The resources in this section are designed to assist all collaborators including students, families, community members and school staff in supporting student growth.
Engaging Key Collaborators
The Engaging Key Collaborators Toolkit offers information and resources to assist all collaborators including students, families, community members, and school staff in supporting student growth. This toolkit provides the foundation for building and strengthening partnerships between key collaborators that lead to better educational experiences and outcomes for students.
The resources included in this toolkit are designed to help collaborators:
- Recognize the benefits of strong collaboration betweenschools, families, and communities.
- Implement strategies that enhance academic performance,improve student behavior, increase graduation rates, strengthen family bonds,and create a more positive school culture.
The Engaging Key Collaborators Toolkit is comprised of two main sections. The content of each section is summarized below.
Section 1: Family and Community Engagement: Unveiling the Benefits
In this section participants will review resources designed to encourage and enhance collaboration.
Section 2: Empowering Engagement and Enhancing Student Outcomes Through Resource Provision
In this section participants will review resources designed to encourage and enhance collaboration.
Resources for Families
- Understanding Response to Instruction and Intervention (RTI2): A Toolkit for Families
- A Guide for Parent-Teacher Conferences and Engaging with Your Child’s School
- Understanding Student Testing
- TDOE Featured Family Resources
- Response to Instruction and Interventions for Academics: Family Guide for RTI2- A
- Family Engagement Night Data-Based Decision Making and Student Support Plans
Resources for Schools and Districts
- Student, Family and Community Resource Pack
- Developing a Written Parent and Family Engagement Policy
- Literacy-Focused Family Engagement Events
- Mathematics
Resource for Community Members
- Community Partner Resource Pack
- Community Supported Schools
- A Guide for Partnership with Districts, Schools, and Families: A Toolkit for Community Partners
TN-TAN Partner Resources
- Visit The Arc Tennessee for family and community engagement support for studentswith disabilities.
- Visit Vanderbilt Kennedy Center's Treatment and Research Institute for Autism Spectrum Disorders (TRIAD) for family and community engagement support for students with complex behavior.
