Grants

Institute for Educational Leadership, Inc.

Project Title

For project support of annual National Family Engagement and Community Schools Conference

Date

Jun. 08, 2023

Duration

6 months

Description

Research has shown that student achievement increases when parents are engaged in their children’s learning and that strong family-school partnerships are the foundation for family engagement. Applying best practices in family engagement to local contexts however requires an understanding of the conditions and capabilities that support engagement, particularly at the school and district levels. The Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) has been partnering with district leaders to capture best practices and to support the field in deepening its implementation of effective and systemic engagement efforts while enhancing professional development opportunities for teachers, principals, and school staff. Since 2014, IEL has organized the National Family Engagement Conference, the nation’s largest convening for the family and community engagement field, with over 200 district leaders representing more than 9,000 schools across forty-four states working to improve district practices in support of families. The Corporation will support IEL’s 2023 National Family and Community Engagement conference in order to continue sharing best practices, integrating strategies such as capacity building and leadership development, and moving toward a more systemic engagement of parents and families across the country.

Project Title

For support of the launch of Version 2 of the Dual Capacity-Building Framework

Date

Jun. 03, 2021

Duration

6 months

Description

Research has shown that student achievement increases when parents are engaged in their children’s learning and that strong family-school partnerships are the foundation for family engagement. Applying best practices in family engagement to local contexts however requires an understanding of the conditions and capabilities that support engagement, particularly at the school and district levels. The Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) has been partnering with education leaders to capture best practices and to support the field in deepening its implementation of effective and systemic engagement efforts while enhancing professional development opportunities for teachers, principals, and school staff. IEL is working with Dr. Karen Mapp to finalize and publish Version 2 of the Dual Capacity-Building Framework. With support from the Corporation, IEL will complete Version 2 of the Framework, disseminate it throughout their networks and support broad utilization.

Project Title

For support of the 2019 National Family and Community Engagement Conference

Date

Sep. 12, 2019

Duration

7 months

Description

Research has shown that student achievement increases when parents are engaged in their children’s learning and that strong family-school partnerships are the foundation for family engagement. Applying best practices in family engagement to local contexts however requires an understanding of the conditions and capabilities that support engagement, particularly at the school and district levels. The Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) has been partnering with district leaders to capture best practices and to support the field in deepening its implementation of effective and systemic engagement efforts while enhancing professional development opportunities for teachers, principals, and school staff. Since 2014, IEL has organized the National Family Engagement Conference, a convening of over 200 district leaders representing more than 9,000 schools across forty-four states working to improve district practices in support of families. The Corporation will support IEL’s 2019 National Family and Community Engagement conference in order to continue sharing best practices, integrating strategies such as capacity building and leadership development, and moving toward a more systemic engagement of parents and families across the country.

Project Title

Toward a project for English language learners and reforming city school systems

Date

Dec. 02, 2010

Duration

12 months

Project Title

Toward support for fostering the development of the National Alliance on the American High School to strengthen research, practice and policy in high school reform

Date

Jun. 09, 2005

Duration

18 months

Project Title

For the Education Policy Fellowship Program

Date

Jun. 09, 2005

Duration

12 months