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Promising Partnership Practices
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CDE, in collaboration with the State Advisory Council for Parent Involvement in Education (SACPIE), collected practices from schools and districts about working with families for student learning.
The following Promising Partnership Practices align with the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships, adopted in Colorado legislation in 2009.
For questions, contact Darcy Hutchins at hutchins_d@cde.state.co.us or 303-866-5921.
October is Family & School Partnership in Education Month
Governor Jared Polis proclaimed October as Family and School Partnership in Education Month! This month is dedicated to elevating the importance of parents, families and schools working together to help students achieve higher levels of academic performance and help them reach their full potential.
2019 Promising Partnerships Practices
See a collection of initiatives from schools, districts, and other educational organizations in Colorado that highlight how they partner with families and the community for student success.
Promising Partnership Practices
- Complete 2019 Edition
- Complete 2018 Edition
- Complete 2017 Edition
- Complete 2016 Edition
- Complete 2015 Edition
Standard 1:
Creating a Welcoming Climate
- 5k Run for Education (PDF)
- Back to School BBQ (PDF)
- Cafecitos (PDF)
- Community Collaboration (PDF)
- Cooking Matters for Families (PDF)
- D6 Reads (PDF)
- Donuts for Dads (PDF)
- Fall Family Fun Night (PDF)
- Family Resource Center (PDF)
- FSCP (PDF)
- Grand Night Out (PDF)
- Grandparent Coffee Time (PDF)
- Holiday Cheer at Rose Stein (PDF)
- Holiday Family Fun Night (PDF)
- Home Visits (PDF)
- Integrated FSCP (PDF)
- International Night (PDF)
- Jefferson Community Center (PDF)
- Jump to the Middle (PDF)
- Mother ReadFather Read Literacy Program (PDF)
- Our School Our Community Scavenger Hunt (PDF)
- Parent Coffee Chat (PDF)
- Parent Teacher Home Visit Program (PDF)
- Parent University (PDF)
- Parr Power Hour (PDF)
- Polar Express Night (PDF)
- Resource Fair and Carnival (PDF)
- Take Your Family to School Week (PDF)
- The Family Center (PDF)
- Through the Eyes of a Molholm Student (PDF)
- Totes for Hope (PDF)
- Visiting with Principals (PDF)
- Community Pozole Dinner (PDF)
- Cultural Ambassadors (PDF)
- Expedicion Comunitaria (PDF)
- Family Fun Night (PDF)
- Holiday Cheer Event (PDF)
- International Dinner (PDF)
- Newcomer Parent Mentor Program (PDF)
- Professional Exhibition (PDF)
- Welcoming All Families Into the School Community (PDF)
- Welcoming Greeters Program (PDF)
- Who-Ville Winter Celebration (PDF)
Standard 2:
Communicating Effectively
- 1 to 1 Community Conversations (PDF)
- Annual Family Meetings (PDF)
- Art Galleria (PDF)
- Attendance Information Workshops (PDF)
- Birthday Bag Celebration (PDF)
- Bi-Weekly FSCP Tip (PDF)
- Book Groups (PDF)
- Communicating through Seesaw (PDF)
- Connections Newsletter (PDF)
- Cultural Sharing Conversations (PDF)
- Families Empowered Institute(PDF)
- Family Ambassadors (PDF)
- Family and Community Engagement Standards (PDF)
- Family Constituency Services (PDF)
- Family Involvement Toolkit (PDF)
- Family Outreach Collaboration (PDF)
- Family Recruiter Program (PDF)
- Family Wellness Engagement Specialist(PDF)
- FSCP Network Site (PDF)
- Home Visits 2019 (PDF)
- Home Visits (PDF)
