An Introduction to
Boosting School Readiness
through Effective Family
Engagement
Jane Leite
Sue Parrott
Diane Lowry
Introductions
• State your name, where you are from, and
your title
• Why are you interested in this topic?
• What work have you or your program done
regarding PFCE?
Expectations
• Consider the following—
– What do we expect of our families?
– What do they expect of us?
The Framework
• This is a mere introduction to the
framework and resources that are
available to you!
• https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/ttasystem/family/center/framework/intera
ctive.html
Family Outcomes
• Find which of the seven outcomes you
are most passionate about
• Talk about the outcome in your group
• Report back to the large group why you
choose that one particular outcome
Data
• Measuring what matters from family
engagement
• At your tables, brainstorm what types of data
you collect or want to collect related to
school readiness
Guiding principles of data
collection
• Four R Approach:
Responsible
Respectful
Relevant
Relationship-based
• Four Data Activities
Considerations for data collection
• Useful steps to data collection—have a plan
for what to collect and why you want that
information
• What questions do you ask to get the exact
level of information you want and need?
• What questions do you have regarding
families?
What else?
• Will the data you collect help your process
with the PIR?
• Methods for collection:
– Self-report tools
– Parent-report and teacher-report tools
– Observation tools
Sharing data you collect
• Data collection must have a purpose and
reason for why it is collected, how it is
analyzed and then used
• What do you already have in place that you
can use to gather information about families?
Ultimately
• Everything we collect and do supports parents
in becoming their child’s first and best
teacher!