Early Childhood Family Engagement Plan

The vision for Early Childhood Education in CFBISD is to provide a safe, nurturing environment that will support the cognitive, social and emotional development of all children and support every child’s sense of belonging, agency and purpose through interdisciplinary play-based learning.

The Early Childhood Program of Carrollton Farmers Branch ISD, in alignment with the TEA High-Quality Prekindergarten Components, is dedicated to fostering partnerships between families, schools, and the community to ensure a smooth transition into kindergarten and long-term success for all prekindergarten students. Our aim is to actively engage families to enhance the prekindergarten experience, empower families to become their child's educational advocates and strengthen the connections between school and home.

Required Family Engagement Components:
1. Facilitate family-to-family support
2. Establish a network of community resources
3. Increase family participation in decision making
4. Equip families with tools to enhance and extend learning
5. Develop staff skills in evidence-based practices that support families in meeting their children’s learning benchmarks
6. Evaluate family engagement efforts and use evaluations for continuous improvement

Component	Strategies
Facilitate Family-to-Family Support	CFBISD will provide opportunities for families to participate in campus/district initiatives such as: Campus-based academic nights PTA volunteer opportunities Classroom events and activities Parent events hosted by the campus principals Parent Education Department opportunities to support student achievement Campus Open House events Pre-K and Kindergarten Enrollment events
Establish a Network of Community Resources	CFBISD, in partnership with community organizations, will support a network of resources that will directly benefit our Pre-K families as needed: Ready Rosie Student Services Departmental Support Special Services Departmental Support The Counseling Connection Resources from the CFB Giving House Local business partnerships Individualized campus programs Faith-Based Leaders Alliance support Communities in School
Increase Family Participation in Decision Making	CFBISD will encourage family participation in decision making through: Campus and district parent surveys Title I parent surveys LPAC committees Early childhood parent surveys
Equip Families with Tools to Enhance and Extend Learning	CFBISD will provide opportunities for Pre-K families to receive the tools needed to enhance and extend learning such as: Skills for Early Childhood Video Series Parent Education Department sessions Library checkout from campus libraries Parent/Teacher conferences Opportunities for families in partnership with community members/ organizations Parent Self Serve District and campus communications through ParentSquare and social media Access to Ready Rosie parent resources Access to CLI Engage Family Activity Collection
Develop Staff Skills in Evidence-Based Practices that Support Families in Meeting their Children’s Learning Benchmarks	CFBISD will train Pre-K educators on the value and importance of family engagement through: District/campus professional development CLI Engage Family Engagement training Ready Rosie training CFBISD weekly Early Ed Update Campus-based family engagement training
Evaluate Family Engagement Efforts and Use Evaluations for Continuous Improvement	CFBISD will use the following data to provide continuous improvement of our Pre-K program: Campus parent surveys Parent attendance (family engagement events) Pre-K enrollment parent survey Ready Rosie parent utilization data

Component

Strategies

Facilitate Family-to-Family Support

CFBISD will provide opportunities for families to participate in campus/district initiatives such as:

Campus-based academic nights
PTA volunteer opportunities
Classroom events and activities
Parent events hosted by the campus principals
Parent Education Department opportunities to support student achievement
Campus Open House events
Pre-K and Kindergarten Enrollment events

Establish a Network of Community Resources

CFBISD, in partnership with community organizations, will support a network of resources that will directly benefit our Pre-K families as needed:

Ready Rosie
Student Services Departmental Support
Special Services Departmental Support
The Counseling Connection
Resources from the CFB Giving House
Local business partnerships
Individualized campus programs
Faith-Based Leaders Alliance support
Communities in School

Increase Family Participation in Decision Making

CFBISD will encourage family participation in decision making through:

Campus and district parent surveys
Title I parent surveys
LPAC committees
Early childhood parent surveys

Equip Families with Tools to Enhance and Extend Learning

CFBISD will provide opportunities for Pre-K families to receive the tools needed to enhance and extend learning such as:

Skills for Early Childhood Video Series
Parent Education Department sessions
Library checkout from campus libraries
Parent/Teacher conferences
Opportunities for families in partnership with community members/ organizations
Parent Self Serve
District and campus communications through ParentSquare and social media
Access to Ready Rosie parent resources
Access to CLI Engage Family Activity Collection

Develop Staff Skills in Evidence-Based Practices that Support Families in Meeting their Children’s Learning Benchmarks

CFBISD will train Pre-K educators on the value and importance of family engagement through:

District/campus professional development
CLI Engage Family Engagement training
Ready Rosie training
CFBISD weekly Early Ed Update
Campus-based family engagement training

Evaluate Family Engagement Efforts and Use Evaluations for Continuous Improvement

CFBISD will use the following data to provide continuous improvement of our Pre-K program:

Campus parent surveys
Parent attendance (family engagement events)
Pre-K enrollment parent survey
Ready Rosie parent utilization data