Better Together: Massachusetts Family School Partnership Fundamentals Training Module

Creating strong partnerships with families isn’t just a good thing to do. It’s a vital strategy for helping students succeed - as impactful as having a strong principal and strong instruction.

The Better Together online training module, developed by MA DESE, helps educators think about and do family partnership. You will learn about the Massachusetts Family, School, and Community Partnership Fundamentals, hear from family members, and explore strong family partnership practices.

The module also includes a Fundamentals Reflection Process Tool Kit which school and district teams can use to identify the next stage or level of their family school partnership work.

Resources

• Better Together: Family School Partnership Fundamentals Online Training Module

• Massachusetts Family, School, and Community Partnership Fundamentals (self-assessment tool)

Here are a few of the tools you’ll find in the training module:

• Better Together: Family School Partnership Mindset Summary

• Better Together: Family School Partnership is Everyone’s Job

• Better Together: Why Family Partnership Matters - Research Nuggets & Sources

• Family School Partnership Fundamentals Reflection Process Tool Kit

Source

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education