Families and Communities

Education CAFE

IDRA’s Education CAFE model is an innovation for school-family-community collaboration. Education CAFEs are based in a community organization rather than...

IDRA Family Engagement Online Technical Assistance Package

This IDRA Family Engagement Online Technical Assistance Package provides educators tools for embracing what, for many, is a new vision...

Family Leadership Model

IDRA' model emphasizes collective action, listening to peers, and revolving tasks and leadership.

Five Strategies for Engaging Marginalized Communities

Community engagement is more than just getting 30 warm bodies to a meeting. See proven asset-based strategies you can use...

6 Principles for Family Leadership in Education – Infographic

Family and community engagement in education is critical to school success in providing academic excellence and preparation for college of...

Ventanilla de Orientación Educativa (VOE) Virtual

VOE Videos for Students and Families / Videos para estudiantes y familias de VOE Through its Ventanilla de Orientación Educativa...

Annual IDRA La Semana del Niño Parent Institute

Grounded in our unique model of family leadership in education, the Annual IDRA La Semana del Niño Parent Institute is...

Career Awareness for College Planning – Training Kit

This kit was developed from out of sessions IDRA has led through our Texas Education CAFE Network work, funded by...

ESSA Requirements for Schools and Parent Involvement – Training Kit

This kit is the first in a set of four developed from the Annual IDRA La Semana del Niño Parent...

Community-Based Parent Involvement – Training Kit

This kit is the second in a set of four developed from the Annual IDRA La Semana del Niño Parent...

Public Money for Public Schooling – Training Kit

This kit is the third in a set of four developed from the Annual IDRA La Semana del Niño Parent...

Texas Graduation Requirements and Opportunities – Training Kit

This kit is the fourth in a set of four developed from the Annual IDRA La Semana del Niño Parent...

Blueprint Dialogues

Almost 50 years ago, in Brown vs. Board of Education, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that sending children to separate...

Resources for Families

Schools, families and communities working together have the capacity to craft and carry out effective solutions that will make a...