| Title: |
Lessons from the First Statewide Family Engagement Centers: Alignment with Federal Priorities and Factors Influencing Implementation. Evaluation Report. NCEE-2025-002r |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Diana McCallum; Alina Martinez; Tiffany Waits; Elizabeth Mugo; National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) (ED/IES); Mathematica |
| Source: |
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. 2024. |
| Availability: |
National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Web site: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/ |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
27 |
| Publication Date: |
2024 |
| Contract Number: |
91990020D0006 |
| Document Type: |
Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
State Programs; Family Involvement; Government School Relationship; Low Income; Partnerships in Education; Family School Relationship; Education Service Centers; Integrated Services; Disadvantaged; Alignment (Education); Program Implementation; Grants; State Departments of Education; Family Attitudes; Teacher Attitudes; Elementary Secondary Education; COVID-19; Pandemics; Employment Patterns; Educational Objectives; Family Characteristics |
| Abstract: |
This report describes the implementation efforts of the first grantees under the Statewide Family Engagement Centers (SFEC) and how they aligned with program priorities. Begun in 2018, SFEC is one of the key U.S. Department of Education programs designed to address disparities in family engagement in schools. The program provides grants to selected partnerships of education organizations and their states to deliver services and disseminate technical assistance resources to further family-school engagement. The study was designed to provide early lessons about the program, including the extent to which implementation reflected the 2018 federal emphasis on providing services directly to families and schools, using specific approaches, topics, and ways of collaborating among partners, and serving mostly disadvantaged families and districts with high concentrations of students from such families. The study also examined the factors that influenced grantee implementation, including challenges in carrying out their program efforts that coincided with the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and immediately after. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| IES Funded: |
Yes |
| IES Publication: |
https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/2025002/ |
| Entry Date: |
2024 |
| Accession Number: |
ED660998 |
| Database: |
ERIC |