What if Culture IS the Strategy?
A Playbook for Leading Boldly With Families
What if culture isn’t a backdrop to the work—but the work itself? Districts today face rising student anxiety, chronic absenteeism, navigating new technology policies, widening academic gaps, staffing strain, and budget uncertainty. This webinar reframes culture as the strategy to address these challenges. When leaders co-create with families, they build the systemic conditions—belonging, safety, shared purpose, collaboration—that drive success in every classroom.
Watch the video to see how districts like Minneapolis Public Schools are building systemwide cultures of learning, moving from problem-fixing to solution-building with families.
You’ll walk away with:
- A playbook for using dual-level digital engagement to strengthen learning culture around the classroom—so families and educators can focus within the classroom.
- Practical strategies to unlock the power of families and educators working together to boost student outcomes.
- The opportunity to take part in a live, interactive 5-minute Thought Exchange workshop to share and rank best practices with peers on co-creating with families.
Speakers:
- Donnie Belcher | Executive Director of Communications and Engagement | Minneapolis Public Schools
- Amanda Ensor | Senior Content and Learning Manager | TalkingPoints
- Kate Pechacek | CEO / Founder OpendoorsEd | K12 Strategic Consultant for TalkingPoints
TalkingPoints’ model is based on decades of family engagement research, and draws heavily on research-driven practices to develop our product. We are also committed to adding to this body of evidence. Access all research reports here.
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Research Report
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