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Posted: February 18th, 2023
Instructions
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Performance Task Instructions
You are the Director of a preschool that has struggled with family and community engagement. This year, with the help of a few families, willing staff, and community leaders, you created the Family and Community Engagement Task Force to address these concerns head on. As a group, you have decided to identify research-based strategies to:
- Engage more families in partnering with the school to foster children’s healthy development and learning.
- Build meaningful relationships with the community to promote positive outcomes for children and families.
You plan to write up your recommendations and rationale in a Task Force report to share with the preschool’s Board of the Directors.
To complete this Assessment, complete the “Task Force Report Template” document, addressing all of the prompts included in the template.
The Morningside Community Preschool
Family and Community Engagement
Task Force Report
Introduction
The Morningside Community Preschool (MCP) is housed on the bottom floor of a large Downtown business in a medium-sized city. The center’s preschool program operates from 8am – 2pm, Monday through Friday. Before- and after-school care is available. Many children are brought to MCP from the suburbs by family members who work Downtown. Other children come from nearby neighborhoods that are close to the University, and are from both faculty and student families. The University attracts faculty and students from many places around the world. Approximately one-fifth of the children are on full or partial scholarships, and most live in one of two housing developments.
The preschool has four classrooms of 4-year-olds (56) and four classrooms of 3-year-olds (48). Each classroom has a Lead Teacher and an Assistant Teacher. Additional, staff provide care before and after the program day.
The Family and Community Engagement Task Force was established by the Director of Morningside Community Preschool amid growing concerns about a lack of interaction between the program, the families whose children attend the school, and the wider community. Program open houses have been poorly attended, and the relationships between staff members and families have been tenuous. In addition, when MCP faculty went into the community to seek raffle donations from local businesses, they discovered that many did not even know of the preschool’s existence.
Next Steps
After sharing these insights and concerns with the Board of Directors, the Morningside Family and Community Engagement Task Force was established to address these and other issues. Comprised of the director, staff, family members, and local community leaders, the Morningside Family and Community Engagement Task Force has decided to identify research-based strategies to:
1) Engage more families in partnering with the school to foster children’s healthy development and learning.
2) Build meaningful relationships with the community to promote positive outcomes for children and families.
Task Force Vision Statement
The members of the Family and Community Engagement Task Force share a common vision: Children are best cared for when the adults in their lives engage in consistent dialogue. We have come together to draw on and utilize research-based strategies for better engaging families we serve and members of our community. The Task Force will present a series of recommendations for specific actions to the Board of Directors as well as rationales for these recommendations and the sources relied on to arrive at them.
Task Force Recommendations
To Promote Family Engagement
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research-based strategies to engage more families in partnering with our school to foster children’s healthy development and learning:
Explain five research-based strategies for engaging families in partnering with our school to foster children’s healthy development and learning. (2-3 sentences each)
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Why we chose these strategies:
Explain the rationale for choosing these particular strategies, including research-based evidence showing why these strategies can be effective in engaging families in school efforts to foster children’s healthy development and learning. (1-2 paragraphs).
Sources:
Provide at least two citations with URLs that were the sources for the chosen strategies.
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Task Force Recommendations
To Promote Community Engagement
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research-based strategies to help build meaningful relationships with the community to promote positive outcomes for children and families.
Explain five research-based strategies to help build meaningful relationships with the community to promote positive outcomes for children and families. (2-3 sentences each)
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Why we chose these strategies:
Explain the rationale for choosing these particular strategies, including research-based evidence showing why these strategies can be effective in helping build meaningful relationships with the community to promote positive outcomes for children and families. (1-2 paragraphs).
Sources:
Provide at least two citations with URLs that were the sources for the chosen strategies.
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Family and Community Engagement: Apply strategies that foster family and community engagement in supporting the healthy development and learning of young children.
Assessment Rubric
0 Not Present
1 Needs Improvement
2 Meets Expectations
Topic 1: Strategies for Family Engagement
Explain five research- based strategies for engaging families in partnering with our school to foster children’s healthy development and learning. LO1: Explain research- based strategies for engaging families in partnering with early childhood programs to foster children’s healthy development and learning.
Response is not present.
Response vaguely, inaccurately, and/or incompletely explains research-based strategies for engaging families in partnering with early childhood programs to foster children’s healthy development and learning. .
Response clearly, accurately, and completely explains research- based strategies correctly citing sources, for engaging families in partnering with early childhood programs to foster children’s healthy development and learning.
