The toolkit is designed to address the following questions and challenges: Family engagement activities are often isolated from other initiatives in districts; Family engagement staff in districts often work in a silo, not in collaboration with other district departments; Families of low-income students and families of students of color are often underrepresented in family engagement activities; Educators struggle with how to evaluate family engagement programs and activities, beyond tracking the number of participants attending events; While opportunities for family members to gain skills and knowledge are growing, building educators’ capacity to partner with families is not yet a focus in many districts.

The Family Empowerment and Disability Council is coordinated through the Seeds of Partnership contract, funded by the California Department of Education, Special Education Division. The FECs provide training and information to families of children and young adults with disabilities, between the ages of 3 and 22.

This guide helps parents and other adult family members and caregivers navigate supporting the overall well-being and mental health of school-aged children, including tips for what can be difficult conversations. It offers information about the social and emotional development of young people and explains warning signs that may signal mental health challenges. It equips caregivers with targeted strategies, tools, and resources that help them advocate for their family, address each child’s specific needs, and access professional help.

This AFIRM EBP Brief is designed to help parents/caregivers learn the step-by-step process of planning for, using, and monitoring the EBP of Parent Implemented Intervention (PII) with their learners with Autism during home routines and activities.

This AFIRM EBP Brief is designed to help you learn the step-by-step process of planning for, using, and monitoring the EBP of Social Narratives with learners with Autism.

How a focus on relationships is driving improvement in Chula Vista

Over the years the Desired Results Access Project has been developing a process that home visitors can use to confidently complete the DRDP, even when they may not have had frequent opportunities to observe the child participating in a variety of routines and activities. · The purpose of this Trainer's guide supports hosting a session to share this process and some useful tools that can be used along with it.

This Family Engagement Framework is intended to provide guidance to educators, districts, schools, families, and communities as they plan, implement, and evaluate strategies across multiple programs for effective family engagement to support student achievement and close the academic achievement gap.

Appendix 4.2 English Learner - Parent Questionnaire from California Practitioners’ Guide for Educating English Learners with Disabilities

Appendix 4.3 English Learner Student Questionnaire from California Practitioners’ Guide for Educating English Learners with Disabilities