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Washington, DC is leading the nation in academic recovery, but there is still more work to do.

At Flamboyan Foundation, we believe family engagement must remain central to sustaining and accelerating student success. Strong systems don’t leave engagement to chance; they intentionally build the structures, relationships, and culture to support it.

We also know that what gets measured gets prioritized. That’s why we’re bringing together experts from across the field for an upcoming webinar focused on how schools and systems can set meaningful family engagement goals, identify the right indicators, and measure progress in ways that strengthen — not reduce — the human relationships at the center of this work.

Read more in our latest network update: https://bit.ly/4wSeOEy

And join us on June 15 for the conversation: https://bit.ly/4dGUzRu

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Setting Goals for Family Engagement: Measuring What Matters. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Join Flamboyan Foundation and a panel of experts for a conversation on setting goals for Family Engagement and measuring success. As we head into summer and plan for the next school year, we’re reflecting on how to set realistic, motivating, and meaningful goals for your family engagement work, ho...

At Flamboyan, we partner with teachers everyday who are building strong relationships with families and laying the foundation for early literacy in Spanish. As Teacher Appreciation Week kicks off, we want to take a moment to recognize these educators who show up every day for students.

Shout-out in the comments the name of a teacher that you want to celebrate this week!

Family engagement is often associated with classrooms.

But sustainable impact happens when it’s led at the system level, through aligned expectations, resources, and support.

That’s where leadership matters most and we've seen what it looks like here in Washington, DC.

Resources like the Five Roles help educators, school leaders, and system leaders understand their role in deepening partnerships between families and schools. https://roadmap.flamboyanfoundation.org/article/what-do-the-five-roles-look-like-in-practice/

To view this resource and more, explore the Roadmap here: 🔗 roadmap.flamboyanfoundation.org

What Do the Five Roles Look Like in Practice? - Family Engagement Family Engagement 101 Last Updated: Mar 18, 2026 What Do the Five Roles Look Like in Practice? Home Resource Library What Do the Five Roles Look Like in Practice? When families have access to resources and information, students thrive. At Flamboyan, we have seen, and research shows, that families pl...

“If family engagement works so well… why doesn’t it happen everywhere?”

It’s a question we hear all the time—and our newest blog gets to the heart of the answer.

The issue isn’t that educators or families don’t care.
It’s that too many schools rely on one-off efforts instead of building real systems for partnership.

And when that happens, engagement becomes inconsistent, fragile, and easy to lose.

But it doesn’t have to be that way.

In this powerful piece, Anne Henderson shares what families actually want - real partnership rooted in trust, respect, and shared responsibility - and why schools need to move beyond events to make that possible.

That’s exactly what the Family Engagement Roadmap is designed to support.

✨ Read the blog: https://flamboyanfoundation.org/shifting-perspectives/family-engagement-as-a-core-strategy-for-school-improvement-why-systems-matter/
✨ Explore the Roadmap: https://roadmap.flamboyanfoundation.org/

Because when partnership is built into the system, not left to chance, students, families, and schools all win.

Family Engagement as a Core Strategy for School Improvement: Why Systems Matter Family engagement is a proven driver of student success—but only when embedded in school systems. Explore how strategic partnerships between families and educators can transform learning outcomes.

Partners like Center City Public Charter Schools, Paul Public Charter School, Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School, and DC Public Schools are showing what’s possible when family engagement is treated as a core part of student success, not an add-on.

This week, over 125 educators came together to think about what it really takes to build strong, authentic partnerships between families and schools. Their conversations reflect what we know from the Family Engagement Roadmap: student success is strongest when systems are designed to support partnership at every level.

So what does it look like when systems truly prioritize family engagement?

It means educators have the time and support to build real relationships with families.
It means professional learning is grounded in partnership, not just participation.
It means families experience consistency across schools—not confusion or fragmentation.
And it means leaders champion this work as essential to student outcomes.

Across DC, we’re seeing what’s possible when these conditions are in place.

Because the question isn’t whether family engagement matters—it’s whether we’re building systems that make it possible for every student, every day.

Explore more here: https://roadmap.flamboyanfoundation.org/

Most systems believe in family engagement. Far fewer have built systems that actually support it.

If we know that family engagement is important, why is it still so hard to implement as a system-wide strategy for student improvement?

Today, we’re launching something that we believe answers that question. The Family Engagement Roadmap is a new resource from Flamboyan Foundation, designed for leaders who are ready to move beyond one-off efforts and build systems where family engagement drives student success.

This work is stronger because of the many partners and leaders who helped shape it, grounding it in what it actually takes to do this well in practice.

Because when family engagement is done well, it’s not an "extra", it's a core strategy for school improvement.

Explore the Roadmap:
🔗 roadmap.flamboyanfoundation.org

Homepage - Family Engagement Begin by reflecting on your system’s current practices. It’s not a scorecard, but a helpful way to know which section to prioritize.

What would it take to make family engagement consistent across every school in a system?

Not dependent on individual champions.
Not limited to one initiative.
But built into how the system operates.

Tomorrow, we’re sharing something designed to help leaders do exactly that. Watch this space or join our mailing list to be the first to hear: https://lnkd.in/eRpDETBy

Most school systems believe in family engagement.

But in practice, it often looks like:
• Events instead of partnerships
• Individual effort instead of system wide alignment

That’s the gap and we’ve been working with leaders across the field on something designed to help close it.

Stay tuned. Be the first to hear when it launches: https://lnkd.in/eRpDETBy