About Family Engagement Series

EPIC's Family Engagement Series encourages families to become engaged in their children's education by partnering with schools to help their children succeed. The series offers parents, school administrators, and community members training experience that develops parents into effective advocates for their children as it focuses on fostering effective partnerships between home and school.

Services include:

Creating Home-School Partnerships and Parent Involvement Training:

In this three or five-hour training, participants review and discuss key guidelines for successful home-school partnerships, as well as best practices nationally, while learning to overcome barriers to parental involvement. The training culminates in the initial development of a plan to enhance the home-school partnership efforts in their community.

Parents as Advocates Training

This multi-session training defines the role of parents as advocates for their children, both at home and within the school. It develops their skills in helping their children succeed academically, in building individual relationships with the child and teacher, in creating a supportive home environment, and in understanding school systems and academic standards.

Training Sessions include:

1. Advocacy: The Who, What, When, Why, and How
2. Forming a Winning Team
3. Maneuvering through the School System
4. Building a Relationship with your Child
5. School-Based Management and Decision-Making
6. Understanding Assessments and How Schools Work