The Family: America’s Smallest School
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
October 18, 2010
Washington, DC
Jacqueline Jones, PhD
Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Early Learning
Anna Hinton, PhD
Director of Parental Options and Information
Office of Innovation and Improvement
U.S. Department of Education
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There is no program and no policy that
can substitute for a parent who is
involved in their child’s education from
day one.
—President Barack Obama
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Families as Partners in our
Children's Education
from Cradle to College and Career
Early Learning
(Birth-grade 3
Goal: All
kindergarten
students arrive
ready to succeed
and remain on
track to 4th grade.
Elementary
(Grades K-5)
Goal: All
students enter
middle school
with
foundational
skills to tackle
advanced
subjects.
Secondary
(Grades 6-12)
Goal: All
students
graduate high
school on time
prepared for at
least one year
of postsecondary.
PostSecondary
Goal: All
graduates have
opportunities
for success in
the 21st century
economy.
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Interagency Collaboration
 Six Interagency Study Groups
 Parent, Family and Community Engagement
 Listening and Learning about Early Learning
 Family Engagement Session in Orlando, FL
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Interagency Study Group
on
Parent, Family and Community
Engagement
A high-quality coordinated State system
of early learning and development
includes a parent, family, and
community engagement system that—
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 encourages family engagement in a child's learning
and development
 builds on the strengths of and is responsive to the
needs of diverse families
 engages families as key stakeholders
 provides leadership training, coaching, and mentoring
opportunities
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 collects family engagement data
 funds a statewide family engagement infrastructure
with the capacity to innovate and improve practices
 provides access to families about their child’s program
and progress
 supports families by linking them to appropriate
programs and services in the community
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Listening and Learning about Early Learning
Family Engagement Session in Orlando, FL
 Heather Weiss, Founder and Director
 Harvard Family Research Project
 Carol Day, President
 National Black Child Development Institute
 Gene Garcia, Vice President
 Arizona State University-School Partnerships
 Don Bailey, Distinguished Fellow in Early Child Development
 RTI International
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Strengthening and Supporting
Families at the U.S. Department of
Education
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 Parental Information and Resource Centers
(PIRC) Program
 What is a Parental Information and Resource
Center (PIRC)?
 Who do the PIRCs serve?
 What services do PIRCs provide?
 PIRC Funding Requirements
 30
percent to Early Childhood Parenting
Education
 50% to serve low-income families
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
Achieving Excellence and Innovation in
Family, School and Community Engagement
Webinar Series
Archives of previous webinars and
additional information about the series is
available at:
http://www.nationalpirc.org/engagement_webinars
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Family, School and Community Engagement
Policy Forum
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