Family Engagement Foundations
Activate the Superpower of Partnership
Strong family-school partnerships begin with intentional, accessible digital engagement.
TalkingPoints Foundations equips educators at all levels to connect with every family, every day, building relationships that improve student attendance, well-being, and learning.
TalkingPoints Foundations is designed for entire school teams, from teachers to staff and site leaders
What sets TalkingPoints Foundations apart
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Comprehensive
Designed for entire school teams from teachers and staff to site and district leaders
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Reach every family
A text-first model reaches 99% of families and gets responses—no apps, email, or Wi-Fi required
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Communicate and build trust
Foster meaningful two-way dialogue with industry-leading K–12 translation, contextualized for schools, in 150+ languages
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Build staff capacity & save time
Built-in guidance, templates, and event scheduling make best-practice family engagement easier and more sustainable for educators
Why TalkingPoints
Built-in best practices, districtwide scale, actionable data, and leading K–12 translation work together to help educators confidently engage every family, in any language, with the right support at the right time.
Proven results
Third-party-validated studies show that using TalkingPoints leads to measurable gains in student outcomes, including academic, behavioral, and attendance outcomes.
Proven results for improving student outcomes
Decreased
absenteeism rates
Improved course
proficiency levels
Improved state
math test scores
A third-party validated quasi-experimental study shows TalkingPoints improved student academics and attendance overall, with outsized results for underserved students.
HOW TALKINGPOINTS WORKS
Four Steps to Strengthen Family Partnerships to Improve Student Outcomes
REACH
Text-first model
Reach 99% of families
<1% opt-out
COMMUNICATE
Industry-leading K-12 translation
150+ languages
Human-supported translation
Literacy & accessibility supports
ENGAGE
Two-way engagement
Embedded coaching & tools
Builds staff capacity
Built-in best-practice guidance
IMPROVE
Attendance rates
Academic outcomes
Student behavior
Student well-being
You can’t get to step 4 without steps 1–3
EDUCATORS AND FAMILIES LOVE TALKINGPOINTS
Related resources
Podcast Ep. 08 – Family Engagement as a District-Wide Strategy
Bensalem Township School District set out to strengthen school-home connections across their district. Through collaboration with stakeholders, they gathered feedback and created action plans. What began as a pilot of […]
Family-School Partnerships Improve Attendance and Behavior
Study Shows TalkingPoints Platform Boosted Outcomes in Large Urban District How do you build trusting family-school partnerships in large, multilingual districts, without adding more to educators’ plates? A two-year study […]
Family Engagement Drives Results for Marlborough Public Schools
At a Glance Marlborough Public Schools in Marlborough, MA, a district of nearly 5,000 students, is served by an early childhood center, four K-5 elementary schools, one 6-8 middle school, […]
TalkingPoints partners with districts across the country
1 in 4
US schools use TalkingPoints
1 in 4
US districts use TalkingPoints
24M+
Families, educators & students building relationships
1B+
Over 1 billion messages exchanged
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Learn how our district communication tools support culture-building at scale, and how our attendance solution uses real-time outreach to reduce chronic absenteeism and improve student success.
Ready to take engagement further?
Learn how our district communication tools support culture-building at scale, and how our attendance solution uses real-time outreach to reduce chronic absenteeism and improve student success.