RTI & Family EngagementA Construct for IntentionalityPresentationtoSPDG Network Family Engagement PLCbyDebra A. JenningsCo-DirectorRegion 1 Parent TA Center@SPANdebra.jennings@spannj.org

What I hope to accomplish:

General overview of research on parent/family engagement.

Construct for developing strategies for intentional family engagement when implementing RTI.

Collaboration with OSEP-funded Parent Centers (PTIs & CPRCs) in addressing family engagement.

The research

Henderson et al, 2002.

Deschler,

Involving the community and engaging parents in the education of their children is critical for the successful implementation of any intervention associated with closing the achievement gap and increasing graduation rates.

However, unless parent and community involvement in education is deliberately planned and connected to a school’s and district’s academic goals for students, such efforts may not produce the desired results.

- California Action Team Plan 2009

A Construct for ConsideringIntentional Parent/Family Involvement within the RTI Framework

PollHow does your SEA’s guidance/TA address

each of the Types

ofParent/Family Involvement?

Types of Family Engagement

National Center on RTI

National Center on RTI

RTI & Types of Parent Involvement

Parent Involvement & Multi-Tiered Interventions

Resources Center for School, Family & Community

Partnerships: www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000

SEDL National Center for Family & Community Connections: www.sedl.org/connections

Harvard Family Research Project: www.hrfp.org

OSEP Parent Center Network: www.parentcenternetwork.org

Debra Jennings, Co-Director, Region 1 Parent TA Center, debra.jennings@spannj.org