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ATTY/AGR/2017.179/REDWOOD CITY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS – RCSD AND RWC <br />REV: 08-22-17 RL <br />Page 8 of 9 <br /> <br />• 100 RFEP (19%) <br />• Family Engagement: We define family engagement as meaningful connections <br />between schools and their students’ families. According to research family <br />engagement at school and communication with school are predictors of student <br />achievement. <br />At RCSD, the Department of Community School Partnerships is leading an new Family <br />and Community Engagement committee to asses and design systematic family <br />engagement work, that moves from 1-time workshops to profound culture change that <br />creates authentic engagement, by means of effective communication, information <br />sharing, co-leadership and advocacy, and school climate improvement. <br />Research shows that: <br />• Relative to non-participants, students whose parents took part in family <br />engagement opportunities for three or more years were predicted to have, on <br />average, about a two percentage point annual advantage in their attendance rate <br />(Exhibit 3); this added up to roughly four extra days of school attendance over a <br />180-day school year.3 <br />• Students whose families were involved in family engagement opportunities at <br />Community Schools for three or more years exhibited greater growth in their <br />attendance than their peers whose families had fewer years of participation.4 <br /> <br />• English learners whose families were participating in Community School <br />programs for three or more years showed greater gains in their English language <br />proficiency. <br /> <br />We have developed the following workplan to address meaningful and successful <br />family engagement. <br />STRATEGY: <br />Family <br />Engagement <br />KEY <br />ACTIVITIES & <br />PROGRAMS <br />WHEN <br />(timeline) <br />WHO <br />(person <br />responsible) <br />OUTPUTS & OBJECTIVES <br />(# served &/or change expected) <br />Parent <br />Workshops <br />Site <br />specific <br />Coordinator and <br />principal <br />1) Provide parent education through <br />various topics 2) Empower parents <br />3) Help navigate the school system <br />Volunteering <br />opportunities <br />Site <br />specific <br />Coordinator, <br />teacher, admin <br />team, Parent <br />Leadership <br />1) Provide support to teachers, <br />coordinator and students 2) Survey <br />parents to assess kind of <br />involvement needed/desired <br /> <br />3 “Examining the Status of Redwood City Community Schools” John Gardner Center Report, (Biag, <br />Biscocho, and Gerstein, 2016) <br />4 “Redwood City Community Schools Research Report” (Biag, Manuelito 2013-2014). John W. Gardner <br />Center for Youth and Their Communities. December 2014. <br /> <br />6.1.C. - Page 10