From Conversation to Curriculum: How Baltimore County Families Are Supporting Early Literacy at Home
Written by Rob Bayuk in partnership with Megan Dowdle, Kindergarten Teacher at Glenmar Elementary, and Natalie Eder, Kindergarten Teacher at Halstead Academy Part Two of a Two-Part Series Part One […]
From Access to Partnership: How Baltimore County Public Schools Is Reimagining Family Engagement for Every Family
Written by Rob Bayuk in partnership with Angela Dregier, Multilingual Family Engagement Specialist, and Laura Schreiber, ELD Specialist, Baltimore County Public Schools Part One of a Two-Part Series Baltimore County […]
Don’t Just Send the Scores Home: Turning Fall Benchmark Results Into Academic Family Partnerships
Written by Kate Pechacek Time to read: 7 minutes Fall benchmark season is upon us. Across the country, students are completing reading and math assessments, teachers are poring over results, […]
A Month of Showing Up: Reflecting on Attendance Awareness Month
Time to read: 5 minutes September is Attendance Awareness Month, and for us at TalkingPoints, it’s always felt like more than a calendar observance. It’s a chance to spend an […]
What Would Dolly Do? Bringing Learning Home
Written by Amanda Ensor Time to read: 7 minutes There is something I keep coming back to when I think about Dolly Parton. For all the sparkle, the music, the […]
3 Ways We Built Family Relationships That Reduced Absenteeism
Written by: Dr. Rachel Edoho-Eket, principal of Waterloo Elementary School in Maryland Time to Read: 5 min read I still remember pulling up our attendance report one morning and staring […]
From Attendance to Opportunity: How ECISD Is Strengthening Family Engagement—and Investing in the Future of Its Community
When Shane McKay talks about attendance, he doesn’t start with funding. He starts with students. “As humans we are designed to be social creatures,” says McKay, Assistant Superintendent for East […]