- Improving Latino Parent Involvement Through Home Visits (PDF)
- Middle School Transition Informational Meeting (PDF)
- Parent Liaison (PDF)
- Parent to Parent Email Lists (PDF)
- Parent Visit Nights (PDF)
- Passport to Literacy (PDF)
- Quarterly ESL Parent Information Night (PDF)
- RISE Night (PDF)
- Sharing Partnership Stories from the Field (PDF)
- Shout Outs (PDF)
- Superintendent Parent Forums (PDF)
- Take Your Parent to School Day (PDF)
- Title I Family Engagement Program (PDF)
- Understanding Family Partnering Data (PDF)
- Virtual Toolbox (PDF)
- Visiting Our Families (PDF)
Standard 3:
Supporting Student Success
- 5th Grade Pie Making with Fractions (PDF)
- 9th Grade Transition Night Graduation Celebration (PDF)
- 12x12 Night (PDF)
- A Fruitful Pre-K Math Intervention (PDF)
- A Healthy State of Mind (PDF)
- Academic Standards Nights (PDF)
- Astronomy Night (PDF)
- Beating the Summer Slide (PDF)
- Blessings in a Backpack (PDF)
- Book Bag Program (PDF)
- Computers for Students (PDF)
- Conexiones(PDF)
- Discovery Social Emotional Learning Program and Parent Partnering (PDF)
- Each One Teach One (PDF)
- ELL Parent Engagement Night (PDF)
- Family Learning Night (PDF)
- Family Liaison Professional Development (PDF)
- Family Literacy Classes (PDF)
- Family Math Game Night (PDF)
- Family Math Night - 100 Days Smarter (PDF)
- Family Reading Night (PDF)
- Financial Aid and FAFSA Night (PDF)
- Foothills Innovative Block (PDF)
- iPads for Parents (PDF)
- Jump into Fall Fall for Math (PDF)
- Literacy Night (PDF)
- Math and Literacy Game Night (PDF)
- Math and Muffins Event (PDF)
- Math Night (PDF)
- Parent Academy (PDF)
- Parent Academy 2016 (PDF)
- Parent Academy for Student Success (PDF)
- Parent Engagement Guide (PDF)
- Parent Excursions to Colleges (PDF)
- Parent Teacher Association Learning Series (PDF)
- Parenting Partner (PDF)
- Partnerships to Support Mental Health (PDF)
- Professional Counseling Services (PDF)
- PWR (PDF)
- Read to Me (PDF)
- Read to Succeed (PDF)
- Reading Extravaganza (PDF)
- Reading Odyssey(PDF)
- Site-Based Extra Duty Contracts (PDF)
- SOAR Awards (PDF)
- Special Dessert (PDF)
- STEAM Access and Exposure for DLC Students (PDF)
- STOMP (PDF)
- Study Club (PDF)
- Strategic Partnering for Student Success (PDF)
- Taste of the Apple (PDF)
- TCA Parent Academy (PDF)
- The Backpack Program (PDF)
- The Book Zone (PDF)
- Trans-disciplinary Play Based Assessment (PDF)
- Urban Education Service Corps (PDF)
- Wild West Saddle-Up and Learn Night (PDF)
- Yearlong Parent Coffee and Workshops (PDF)
Standard 4:
Speaking Up for Every Child
- Bilingual Parent-Teacher Organization (PDF)
- Diverse Advanced Learners (PDF)
- Dual Language Festival (PDF)
- ELA District Advisory Committee (PDF)
- English Development Family Outreach Framework (PDF)
- English Language Development PAC (PDF)
- Families First Workshops (PDF)
- Family Engagement Committee (PDF)
- Family Leadership Training Institute (PDF)
- Family Support Group (PDF)
- Five Star Leadership Academy (PDF)
- GET Togethers - Guaranteed Education Team (PDF)
- Grade Level to Level Transition Support (PDF)
- Grassroots Greeley-Evans Summit (PDF)
- Growing Together Summit Family Day (PDF)
- Involving Families in IEP and IFSP Goals (PDF)
- Language Development Council (PDF)
- Latino Parent Advisory Council (PDF)
- Newcomer Celebration (PDF)
- Parent Academy (PDF)
- Parent Academy - 2018 (PDF)
- Parent Leadership Team Project (PDF)
- Parent Leadership Training (PDF)
