• FY26 Q1 Rookie Mentor Family Engagement Reporting

    As a new parent mentor, your focus is on the basic building blocks that ensure families are engaged at home and school. These include building partnerships and effective communication.
  • GaPMP Region

  • Meet with district administrators for introduction and planning

  • Are you familiar with your district's guidelines for introducing yourself to school personnel and administrators?*
  • It is important for others to know you are available in your district. Have you introduced yourself by email or letter to staff in your district?*
  • When you meet people, you may only have a brief opportunity to say who you are and to explain your role in the school district. Have you prepared and delivered an elevator speech to introduce yourself?*

  • Introduction to families and ongoing communication with families

  • Using your districts guidelines for ongoing communication with families, do you have a plan for how you will introduce yourself to families?*
  • Using your districts guidelines for ongoing communication with families, do you have a plan for how you will maintain ongoing communication with your target group throughout the year and how you will collect data from your target group?*

  • Doing the Work Together: Collaborating with partners and families

  • When we collaborate with partners, we ensure participation of diverse stakeholders to gain different perspectives. Have you identified at least one school team or community collaborative to partner with this school year?
  • While we work with many families throughout the year, we select a target group to showcase the impact of our work. Have you identified at least 5 families you will support this school year?
  • Effective communication is a foundation to family-school partnerships. Ongoing, meaningful and two-way communication will lead to solid partnerships and greater student progress. Do you have a plan for how you will assist at least two families in building two-way communication with their child's school?
  • Do you have a plan for collecting Family Pre & Post Surveys from at least five families?
  • It is important that we ask families what they think about an issue and listen to what they say (networking). Do you have a plan for how you will gather feedback from families (could include the Family Pre Survey results) so you and partners can collaborate to support those needs which may be unique this year?
  • It is important to build communication between you and your partners so together you can identify the needs of the families you both serve. Have you discussed with teachers or partners the current needs of families?
  • After discussing the current needs of families, have you identified at least one partner to work with you to provide support to families?
  • Have you identified a topic for a training session you will plan and deliver with a partner?
  • One of the primary roles of parent mentors is to inform others. In order to ensure families are learning what we intend, we use learning targets as a measure. Learning targets are written as I CAN statements related to what you expect FAMILIES to learn as a result of your training which will prepare them to complete the vital behaviors. Have you selected two learning targets for the families you will be working with this year?
  • Providing tools and sharing resources are important for engaging learners and supporting their success. Have you selected one or more sharable resources or tools to support your family training?
  • Students achieve more when families are engaged in their education. Have you identified at least one student outcome that will be impacted by the support you give to families?
  • Establishing benchmarks checks can help you and your partners stay on track. Have you set two dates to follow up with families you will support?
  • When schools and community organizations work together to support students, everyone benefits. Have you assisted two families make a community connection with a partner to support student success?
  • Which recorded webinars posted on the Reporting tab of the Learning Curve have you watched?
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