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.png "Family and Community Engagement") Family and Community Engagement in New Bedford Public Schools aims to empower and strengthen authentic home, school and community relationships to ensure student success. Family and Community Engagement has three goals:
- Improve communication practices between schools and families to ensure access to resources and supports that promote student success.
- To increase capacity of teachers and school leaders to build relationships with students and families to achieve authentic family engagement and student success
- To expand the representation of diverse family and community voices in improving school climate and culture toward supporting student success.
Click here to view our Family Engagement Systems "At a Glance"!
Family Engagement Practices in NBPS:
- New Bedford's Three E's: Engage / Educate / Empower
- Cultural Competency & Equity
- Professional Development created and offered for staff
- Family Engagement Centers located at:
- Keith, Normandin, and Roosevelt Middle Schools
- Gomes, Hayden McFadden, Jacobs, and Renaissance Elementary Schools
- Family Institute for Student Success (FISS).
VIDEOS
Improving Schools through Community Engagement, Dialogue and Evaluation Ideas
Everyday Democracy highlights the work of New Bedford Public Schools and the Nellie Mae Education Foundation.
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