Family Engagement

Families - We want to hear from you!

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WOULD YOU LIKE TO REFER A FAMILY TO RECEIVE WRAPAROUND SERVICES?

Please fill out the referral form linked below for your family, or on behalf of a New Bedford Family. This form will help the family connect with a Wraparound Coordinator as well as their local Family Engagement Center. Please click on your preferred language below: 

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The Family Engagement Video Series

Want to learn more about your child's education, your school, and everything in between?
 Click here or visit the 'Family Engagement Video Series' tab on the left for more!



Family Engagement Centers



 

ABOUT THE FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CENTERS

The new bedford public school’s family engagement center mission is to empower and strengthen authentic home, school, and community relationships to ensure student success. school staff collaborate through our centers to work with families to try to meet their needs, in efforts to increase the student's academic achievements.

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Our Family Engagement Center Core Beliefs include:

  • All families have dreams for their children and want the best for them.
  • All families have the capacity to support their children’s learning.
  • Families and school staff are equal partners.
  • The responsibility for cultivating and sustaining partnerships among school, home and community rest primarily on us – the educators



Family Engagement Centers are located at: 

  • Hayden-McFadden Elementary School 
  • Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School
  • Renaissance Community Innovation School 
  • Carlos Pacheco Elementary School
  • Alfred J. Gomes Elementary School
  • Keith Middle School
  • Normandin Middle School 
  • Roosevelt Middle School
  • New Bedford High School 

Which Family Engagement Center should I vist? 

You can visit any FEC and get assistance from our wonderful staff. You can head to the center closest to your home, or use the list provided below if your student’s school does not have it’s own FEC.

--New Bedford High School FEC: Supports Whaling City, Trinity Day Academy, and Parenting Teens.

--Keith Middle School FEC: Supports Hathaway, Carney, Brooks, Winslow, and Rodman elementary schools.

--Normandin Middle School FEC: Supports Lincoln, Swift, Ashley, Campbell, and Pulaski elementary schools.

--Roosevelt Middle School FEC: Supports Taylor, DeValles, and Congdon elementary schools.



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    How to Contact our Family Engagement Centers: 

    If your family is interested in assistance or you are a community provider referring a family, please click the link below to access the referral code for your nearest Family Engagement Center.
     Referral Form

    Is a Wraparound Coordinator Assigned to my Family Engagement Center? 

    • Hayden-McFadden Elementary School
      • Supported by Jasmine Vega, Wraparound Coordinator
    • Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School
      • Supported by Cassie Levesque, Wraparound Coordinator
    • Renaissance Community Innovation School 
      • Supported by Kevin Gifford, Wraparound Coordinator
    • Carlos Pacheco Elementary School
      • Supported by Jasmine Vega, Wraparound Coordinator
    • Alfred J. Gomes Elementary School
      • Supported by Kevin Gifford, Wraparound Coordinator
    • Keith Middle School
      • Supported by Elena Adorno-Vega, Wraparound Coordinator
    • Normandin Middle School 
      • Supported by Nasha Encarnacao, Wraparound Coordinator
    • Roosevelt Middle School
      • Supported by Cassie Levesque, Wraparound Coordinator
    • New Bedford High School 
      • Supported by Elena Adorno-Vega, Wraparound Coordinator



    Click below to view the Family Engagement Center Guide and What to Expect: