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Principals say FACES and porch visits help engagement; board asks for centralized partnership support
Summary
Elementary principals described family-engagement work—porch visits, parent plans, FACES coordinators—and asked the district to centralize vendor/partner lists and professional development to help FACES staff scale successes across schools.
Elementary principals told the board that family engagement is a district priority and that FACES coordinators have helped strengthen relationships with families, citing porch visits and front-office responsiveness as successful strategies.
Why it matters: Strong family engagement supports attendance, behavior and learning. Principals said building a culture of involvement must be distributed across staff, not left solely to FACES coordinators.
What principals said: Brett Bernard, Emerson…
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