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 […]
The Trust-Building Window You Can’t Afford to Miss: 5 Ways to Connect with Families Early This Year
Read Time: 6 minutes Summary: Families aren’t just watching the calendar this fall, they’re watching for signals. Is this school a partner, or just another place sending information? Here are […]
What We Heard at ISTELive and 2026 ASCD Annual Conference
Technology Should Make Room for Relationships, Not Replace Them Author: Vrinda Kokje Key takeaways: TalkingPoints joined school and district leaders and educators in Orlando for the ISTELive and 2026 ASCD […]
From Involvement to Partnership: Key Takeaways from IEL’s CSxFE Conference 2026
Author: Vrinda Kokje More than 4,200 educators, family advocates, district leaders, and community organizers filled the Long Beach Convention Center last week for the Institute for Educational Leadership’s (IEL) 2026 […]
Reflecting on a Milestone Year: TalkingPoints Closes Out Year 10
By Kristie Werner Ten years ago, TalkingPoints started with a simple but powerful belief: that every family — regardless of language, background, or circumstance — deserves a real seat at […]
Back-to-School 2026–27: One Trusted Solution for Family, Classroom, and Districtwide Communication
For schools and districts, communication has never been more important — or more fragmented. Managing attendance outreach, school and districtwide communication, and classroom communication across multiple tools creates extra work […]