Family Partnership Programs at Berea College - Engaging Appalachian Communities
Explore the impactful Family Partnership Programs at Berea College, dedicated to supporting Appalachian families and enhancing student success. Discover evidence-based initiatives, intensive services for families, and collaborative efforts towards community engagement. Join us in putting families first for a brighter educational future in the region!
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L. Rochelle Garrett Director of Family Partnership
Who we are Berea College Great Commitment to serving Appalachian region Partners for Education All Kentucky Appalachian youth will succeed in school. Serving student in 33 school districts in 26 counties in an effort to fulfill our mission Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/partnersforeducation/?fref=ts Family Partnership Families are engaged and actively support their child s learning. Serving 10 counties with intensive services from Family Engagement Specialists and Family Engagement VISTAs Engaging over 5,000 parents/caring adults
Family Partnership FAST- Evidence Based Program Graduation rates for academic year 2015-2016 Family participation averages Families and Schools Together (FAST) 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Lynn Camp KIDS North Laurel TEEN Clay County TEEN Families Served (attended at least once) Jackson County TEEN Middlesboro Middle Buckhorn KIDS Owsley KIDS Families Graduated Average Attendance
Cumberland County Middle School FAST 4 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 Average # of Days missed per semester Before FAST During FAST After FAST FAST is an 8-week intensive evidence based program, which emphasizes 1-1 parent to student talk time. 12 students participated in this FAST cycle at Cumberland County Middle School, which positively impacted school attendance, behavior, grades and parent/teacher communication. See the chart above for impact on attendance from the Cumberland County Middle School FAST program.
Family Partnership Evidence Based Programs Governor s Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership 28 Fellows graduated from the program, and returned to their districts to exponentially impact student success. Their projects engaged over 500 parents/caregivers.
Family Partnership GCIPL- Evidence Based Program 1. Relationship-building: The school staff builds productive, personal relationships with parents of all students. 2. Communications: Two-way information in many forms flows regularly between school staff and parents about students academic achievement and individual needs. 3. Decision-making: School staff encourages, supports, and expects parents to be involved in school improvement decisions and to monitor and assist in school improvement. 4. Advocacy: For each student, the school staff identifies and supports a parent or other adult who can take personal responsibility for understanding and speaking for that child s learning needs. 5. Learning Opportunities: The school staff ensures that families have multiple opportunities to understand how to support their children s learning. 6. Community Partnerships: The school staff engages and partners with community members to plan and implement substantive work to improve student achievement.
Family Partnership Additional Effective Programs All Pro Dads Financial Literacy classes and supports Subject specific evening workshops at the school Young parent programs- parenting classes and VROOM- http://www.joinvroom.org/ Grandparents as Parents Foodways classes- gardening, preserving, canning, healthy grilling with dads and male mentors
Family Partnership Challenges Finding appropriate cultural and evidence-based programming for families. Recruiting/transportation in rural areas. Developing trust between schools and parents, so both see the other as partners, forming relationships. Please consider, and share now some of the particular concerns you encounter working with families in poverty. What other challenges do you experience?
What is the impact of effective family engagement? GCIPL Class of 2014
For more information, or to answer your questions, please contact L. Rochelle Garrett, Director of the Office of Family Partnership (859) 985-3552 Or Rochelle_Garrett@Berea.edu
