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Family engagement coordinator outlines PFACs, video outreach and attendance campaign
Summary
Maria Mowary, the district's family and community engagement coordinator, described plans to expand building-level family advocates, Power Family Action Committees, a Bearcat Family Connections video series and attendance interventions; staff reported early social-media reach and plans for YouTube and a unified communications tool.
Maria Mowary, family and community engagement coordinator for Battle Creek Public Schools, presented an overview Oct. 13 of the district's family-engagement strategy and new initiatives to increase family participation and address chronic absenteeism.
Mowary described rebranding and relaunching Power Family Action Committees (PFACs) to gather caregiver voices districtwide, and said the district is transitioning from a contract with Communities In Schools to an in-house family-advocate model. "This is just really, to be an extension of who I am and what I do for the district within the building," Mowary said, outlining duties that include restorative conversations, connecting…
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