4 WAYS TO CONNECT TO OUR WORK
We are a network of families, educators, administrators, and community leaders working to improve family engagement in education. We invite everyone to join our efforts.
2. RECEIVE WEEKLY EMAILS
- Sign-up for our Weekly Resource for learning at home ideas, family engagement examples, and local resource connection. Click here to sign-up.
- Join the Groundswell to stay informed about the Kentucky Education System and advocacy opportunities
3. JOIN IN THE CONVERSATION
CIPL Networking Café - November 10th, 6:30pm-7:30pm EST
Connecting in a Socially Distanced World – Click here to register.
Ky Collaborative for Families and Schools Network Calls- 2nd Thursday of every month @11:30EST
Opportunity for you to learn more about family engagement best practices happening across Kentucky and meet other family engagement in education champions in Kentucky. From time to time these will be working group meetings where we ask for your input on specific projects; however, the primary purpose of the KY Collaborative Network is to learn new ideas and meet new people. Click here to register.
4. DIG DEEPER
Top 10 Family Engagement Projects
Top 10 list is developed every year by the KY Collaborative for Families and Schools based on needs expressed by Kentucky families, community leaders, and educators through focus groups, needs assessments and surveys. Contact leads directly to support their work. Click here for current project and contact email.
Regional Family Engagement Centers
- English language learners
- Early education
- Navigo
- Social and emotional well-being
- tlottman@learning-grove.org
- Multi-generational family literacy
- Urban families
- English language learners
- Early childhood
- tteater@familieslearning.org
- Parent leadership development
- Parent voice
- laura.beard@prichardcommittee.org
- Support and alignment
- bill.buchanan@education.ky.gov
Ky Collaborative Advisory Council
Help guide and inform the work on a statewide level. The council meets monthly around project specific work. Click here to apply.
Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership (CIPL)
Build your parent support system and learn valuable leadership and advocacy skills through one-day workshops and webinars or take a deeper-dive with the CIPL Fellowship. Learn more or Email laura.beard@prichardcommittee.org.
You can also download more information about the CIPL Fellowship here.