- Parents in Leadership (PDF)
- Parenting Partners (PDF)
- PARITY (PDF)
- PARITY Parent Leadership (PDF)
- Personal Learning Profiles (PDF)
- Quarterly Celebrations and New Family Orientations (PDF)
- Restorative ReEntry Conferences (PDF)
- Setting Goals with Parent Survey Data (PDF)
- The Essential Elementary is You (PDF)
- The Parenting Journey (PDF)
- Two Hours by Me Volunteer Program (PDF)
- Welcome Center (PDF)
Standard 5:
Sharing Power
- Adult Literacy Classes(PDF)
- Community Accountability Committee (PDF)
- Community P Networking Meetings (PDF)
- District Accountability Committee Forum (PDF)
- District Advisory Board (PDF)
- Environmental Scan (PDF)
- Fall Festival (PDF)
- Families and Educators Together Team (PDF)
- Family Inspired Resources for Education (PDF)
- Family Liaison Support Program (PDF)
- Family Mathers (PDF)
- Family One-on-Ones (PDF)
- Family Partnership Network (PDF)
- Family-School Partnership Team (PDF)
- Family Survey and Programing (PDF)
- Firebird Families (PDF)
- Growing FSCP with MTSS (PDF)
- Including School Goals in a Grant Process (PDF)
- Jeffco Title I Family School Partnership Promising Practice (PDF)
- Jeffersonian-Style Gathering (PDF)
- Parent and Family Partnerships Action Design Team (PDF)
- Parent Survey on Student Engagement (PDF)
- Parent Teacher Leadership Teams (PDF)
- Parents in Action (PDF)
- Partners in Education (PDF)
- Partnership Badges (PDF)
- PBIS School Store (PDF)
- School Family Student Compact (PDF)
- School-Level Leadership Development in Family and Community Engagement (PDF)
- Share Power, Get a Playground! (PDF)
- Sharing Power at Emory Elementary (PDF)
- Sharing Power with Families (PDF)
- Site Based Management Council (PDF)
- Slater University Workshops (PDF)
- Title I School and Family Compact Posters (PDF)
- Thought Partner Groups (PDF)
Standard 6:
Collaborating with the Community
- Academy Program (PDF)
- Allies Supporting Latinx Families (PDF)
- Bridging Digital Divides (PDF)
- Bring Your Parent to School Day (PDF)
- Caminos (PDF)
- CARnival of Art Family Night (PDF)
- Center for Family Opportunity (PDF)
- Check and Connect (PDF)
- Club House (PDF)
- Coat Program (PDF)
- Collaborative Counseling (PDF)
- Community Collaboration for Student Success (PDF)
- Community Cultural Wealth Quilt (PDF)
- Community Resources Directories (PDF)
- Community Resource Fair (PDF)
- Community Roundtables (PDF)
- Community Service Partnership Program (PDF)
- Crawford Community Center (PDF)
- Engaging Business Partners (PDF)
- Family Game Night at the Library (PDF)
- Family Science Night (PDF)
- Farm to Table Service Learning Partnership (PDF)
- Health and Wellness Parent Advisory Committee (PDF)
- High School Internship Program (PDF)
- Julia Robinson Math Festival (PDF)
- Keep it Moving (PDF)
- Latino Business Luncheon (PDF)
- Learning about Community Resources (PDF)
- Markey Day Craft Fair (PDF)
- No Student Goes Hungry (PDF)
- Noche de Ciencias (PDF)
- Parent Engagement Network (PDF)
- Parent Mentor Program (PDF)
- Pen Pal Service Learning Project (PDF)
- PEN PALS (PDF)
- Portraits of Respect (PDF)
- Postsecondary Transition Support (PDF)
- Preparing Urban Community Teachers (PDF)
- School on the Rise Dinner (PDF)
- Scientific Explorations Program (PDF)
- Sky is the Limit Marathon (PDF)
- The Miracle Shop (PDF)
- Triad Early Childhood PTA (PDF)
- Welchester University (PDF)
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