“Yo Tengo Muchos Sueños Pa’ Mi Hija”: Increasing Family Engagement Through Innovative Practices

• In Event: Saturday Roundtable 7:45 am
  In Roundtable Session: Relational Elements of School Community, Climate, and Culture: Family Engagement and Leadership Approaches (Table 10)

Abstract

Our work draws on an existing Research-practice partnership at one fully inclusive charter school with a shared aim of improving family engagement.
We draw on community cultural wealth as an
approach to bring an asset-based perspective to foster relationships and bridge families
and the school. We employ a participatory design research approach to collaboratively
design the implementation of student portfolios as a way to build curriculum-based
family engagement opportunities. Findings suggest that relationships, communication,
and academic rigor are integral components to building strong family engagement
opportunities.

Authors

• Rosalinda Larios, California State University - Fullerton

• Maritza Lozano, California State University - Fullerton

• Rohanna Ylagan-Nicanor, California State University - Fullerton

• Ainaria Johnson, California State University - Fullerton

• Laura Barreto, California State University - Fullerton