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Pre-K Family Engagement Plan

The Elgin ISD Early Education Program will create strong partnerships with families through collaborative and communicative efforts. Both the District and the parent community play a critical role in the success of all students.  Elgin ISD PreK program will provide the following supports to encourage the school/family partnership to address the specific needs of our early learners:

  1. Facilitate family-to-family support: 

Elgin ISD will create a safe and respectful environment where families can have opportunities to learn and grow together. 

Strategies include:

  • Volunteer opportunities
  • School-Wide Family Events such as Meet the Teacher and Back to School Night
  • Campus PTA Meetings and Events
  1. Establish a network of community resources:

Elgin ISD will build partnerships with community agencies and will establish a network of community resources.

Strategies include:

  • Disseminate community resources through written material and social media platforms
  • Partnership with local library to ensure families have access to library cards and learning material
  • Link families with support systems and various resources depending on family needs
  • Alphabet Fashion Show, Career Day and Reading Under the Stars events
  1. Increase family participation in decision-making:

Elgin ISD will increase family participation in decision-making opportunities. 

Strategies include: 

  • District Committees
  • Campus Committees
  • PTA Committees
  1. Equip families with tools to enhance and extend learning:

Elgin ISD will equip families with resources and tools to enhance and extend their learning at home. 

Strategies include:

  • At-home resources will be provided to families by teachers to support student learning 
  • Parent/teacher conferences will be held to educate and inform parents of student progress and support opportunities to foster students’ growth 
  • Teachers will provide parents with CLI Family activities in English and Spanish
  • ESL Classes for adults
  1. Develop staff skills in evidence-based practices that support families in meeting their children’s learning benchmarks:

Elgin ISD will provide essential professional development to teachers and staff in evidence-based practices that support families in meeting their child’s learning benchmarks. 

Strategies include: 

  • Ongoing professional development for all early childhood staff in the areas of: 
    • CLI Engage & Circle Progress Monitoring
    • Capturing Kids Heart
    • Literacy and Language Acquisition
    • PreK Guidelines
    • Hands on Play Centers
  • Attend the Early Childhood Conference
  1. Evaluate family engagement efforts and using evaluations for continuous improvement:

Elgin ISD will evaluate family engagement efforts for continuous improvement. 

Strategies include:

  • The Pre-K Program will utilize the Texas Education Agency High Quality PreKindergarten Program Self-Assessment to evaluate programs and practices annually.