New NSBA Publication Helps School Leaders Foster Family Engagement

September 28, 2011 – The National School Boards Association (NSBA) today unveiled Family as Partners: Fostering Family Engagement for Healthy and Successful Students – a publication designed to help school leaders effectively engage families in schools, particularly around school health issues. 

Families as Partners includes an overview of family engagement in schools as well as guidance, strategies, and resources for developing and implementing successful family engagement policies and practices.  It illustrates how school districts can build upon their existing policies and practices and offers guidance on key questions school boards should ask, and processes to take in strengthening family engagement in school health.  According to the publication, engaging families around school health issues can be an important step for school leaders seeking to increase family involvement in their schools.

The “Tools to Use” boxes included in the publication refer to a new accompanying family engagement webpage also developed by NSBA that contains family engagement policies and surveys, as well as templates for school districts to adapt and use to better communicate with and engage families.

To access the publication, click here.

To access the family engagement webpage, click here.