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High-Impact Family Engagement Practices & 2024 Teaching Standards

Ready to Share?

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Download the Story Guide & Prompts

Use the guide to explore reflection questions and submission prompts.

DOWNLOAD GUIDE & PROMPTS

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Choose the submission format that works best for you:

Written Submission

Complete your story using the prompts in the guide.

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Video Submission

Record a 3–10 minute video sharing your experience.

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Interview

Schedule a 30-minute interview with Araceli Simeón.

SUBMIT YOUR STORY

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Submission Deadline

September 30, 2026

SUBMIT YOUR STORY

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Supporting Educators with Evidence-Based Family Engagement

In February 2024, the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) approved the newest California Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTPs), emphasizing high-impact, evidence-based family engagement practices.

 

Key Updates Include:

  • Two-way communication between teachers and families

  • Listening to and learning from parents

  • Building partnerships to support student success

  • The updated CSTPs will affect:

  • All induction programs by 2025–2026

  • Preliminary teacher preparation programs (multiple/single-subject credentials, special education, early childhood, bilingual education)

  • Educator professional learning, development, and evaluation statewide

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Resources & Downloads:

 

Get Involved:

Share high-impact family engagement practices (link coming October 2026)


Request a presentation or training: Contact asimeon@ca-fen.org

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Share Your Family Engagement Story

Help Shape the Future of Family-School Partnerships

We're looking for educators, school leaders, and family engagement professionals to share the real stories, strategies, and practices that have strengthened partnerships between families and schools.

Your experience can help inspire and equip educators across the country.

Why Your Story Matters

Every child deserves to belong, learn, and thrive—and that happens when schools and families work together.

Your submission will become part of a curated collection of real-world family engagement practices that reflects the wisdom, creativity, and commitment of educators doing this work every day. Selected stories will be shared with Teacher Preparation Programs and Professional Development providers to help prepare and support future educators.

Authors of selected submissions will receive credit in future publications.

Choose the Theme That Best Fits Your Story

You don't need to answer every prompt. Simply choose the theme that best reflects your experience, select the prompts that resonate with you, include a reflection, and share your story in depth.

CONNECT: Building Trust & Relationships

Share stories about:

  • Welcoming and inviting new or all families

  • Reaching families your school has struggled to connect with

  • Communicating across languages

  • Addressing cultural differences

  • Designing purposeful communication

  • Resolving misunderstandings or miscommunication
     

COLLABORATE: Co-Constructing Learning

Share stories about:

  • Building academic partnerships with families

  • Sharing student data in meaningful ways

  • Co-creating learning or support plans

  • Navigating difficult conversations together


LEARNING: Linking Family Engagement to Learning

Share stories about:

  • Expanding family learning at home

  • Connecting student learning to family engagement events

  • Weaving family knowledge into lesson planning


LEAD: Supporting Lifelong Learning

Share stories about:

  • Gaining administrator or union support for family engagement

  • Encouraging colleagues to embrace family engagement practices

  • Supporting educator reflection and continuous learning

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