
strategies may
not encourage
decision
making by
parents /
guardians.
Some of the
ideas may not
be a good fit
for the families
served by this
school or may
only apply to
some families.
10 – 15 pt.
Plan describes
ways that
families are
encouraged to
be partners in
making
decisions
about their
child’s
education
throughout the
year, including
support for
parents /
guardians as
decision
makers in IEP
process.
Strategies
listed are a
good fit for the
families served
by this school.
16 – 20 pt.
Plan describes
a variety of
strategies to
encourage
family decision
making about
their child’s
education,
strategies are
appropriate for
school’s
families, with
one idea from
plan
implemented
with instructor
and
cooperating
teacher’s
approval
Collaborating
with the
Community
NAEYC 2a,
2b, 2c
MO Teaching
Standards
9.3
No plan for
collabora-
ting with the
community
submitted
Plan includes
activities that are
not community
resources or
ideas listed are
not specific to the
community
served by this
school.
Plan describes
community
resources, but
may not
include
required
categories or
may include
examples that
are not
Plan describe
different types
of community
resources that
will support
teaching and
learning
throughout the
year for each
required
Plan describes
a variety of
local
community
resources that
will support
teaching and
learning in the
classroom,
with one
0 pt.
1 – 9 pt.
community
resources.
Some of the
ideas listed
may not be
available in the
community
served by this
school.
10 – 15 pt.
category.
Ideas listed are
realistic and
available in the
community
served by this
school.
16 – 20 pt.
community
resource used
with instructor
and
cooperating
teacher’s
approval