•Expand and support proactive parent and family engagement
• Examine adult beliefs in school and community through training, honest dialogue, affinity groups, etc.
• Build stronger family partnerships and build capacity to support students
• Address life challenges faced by families — housing, immigration, etc.
• Institute more services to support health, life and language needs
• Build strong education partnerships between the school, families and community
A. Assure consistent certification expectations for intercultural specialists
B. Work with community education to build “whole child” supports
C. Build services partnerships to provide wrap-around support for students/families
D. Require parent affinity groups in school districts based on demographics
E. Require parent affinity groups to vote concurrence or non-concurrence
F. Advocate for funding to provide flexible academic support programs in/out of school
• Consistent expectations for intercultural specialists
• Community/school whole child support
• Holistic access to support services for students and families
• Family, parent and community participation in district decisionmaking
• Youth development and enrichment during and outside school