Shifting Mindsets to Unlock Student Outcome Gains Through Effective Family-School Partnerships
Evolving family engagement from a “nice to have” to a high-impact strategy starts with a mindset shift. This webinar shares step-by-step instructions for reframing your approach, best practices for digital and in-person engagement, and what outcomes you can expect from this transformation.
Conversation Dynamics: Findings and Recommendations from an Analysis of Quality vs. Quantity in School-Family Communications
TalkingPoints researchers analyze 40 million messages sent within the TalkingPoints platform to understand the dynamic engagement between schools and families. Topics, tone, timing, and staff role all are all research factors studied in this report.
Benchmark Report
This benchmark survey of more than 600 teachers and school and district administrators explores how districts implement family engagement best practices and their impact on student outcomes.
From Chaos to Calm: A Dual Strategy for Universal Family Engagement at the District and Classroom Levels
In a time of uncertainty, schools can’t go it alone—and neither can families. This webinar explores how K–12 leaders can engage families at both the system and classroom levels to build trust, solve problems, and support student success together.
TalkingPoints & Baltimore County Public Schools Research Summary
A correlational study across all 178 K-12 schools in Baltimore County Public Schools found that higher TalkingPoints usage was associated with a 1.1 percentage point increase in attendance and a 4.8 percentage point drop in chronic absenteeism. Schools with stronger two-way communication and earlier family outreach showed the greatest gains.