Family Learning

 

Family Engagement Hour

Parent University provides professional development to support Home School Liaisons (HSL), teachers, and staff to build strong home-school-community partnerships with families by implementing a monthly family engagement hour at the school sites. In collaboration with district leaders and families’ input, Parent University has collaborated with various departments to create new family learning curriculums for the fall of 2024 on relevant topics to support student achievement. We will add additional topics in the spring of 2025.

Fall 2024 Topics/Intended Outcomes:

• Attendance Matters for Success: Bring awareness to families about the dangers of vaping and how to protect children from the negative effects that vaping can have on a young person’s development.
• Cyber Safety Awareness: Families will learn about best practices for securely using devices, understanding cyber issues, risk factors, and tips for keeping students cyber-safe. They will also learn how to report incidents and get help for students.
• Introduction to the LCAP: Families will be provided with an opportunity to learn about the district’s plan to support student achievement and how to be engaged in the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) development on giving feedback through the Thought Exchange survey platform for future investments.
• Parent Square Tips for Families: Families can sign up and learn more about the new Fresno Unified ParentSquare communication tool. Families can utilize the platform to interact with teachers, their students’ schools, and the district.
• Reading Strategies: Families will learn reading strategies they can use at home to support students reading at grade level by first grade and how to support those reading below grade level.

Parent University is committed to continuing to develop HSL and school site staff toward the shared family goal by equipping them with the tools and resources needed to implement monthly Family Engagement Hours districtwide. In addition to the monthly training, Parent University’s Family Learning team will continue providing HSL one-on-one support on facilitation skills, recruitment strategies, and co-facilitating as needed.   

Parent University's Family Engagement Hour Fall 2024 Schedule 

 

Parent University’s Family Engagement Hour Fall 2024 Schedule

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Family Engagement Hour

Location: Parent University, 822 N. Abby Street, Fresno, CA. 93701

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For questions, please contact:

Marbella Lemus
(559) 457-3390
Marbella.Lemus@fresnounified.org