We can cultivate family engagement in three ways: by building relationships, by fostering communication, and by engaging in meaningful collaborations
What is Family Engagement?
Hear how leading engagement specialists describe it in this short video.
How can successful Family Engagement impact schools?
Listen to these school leaders and staff sharing how they value family partnerships in this short video.
Family Engagement and *PTAs both work in schools to support their communities, however, Family Engagement aims to also empower families to be a part of creating and leading in our school community. Family Engagement calls for building trusting relationships, sharing in meaningful communication and creating collaborative partnerships with our families.
We want to find ways to work together to increase our family engagement and find ways to help you share your expertise, experiences, and voice - we need our parents' voice to move forward!
Renton School District's Family & Community Engagement Vision
We believe family engagement has a positive effect on student achievement and supports the District mission that each student graduates with options and is prepared to fully participate in our democracy. We will know we have achieved authentic family engagement when students and families feel their cultures are valued and when all families experience trusting and respectful relationships, meaningful communication, and collaborative partnerships.
What do we want our family engagement vision and work to look like at Lakeridge?
Click on the tab below, 'share your ideas'; we want to lift your voices and vision!
* Lakeridge PTA was formally dissolved in 2018 due to an inability to recruit and sustain the board and membership requirements.
