Creating a Positive VIBE with FACE (Family & Community Engagement) Teams in Title I Schools

Format

Individual Presentation

Format

Individual Presentation

First Presenter's Institution

Jones County School System, Gray, Georgia

First Presenter’s Email Address

Shelby.henderson@jones.k12.ga.us

First Presenter's Brief Biography

Shelby Henderson serves as a Jones County School System District Family and Community Engagement Coordinator. She has over 28 years of experience in Florida and Georgia as a classroom teacher, school librarian, instructional technology specialist, and family engagement coordinator. A graduate of Valdosta State University (B.S.Ed. Middle Grades Education, M.Ed. Media -Instructional Technology), Shelby is dedicated to encouraging and equipping educators, families, and the community to form meaningful relationships that foster success. She strongly believes educators must be innovative and energized when planning and hosting events that build family and community engagement.

Second Presenter's Institution

Jones County School System, Gray, Georgia

Second Presenter’s Email Address

Shelley.edwards@jones.k12.ga.us

Second Presenter's Brief Biography

With 28 years of experience in education, Shelley Edwards holds a B.S. in Early Childhood Education from Georgia College and State University, an M.S. in Reading and Literacy grades K-12 from Walden University, and an Ed.S. in Teacher Leadership also from Georgia College and State University. Having served as a classroom teacher, Early Intervention Program teacher, Title I intervention teacher, and a Parent Involvement Coordinator at the school level, Shelley is currently serving as a District Family and Community Engagement Coordinator for the Jones County School System. She is passionate about building both educator and parent capacity for family engagement as she believes it to be a critical factor in student success.

Submitter

I am submitting this proposal as one of the presenter(s)

Location

Percival

Strand #1

Home: Family & Community Engagement

Strand #2

Head: Academic Achievement & Leadership

Relevance

Home: Family & Community Engagement Developing and enhancing family and community support for all children and youth

Head: Academic Achievement & Leadership Closing achievement gaps and promoting learning for all children and youth.

Students are more successful when supported by an engaged family and community. To increase engagement with families, Jones County Schools utilizes Family and Community Engagement (FACE) teams at the district and school levels. Through the implementation of these teams, family and community engagement are now energized at the elementary, middle, high, and district-wide levels. By implementing FACE teams, families and community members are eager to attend events that promote learning and close the achievement gap, in addition to strengthening the relationship between families, school, and the community.

Brief Program Description

What’s the VIBE in your school? Is it welcoming, inviting, and groovy? Is it a bummer? Learn how implementing Family and Community Engagement (FACE) teams at each Jones County School helped energize family engagement, increase staff buy-in, and family and student attendance at Title I events. FACE is groovy!

Summary

Research has shown throughout the years that students are more successful if supported by their engaged family and community. To increase engagement with families, Jones County Schools utilizes Family and Community Engagement (FACE) teams at the district and school levels. Through the implementation of these teams, family and community engagement are now energized at the elementary, middle, high, and district-wide levels.

A vibe can be described as a feeling, idea, connection between people, message, or idea. FACE teams and staff members now evaluate the “vibe” on their campus. Positive vibes increase engagement between educators and their families. Sharing that positive vibe will build trust and relationships that foster student success in and out of the classroom. Staff members will be eager to participate and attend family engagement events once again! Students will encourage their families to attend exciting engagement events. By removing barriers and creating a positive vibe, families will be eager to attend a variety of family engagement events that increase their capacity to help their child be successful.

Jones County Family and Community Engagement Coordinators will share resources that outline how the FACE teams created a positive vibe on their campus, increased parent engagement, and built community partnerships. Best practices for hosting events, event planning guide and checklist, and examples of innovative resources that build both parent and staff capacity, as required by Title I Federal Programs will be shared throughout the session.

Evidence

Hall, Christina M. (2020) "The Impact of Family Engagement on Student Achievement," Networks: An Online Journal for Teacher Research: Vol. 22: Iss. 2. https://doi.org/10.4148/2470-6353.1327.

Wood, Lacy, et al. How Family, School, and Community Engagement Can Improve Student Achievement and Influence School Reform LITERATURE REVIEW. 2017.

Youth.Gov. “Impact of Family Engagement | Youth.gov.” Youth.gov, 2021, youth.gov/youth-topics/impact-family-engagement.

Learning Objective 1

Participants will be able to take away knowledge of how to implement and utilize Family and Community Engagement (FACE) teams to promote and host family engagement events.

Learning Objective 2

Participants will be able to take away best practices for sharing their positive vibes to engage families and community partners.

Learning Objective 3

Participants will be able to take away ideas and examples of innovative resources that build both parent and staff capacity, as required by Title I Federal Programs.

Keyword Descriptors

Family Engagement, Community, Positive, VIBE, School, School Team, Title I, Student Success, Build Relationships

Presentation Year

2025

Start Date

3-4-2025 1:00 PM

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Creating a Positive VIBE with FACE (Family & Community Engagement) Teams in Title I Schools

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What’s the VIBE in your school? Is it welcoming, inviting, and groovy? Is it a bummer? Learn how implementing Family and Community Engagement (FACE) teams at each Jones County School helped energize family engagement, increase staff buy-in, and family and student attendance at Title I events. FACE is groovy!