Family and Community Engagement is a critical factor associated with student success. Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) places a significant emphasis on Family and Community Engagement. The Delaware Department of Education has compiled the following resources for schools and districts to support their engagement efforts.

Resources in Delaware:

• Child, Inc.
• Children and Families First
• Delaware State Parent Advisory Council (DSPAC)
• LearningLink of Delaware
• Parent Information Center of Delaware

Resources for LEAs and Schools:

• DEDOE Quick Guidance Documents:
  
  • LEA Parent Notification Requirements
  • School Parent Notification Requirements
• Parent Involvement Federal Non-Regulatory Guidance
• A Toolkit for Title I Parent Involvement
• Making Your Family-Community Partnerships Work - A Checklist for Schools
• From the US Dept. of Education: Working with Parents and the Community
• National PTA Standards for Parent/Family Involvement Programs
• Parent Notices:
  
  • Parent Notification Checklist
  • ESEA Choice/SES Sample Parent Notices
  • Parent Right to Know Teacher Qualification Sample Notice
  • Parent Right to Know Non-Highly Qualified Teacher Sample Notice
  • State's Official Complaint Procedure
  • ELL Parent Letter template
  • Principal Attestation Template
    
• Parent Involvement Policy Checklists
  
  • LEA Policy Checklist
  • School Policy and Compact Checklist
  • Single School LEA Policy and Compact Checklist
  • Sample LEA Parent Involvement Policy
  • Sample School-Parent Compact
    

Resources for Parents:

• Get involved in your child's education!
• US Dept. of Education's "Especially for Parents " Page
• US Dept. of Education's Guidance on the Parental Involvementprovisions of NCLB
• Questions Parents Ask About Schools
• National Parent Information Network
• National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
• Family Education Network
• Education World's Parent Center
• Parent Smart
• Child & Family Web Guide from Tufts University
• National PTA
• National Center for Family Literacy
• "Ten Ways To Help Your Child Succeed"

Contact information
Kimberly Wells
Education Associate, Title 1 & School Improvement
College & Workforce Readiness Branch
Delaware Department of Education
Telephone: (302) 857-3320
Fax: (302) 739-1780