Family, Community, & Business Engagement Resources
Resources to help you build highly engaged family, community, & business partnerships to enhance student learning experiences.
Highly engaged family, community, and business partnerships advance a central promise of public education: preparing students for meaningful participation in a complex, interconnected world.
When families are trusted collaborators, communities are learning partners, and businesses help shape future pathways, students experience learning that is relevant, supported, and connected to real life.
The following resources provide educators with actionable tools, insights and strategies to build these meaningful relationships with families and the community.
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The Strategy of Trust: Reimagining Family Engagement in Public EducationÂܲ·AVÊÓÆµBlog | Build Highly Engaged Family, Community & Business Partnerships, Community & Family Engagement, Schools of Thought Blog, Early Learning | Published March 26, 2026
Real family engagement goes beyond events. Discover trust-based strategies that strengthen school communities … -
Train Your AI Before It Trains Your MessageÂܲ·AVÊÓÆµBlog | Build Highly Engaged Family, Community & Business Partnerships, Schools of Thought Blog, Technology & AI, Communications & Public Relations | Published March 10, 2026
Anchoring your AI with tested messages from The Public Education Promise Messaging Guide. -
The Power of School-Community-Business PartnershipsÂܲ·AVÊÓÆµBlog | Build Highly Engaged Family, Community & Business Partnerships, Regular Blogger FY26, Community & Family Engagement, Schools of Thought Blog, Leadership Development | Published February 25, 2026
Building strong partnerships is more than just networking in action. -
Self Assessment: Build Highly Engaged Family, Community, & Business PartnershipsResource | Self-Assessment | Build Highly Engaged Family, Community & Business Partnerships, Community & Family Engagement
A tool to support reflection and conversations in your district around building intentional systems of … -
Examples: Building Highly Engaged Family, Community, & Business PartnershipsResource | Case Study | Build Highly Engaged Family, Community & Business Partnerships, Community & Family Engagement
Examples of how school districts are building intentional systems of support and shared … -
Toolkit: Build Highly Engaged Family, Community, & Business PartnershipsResource | Toolkit | Build Highly Engaged Family, Community & Business Partnerships, Community & Family Engagement
Resources to help leaders build authentic partnerships that expand learning, strengthen trust, and align … -
Messaging Guide: Using Words that Work to Amplify the Role of Public EducationResource | Talking Points, Guidance/Sample/Template | Build Highly Engaged Family, Community & Business Partnerships, Community & Family Engagement, Communications & Public Relations
Research-based strategies for school leaders to build trust, restore confidence, and strengthen support … -
Breaking Free from a Broken Report Card SystemÂܲ·AVÊÓÆµBlog | Build Highly Engaged Family, Community & Business Partnerships, Regular Blogger FY26, Community & Family Engagement, Schools of Thought Blog, Curriculum & Assessment | Published December 17, 2025
Transforming K-12 report cards: Clear communication for stronger teacher-parent partnerships and student … -
Punching Above Our Weight: How St. Helena Parish is Meeting Louisiana’s New Accountability Challenge Head-OnÂܲ·AVÊÓÆµBlog | Real Skills for Real Life, Build Highly Engaged Family, Community & Business Partnerships, Promise Keeper - The Public Education Promise, Schools of Thought Blog, Rural Communities, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published September 5, 2025
A small rural district is rising to Louisiana’s new accountability challenge by ensuring every learner …