Family Engagement – Online Technical Assistance Toolkit

Introduction to Family Leadership in Education

Chapter 1 of the IDRA Family Engagement – Technical Assistance Toolkit This short video is an excellent planning and critical...

Authentic Outreach

Chapter 2 of the IDRA Family Engagement – Technical Assistance Toolkit This short video addresses an antidote to the often-heard...

The Six Principles of Family Engagement

Chapter 3 of the IDRA Family Engagement – Technical Assistance Toolkit This video provides some key underlying ideas that are...

School Strategies for Family Engagement

Chapter 4 of the IDRA Family Engagement – Technical Assistance Toolkit As in the previous videos, this video guides planning...

Education CAFE Overview

Chapter 5 of the IDRA Family Engagement – Technical Assistance Toolkit The successful Education CAFE model illustrates how to conduct...

Family Engagement for School Reform – Literature Review

Collaboration and building common ground between schools and their communities are central to developing family and community engagement practices that...

IDRA Education CAFE - A Structure for Families Transforming Schools in their Communities

An Education CAFE (Community Action Forum for Excellence) is a parent group that is rooted in a community-based organization, rather...

Liderazgo Familiar Intergeneracional

Intergenerational Family Leadership as a New Paradigm of Family Engagement by Aurelio Montemayor and Nancy Chavkin, for VUE Voices in...

5 Steps on How to Start an Education CAFE – Infographic

An Education CAFE (Community Action Forums for Excellence) is a parent group that is rooted in a community-based organization, rather...

Families Using Data for School Improvement

IDRA’s model family engagement emphasizes parents’ ability to lead and partner with schools to improve the education they provide. A...

Featured Classnotes Podcast Episodes on Family Engagement

Featured Classnotes Podcast Episodes on Family Engagement IDRA has produced a number of podcast episodes on family engagement. Below are...

Family Engagement Training Kit Series

IDRA created a series of packages that schools can use in sessions with families. Topics include: ESSA Requirements for Schools...

Educator and Student Support

Few people question the value of parents being involved in schools. But many school leaders labor with traditional strategies that have little meaning or success.

Families can be their children’s strongest advocates for promoting quality neighborhood schools and to ensure excellent academic instruction – where children are safe, happy, learning and engaged.

This IDRA Family Engagement – Online Technical Assistance Toolkit is designed to provide educators tools for embracing what, for many, is a new vision for engaging with families and community members. It includes five chapters, each with a video and supporting resources.