{"id":787,"date":"2022-03-24T10:09:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T17:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learningforequity.org\/?p=787"},"modified":"2022-03-24T13:21:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T20:21:18","slug":"engaging-with-families-as-leaders-to-drive-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningforequity.org\/engaging-with-families-as-leaders-to-drive-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Engaging with Families as Leaders to Drive Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cFamily engagement is a practice\u2014not just a one-off program,\u201d Sydney Holman, Program Manager of SPS\u2019 Family Partnerships Team, states. Together, the Seattle Housing Authority, SPS Family Partnerships, and the Learning for Equity Network (LEN) are teaming up to build a group of families leaders to create more math connections between schools and communities. To begin that journey, the team is constantly considering the needs, interests, and barriers that families face in education.<\/p>\n<p>By centering family voice throughout the process, the team evolves and tailors the program as participants contribute and drive the direction and focus. \u201cWe\u2019ve acknowledged the context from which we\u2019re doing this work,\u201d Marques Gittens, Education and Youth Development Manager for the Seattle Housing Authority, adds. \u201cHistorical oppression has excluded families furthest away from educational justice and students from being autonomous and having a say in the educational process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The team plans to engage with parents and scholars\u2014to imagine and reimagine the roles that families can play in creating math environments that start with students&#8217; identity and culture. \u201cSo much happens outside of school from the family perspective, that the opportunity for families to support each other and share their skills, knowledge, successes, and challenges may have a much larger impact,\u201d says Gittens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCo-design really is the heart of our program,\u201d explains Alfe Wood, Family Engagement Lead for LEN. \u00a0The goal of this program is to brainstorm ways to inspire children to have fun with math, co-design materials that are culturally relevant so students can continue to learn math at home and school.<\/p>\n<p>The team is excited to work with families within this leadership role, where all can share their culture and experiences with math, and all are teachers and learners at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in being a part of the family program or want to learn more, <a href=\"https:\/\/learningforequity.org\/families\/\">visit our families page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cFamily engagement is a practice\u2014not just a one-off program,\u201d Sydney Holman, Program Manager of SPS\u2019 Family Partnerships Team, states. Together, the Seattle Housing Authority, SPS Family Partnerships, and the Learning for Equity Network (LEN) are teaming up to build a group of families leaders to create more math connections between schools and communities. 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