A partnership between Palenque LSNA and the Southwest Organizing Project, the Parent Engagement Institute (PEI) builds the capacity of community organizations, parent leaders, and schools to replicate the Parent Mentor Program model and build transformative parent leadership in schools and communities across Illinois and beyond.
The National Equity Project is a nonprofit, social impact organization committed to increasing the capacity of people to achieve thriving, self-determining, educated and just communities. Schools can find resources for racial justice and educational equity.
Youth led/youth voice work to develop youth to be empowered, informed, and active citizens who will promote a just and equitable society.
Research article offering insights into fostering connectedness in the context of counseling in schools with consideration to students’ developmental needs. NOTE: PAID ACCESS ONLY
Understanding the essential components of MTSS is an important part of its implementation, but research suggests effective implementation is a major challenge for educators. Successful implementation of MTSS demands ongoing planning, continuous improvement, and sustaining and expanding efforts. This website lets you click on the phases of MTSS implementation to find tools and resources to support planning for success, implementation, and sustaining and expanding implementation.
Video panel with child development, children’s health, and trauma-care experts to talk about ways families can support their children and one another to process racism, violence. (2020)
Helping Kids Process Violence, Trauma, and Race in a World of Nonstop News Read More »
This article brings together “healing schools” with trauma-informed care, restorative justice, and multicultural education coming together under one integrated framework. Authors call for creation of healing schools because: 1) Schools can play a valuable role in promoting healing and well-being among the students and families with whom they engage and 2) Many urban schools themselves need healing because they have become systems of toxic environments for adults and youth alike. Framework includes four key values: relationships, safety, belonging, and agency.
This article provides an overview of Dr. Shawn Ginwright’s Healing Centered framework that can be applied to schol environments.
A survey tool to help educators gather feedback and engage families in their school communities.
Family Voices created the Family Engagement in Systems Tools that child- and family-serving organizations can use to plan, assess, and improve family engagement.
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