🤝 Stronger families, stronger schools: this week’s Free Summer Friday

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Discover how effective school-family partnerships drive student success and community growth
A young boy sits by his teacher and parent.

Transform school engagement before the first bell.

As the end of summer approaches and educators, administrators, and parents look toward the upcoming school year, one truth remains constant: children thrive when families and educators work together as equal partners. But how do we build partnerships that truly stick?

This week’s Free Summer Friday feature dives into the research and practices that transform school communities. Explore Family Engagement in Education: The Dual-Capacity Building Framework.

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Building Effective Educational Partnerships
Led by Dr. Karen Mapp and Harvard faculty, this course equips educators, leaders, and community advocates with actionable strategies to create powerful, family-school relationships using the Dual Capacity-Building Framework.

You’ll explore:

  • The Dual Capacity-Building Framework: Learn the foundational principles of the framework to design family engagement initiatives that cultivate capability, connections, and confidence for both staff and families.
  • Culturally Responsive Practices: Understand how to address systemic barriers, build trust across diverse backgrounds, and foster equitable collaborations in learning environments.
  • Actionable Implementation Strategies: Develop practical, data-informed plans to link family engagement directly to student learning, development, and school improvement goals.
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How to Enroll:
Like all of our Free Summer Friday features, this course is hosted on edX and is completely free to audit. 

You can also choose to upgrade to a paid verified certificate at any point during the course to officially prove mastery of the subject.

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