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Our library of downloadable publications will help parents and families understand school improvement; how Title I, Part A works; what to expect from the school and district; and how to encourage academic achievement.
The Multilingual Families Toolkit | Spanish is designed to help Local Educational Agencies (LEAs) create and maintain effective strategies with multilingual families. We explore and model best practices for the use of technology in teaching, as well as for assessing and communicating with diverse adults. The following guide is applicable for face-to-face, blended, and online instruction, and can also serve as a toolkit. In addition, it includes a section on state and federal allowable costs, and technology resources for adult computer literacy trainings.
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Russian Poster | Letter Size | Black/White Letter Size
Vietnamese Poster | Letter Size | Black/White Letter Size
English | Chinese | Korean | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese
English | Chinese | Korean | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Vietnamese
Activity Packet: Publication | PowerPoint Activity | Evaluation in English and Spanish
This publication focuses on the whole child and the different practices that families can actively engage to strengthen family life.
Tips: Use the publication to create an activity that fits your LEA's needs.
Target Audience: Families in the LEA with strong emphasis on those families that participate in the Title I, Program.
This What is Title I, Part A? video guide is a companion to the What is Title I, Part A? brochure. LEAs and schools can use this video guide at open houses, parent-teacher conferences, and the Title I, Part A meetings. It is a good complement to parent and family engagement activities where the LEA and school wants to showcase the programs available in their school system.
What is Title I, Part A? English | Spanish
Families Are Our Partners in Education is a three minute video guide that talks about the importance of school-family partnerships. LEAs and schools can use this guide to promote the importance of parent and family engagement in LEA and school improvement efforts.
Frequently Asked Questions
English | Spanish
What Every Parent Should Know About NAEP
English | Spanish
Parents' Guides to Student Success
The Family Engagement For High School Success Toolkit
Planning and implementing an initiative to support pathway to graduation for at-risk students.
Phone Interpretation Vendors under State Contract
There are six vendors with master contracts through Washington State - the Department of Enterprise Services (DES). These vendors are classified as Category 8-Education-related Documents in the state system. This state contract covers translations for the written word only.
Department of Enterprise Services: Translations Services-Written Word │ Contract information
A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement, (PDF, 241 pages.) A. T.
Henderson & K. L. Mapp. (Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, 2002)
Report Conclusion (PDF, 5 pages)
National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) guides district leaders to improve their knowledge of school, family, and community partnerships, improve district-level policies and plans for partnerships, and guide schools’ Action Teams for Partnerships in developing excellent programs of family and community involvement. Models District | School
Except where otherwise noted, the Washington ESSA Consolidated Plan developed by the by Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
