National Center for Families Learning
Project Title
For project support of family engagement in middle and high school science through an experiential learning approach RFP Y2
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
16 months
Description
The National Center for Families Learning (NCFL), a nonprofit organization founded in 1989, assists the nation’s most marginalized families through research-based engagement, literacy, leadership, and professional development programs. Withthe support from the Corporation’s RFP “Family Engagement to SupportStudent Learning”, NCFL is committed to addressing science opportunitygaps among students in Title I schools within Jefferson County Public Schools(JCPS) in Louisville, Kentucky. The program will expand to include middle- andhigh-school-aged educators and families in its second year, encompassing twoproject cohorts. Simultaneously, NCFL will explore a partnership with theOpenSciEd team to integrate the family engagement approach into its curriculumresources, aiming to impact science education and enhance family involvement inthe learning process.
Project Title
For project support for increasing family engagement in middle school science through a family service-learning approach
Date
Jun. 09, 2022
Duration
18 months
Description
With the increased awareness of science in our everyday lives and routines, especially due to the pandemic, there is an opportunity to increase family participation in supporting science instruction. The National Center for Families Learning (NCFL) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1989 that supports the nation’s most marginalized families through research-based engagement, literacy, leadership, and professional development programs. With Corporation support through the request for proposals on family engagement to support student learning, NCFL will address the science opportunity gaps for students at Title I schools in Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS’) in Louisville, Kentucky. Specifically, this project will engage teachers and families together to implement and scale an experiential family engagement model that increases parent participation in supporting science practices to improve elementary-aged children’s learning outcomes.
Project Title
For a project to support a community of practice of family engagement state-wide centers
Date
Mar. 05, 2020
Duration
12 months
Description
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), enacted in 2015, governs the nation’s commitment to equal opportunity for all elementary and secondary students, emphasizing new standards for local school districts to effectively engage families. Due to ESSA’s focus on family engagement, in 2018 the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) awarded five-year Statewide Family Engagement Center (SFEC) grants to thirteen states. The SFEC grants represent the USDOE’sfocus to increase family engagement and family literacy practices in the nation’s school systems to improve academic achievement, particularly those serving low-income students. With over three decades of experience and revered as a national leader in the family engagement movement, the National Center for Families Learning (NCFL), seeks Corporation support to co-lead a national network across the thirteen states that will serve as a hub of expertise, learning, and innovation for the creation of effective statewide systems of family engagement.