How is Family Engagement Going in Your School? Evaluate Your Program Today

Saturday January 30, 2016
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
General Assembly Theater A

Find out if your Family Engagement Program is as successful as you want it to be. Tools are available in this session for evaluating what and how you’re doing with your program in your school. Then you can ask yourself, is that all there is? What else do you want from your engagement with families? Explore in this workshop more ways to connect with families. Hear from someone, Dr. Joni Samples, who does these kinds of evaluations all over the country as well as a representative, Shancelor Terry, from a school district in the area who is actively engaging multi-ethnic and culturally diverse families with the schools. Come away with ideas for your Family Engagement Program that you can put to immediate use. Join us for a fun, informative, and helpful session.

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Presenters
Joni Samples

Dr. Samples has written 6 books on the topic of Family Engagement. She has presented at numerous workshops, speaks regularly, and holds a monthly National Conversation on the topic of Family Engagement. She has even helped a county (The Republic of Georgia) write its national policy on Family Engagement. She has a passion for the topic and it is evident in her work. Shanceler Terry has worked intimately with the Houston Community as an advocate for families and children. She has served as President of the Southeast Chapter of Grant Professionals Association, on the West Houston P-16 Council and is a current member of the West Houston Leadership Institute.
Shanceler Terry

Shanceler Terry has served in the education arena for nearly 18 years. She is a graduate of The University of Tulsa and has a BA in Secondary Education and English and a MA in Education Administration. She's had a career as an afterschool coordinator, grants writer and now Coordinator of Family and Community Engagement.
theme:
instruction
audience:
186
topics:
family engagement, family engagement, using data