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About the Roadmap

It started with a question:

What role can, and should, school system leaders play in making family engagement a sustainable priority in public schools?

Together, we can ensure that family engagement is a priority in every school system.

Flamboyan listened to families, educators, and leaders across the country and uncovered a critical gap. While family engagement resources exist for classrooms, schools, and even states, system leaders often lack practical tools and guidance to create the conditions for meaningful family partnerships across an entire system or charter network.

That’s why we brought together the nation’s top experts and high-performing system leaders to develop the Family Engagement Roadmap, a free, actionable guide to help leaders build and sustain effective family engagement at scale.

Explore the Roadmap, put it into action, and share your feedback.

Daniel Anello

Chief Executive Officer, Kids First Chicago

Michele Brooks

Independent Consultant and Facilitator of IEL District Leaders Network 

Cecily Darden

Former Special Assistant for Family Outreach, U.S. Department of Education

Shadae Harris

Groundwork Consulting and former Chief Engagement Officer at Richmond (VA) Public Schools 

Anne Henderson

Senior Consultant, National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement 

Kwesi Rollins

Chief Program Officer, Institute for Educational Leadership 

Helen Westmoreland

Director Family Engagement, National PTA  

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Guided by the belief that all children deserve the opportunity to live a fulfilling life, the Flamboyan Foundation works to ensure students most impacted by inequity are prepared to succeed in school and beyond.