Flamboyan Foundation
Project Title
For support of the National Fellowship Program and planning the distribution of tools and resources for the field
Date
Mar. 07, 2019
Duration
9 months
Description
A strong body of research shows that family engagement improves student academic achievement, but schools and districts are often not investing in family engagement strategies that research shows to be effective. The Flamboyan Foundation, an operating family foundation partnering with over fifty local public and charter schools, is working to create systems-level change that integrates family engagement programs at the district level. Through its National Fellowship Program, a cohort of education leaders and advocates from across the country, Flamboyan is building the capacity of leaders and creating a network of advocates who in turn spur effective and equitable family engagement efforts in their communities. With continued support from the Corporation, Flamboyan will build the capacity of local districts to support effective family engagement through its National Family Engagement Fellowship, advance family engagement nationally through shared learning, and create a collaborative and accessible informational hub for practitioners across the country.
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Project Title
For the National Family Engagement Fellowship and development of an educator preparation strategy
Date
Mar. 02, 2017
Duration
21 months
Description
Currently in their eighth year of operation in Washington, D.C., Flamboyan Foundation, a private family foundation has been partnering with over fifty local public and charter schools, as well as several teacher and leader preparation programs to equip them with the confidence, knowledge, skills, and resources to effectively partner with families for student success. They have taken a multi-pronged approach to ensure teachers, school leaders, teacher preparation programs and districts have the capacity to plan, implement, and assess strategic family engagement efforts. Because of the results that their work in DC has achieved, the organizational learning they have done, and their commitment to ensuring that every educator in the United States practices effective family engagement, Flamboyan is strategically expanding their work nationally. With Corporation support, Flamboyan will work to build the capacity of local districts, charter management organizations, and non-profits to support effective family engagement through Flamboyan’s inaugural national fellowship; and build evidence through practice as well as field and academic research to influence educator preparation and expectations such that effective family engagement is introduced and supported as a key educational practice across the country.