Events Archive

The Parent Teacher Home Visit Project

A special by invitation only training was provided to our participating schools entitled Home “Visits Bridge, Bond and Build Connections between Families and Schools” presented by the Parent-Teacher Home Visit Project based in California.  This in-depth training of the introductory presentation made at a Friday Café session last fall is being offered to our participating schools. The goal is to let participants see first-hand the possibilities of this program which is taking the nation by storm. It is a unique opportunity for capacity building and professional development for our CommPACT partners. This model is recognized by the US Department of Education as a high-impact strategy for family engagement. Our trainers are the originators of this project.

For more information please contact Jocelyn Ault.


National Family and Community Engagement Conference – Shaping our Future by Leading Together: Families, Schools and Communities

Palmer House 17 E Monroe St, Chicago, Illinois


Friday CAFÉ Network

Friday CAFE is a morning discussion and networking series for people who work at the intersection of families and learning. Our monthly gatherings featuring a short talk, fresh coffee and thought-provoking conversation.Our network members go by many different names. Some work in schools, some in communities and are parent liaisons, partnership coordinators, home-school facilitators, family resource specialists and parent center directors.  Previous presentations included:

UCONN Alumni CenterCommPACT hosted, in partnership with the Office of Public Engagement, where Michele Femc-Bagwell, CommPACT Community Schools Collaborative Director, facilitated the ASPIRE Survey with the group.

Discovery Museum – Our guest was Donna Thompson-Bennett, long-time parent educator, passionate community leader and inspirational champion for children and families.

Connecticut Science Center – A View from the Principal’s Office: Creating the Open-Door School Where the Principal’s Door is Always Open by Janet Brown-Clayton, Principal, Lincoln-Bassett School, New Haven, CT

Green Street Arts Center – The Forgotten Partner: Where are students in school-family-community partnerships? Do you work to engage families in their children’s learning? Would you like to network and learn from others in the field?

Sponsored by CSDE, CREC, SERC/PIRC and Our Advisory Group


Engaging Families of English Learners Webinar

Experts in supporting English Learner and immigrant populations, Jhumpa Bhattacharya and Jimena Quiroga Hopkins, co-directors of Development Without Limits West, will discuss the needs of English Learners and offer concrete strategies to support English Learner families. We also heard real-life examples from practitioners and educators about how they are working with families.

• Learned about needs of English Learner students and families.
• Heard strategies to understand and engage EL families, and learn how that helps students success.
• Learned how an after school program engages families of English Learners.

This webinar was sponsored by the Family Engagement Resource Provider (FERP) project of Manhattan Strategy Group. http://www.manhattanstrategy.com/


The National Framework for Dual Capacity-Building: Webinar on New Guidance for Partnering with Diverse Families

A free webinar sponsored by the Region IX Equity Assistance Center at WestEd freaturing Dr. Karen Mapp, Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, who described what educators need to do to reach all families and embed family engagement in all school and district systems. Mapp is co-author of the new U.S. Department of Education’s framework, “Partners in Education: A Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships.” She will discuss the research background of the Framework and its key components.

Dr. Mapp was joined by an educator from Santa Clara County, CA, who will describe initiatives in this county that have resulted in more effective partnerships between families and teachers.

For more information and to register, see the event page.


Forum on Two Generation Strategies for Family Success

Legislative Office Building, Room 1D

Keynote Speaker Sarah Griffen, Annie E. Casey Foundation, will present the KIDS COUNT Policy Report: Creating Opportunity for Families: A Two-Generation Approach.Co-sponsored by CAHS and the Commission on Children

Click HERE for more information.


Community Schools Fundamentals

New York, NY


 Connecting Faith, Families & Schools for Student Success

Weslyan University, Middletown CT


 Parent Teacher Community Forum  – Linking for Learning

Holiday Inn, East Hartford, CT

For More Information: Invitation Flyer


 CommPACT Network Meeting – Parent-Family and Community Partnerships

Nathan Hale Inn and Conference Center, UConn Campus, Storrs

Click here for the flyer