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Family Academy reports 28,000+ caregiver contacts and multilingual workshops; board raises privacy and access questions
Summary
Staff said the Family Academy and Family Saturday programs reached tens of thousands of caregivers across hundreds of workshops; the office offers 25 workshop topics in multiple languages, runs Saturday family schools, and posts materials online — board members urged reducing reliance on Facebook and improving geographic coverage and Title I outreach.
Dr. Maria Rosa Rangle, director of family and community engagement, presented the Family Academy's portfolio of parent workshops, Saturday family school programming and multilingual outreach. She introduced Family Academy coordinator Ethia Romero and described a menu of 25 workshops, translation and interpretation in the district's top languages, and community sites such as churches and resource centers used for outreach.
Rangle said the Family Academy and related outreach reached 28,290 parents and caregivers in 2024–25 through 434 workshops and community events; she told the committee the office is booked through May and that Saturday family school and ESL classes give parents a substantive role while students receive literacy tutoring.
"We have 25 different workshops plus two for multilingual families," Rangle said, explaining that schools request workshops and the office coordinates trainers, interpreters and scheduling. She noted that Title I schools receive paper survey copies and priority support in some circumstances.
Board members raised two recurring concerns: geographic coverage and platform security. Several members said they wanted clearer data on which neighborhoods and schools had hosted workshops and requested a breakdown by region and Title I status. One member said reliance on Facebook may expose sensitive audience information and urged hosting archived videos and materials on the district website instead. Presenters said materials are posted to the district site and agreed to follow up on alternative hosting strategies.
Members also asked for program cost details and for staff to return with information about which schools have requested Family Academy services, how Family Academy offerings are tied to school improvement plans and whether outreach still reaches the communities where the program originated. Staff said they can provide follow‑up data on Title I usage and school requests.
The committee encouraged staff to continue community partnerships and to report back with location‑specific metrics, cost information for potential expansion, and options for safer digital hosting of workshops.