Explain the rationale for choosing these particular strategies including research- based evidence of why these strategies can be
Response is not present.
Explanation of why specific research-based strategies were chosen is vague, incomplete, and/or inaccurate.
Explanation of why specific research-based strategies were chosen is clear, complete, and accurate.
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effective in engaging families in school efforts to foster children’s healthy development and learning. LO2: Explain why specific research-based strategies for engaging families in school efforts to foster children’s healthy development and learning were chosen.
LO3: Using research- based evidence, explain why specific strategies for engaging families in school efforts to foster children’s healthy development and learning will be effective.
Response is not present.
Explanation of why strategies for engaging families in school efforts to foster children’s healthy development and learning will be effective is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.
Explanation of why strategies for engaging families in school efforts to foster children’s healthy development and learning will be effective is clear, accurate, and includes research-based evidence.
Topic 2: Strategies for Community Engagement
Explain five research- based strategies to help build meaningful relationships with the community to promote positive outcomes for children and families.
Response is not present. Response vaguely, inaccurately, and/or incompletely explains research-based strategies that help build meaningful relationships with communities to promote positive outcomes for children and families.
Response clearly, accurately, and completely explains research- based strategies, correctly citing sources, that help build meaningful relationships with communities to promote positive outcomes for children and families.
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LO1: Explain research- based strategies that help build meaningful relationships with communities to promote positive outcomes for children and families.
Explain the rationale for choosing these particular strategies including research- based evidence showing why these strategies can be effective in helping build meaningful relationships with the community to promote positive outcomes for children and families. LO2: Explain why specific research-based strategies for helping build meaningful relationships with communities to promote positive outcomes for children and families were chosen.
Response is not present. Explanation of why specific research-based strategies were chosen is vague, incomplete, and/or inaccurate.
Explanation of why specific research-based strategies were chosen is clear, complete, and accurate.
LO3: Using research- based evidence, explain
Response is not present.
Explanation of why strategies for helping build meaningful
Explanation of why strategies for helping build meaningful
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why specific strategies for helping build meaningful relationships with communities to promote positive outcomes for children and families will be effective.
relationships with communities to promote positive outcomes for children and families will be effective is vague, inaccurate, and/or incomplete.
relationships with communities to promote positive outcomes for children and families will be effective is clear, accurate, and includes research-based evidence.
Exceeds Expectations
LO1: Use information from multiple, relevant sources.
Task Force Report presents in-depth analysis of information from multiple, relevant sources in order to apply strategies to improve family and community engagement in a preschool program.
Yes
No
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Professional Skills Rubric
Written Communication: Write with clarity, coherence, and purpose. 0
Not Present 1
Needs Improvement 2
Meets Expectations
LO1: Construct complete and correct sentences (AWE 2; Sentence Level Skills)
Sentences are incoherent and impede reader’s access to ideas.
Sentences are incomplete and/or include fragments and run-on sentences, limiting reader’s access to ideas.
Sentences structure effectively conveys meaning to the reader.
LO2: Demonstrate the effective use of grammar and mechanics. (AWE 2; Sentence Level Skills)
Multiple inaccuracies in grammar and mechanics impede reader’s access to ideas.
Some inaccuracies in grammar and mechanics limit reader’s access to ideas.
Use of grammar and mechanics is straightforward and effectively conveys meaning to reader.
LO3: Create cohesive paragraphs with a clear central idea. (AWE 2; Paragraph Level Skills)
Paragraphs, or lack of paragraphs, impede reader’s access to ideas.
Construction of main idea and/or supporting paragraphs limit reader’s access to ideas.
Main idea and/or supporting paragraphs effectively convey meaning to reader.
LO4: Use supporting material to support a claim. (AWE 2; Use of Evidence)
Supporting materials are not present.
Supporting material is used inconsistently or inappropriately.
Supporting material is used to enhance meaning. Writing is appropriately paraphrased and uses direct quotes as applicable.
LO6: Identify sources (AWE 2; Credit to source)
Sources are missing. Writing inconsistently identifies or misrepresents sources.
Writing clearly identifies the source of nonoriginal material and/or ideas.
Information Literacy: Apply strategies to evaluate information in order to effectively analyze issues and make decisions. 0
Not Present 1
Needs Improvement 2
Meets Expectations
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LO1: Identify and locate credible sources.
No sources or non- credible sources are present.
Sources are inconsistently credible, appropriate, and relevant to the topic and/or assessment.
Sources are mostly credible, appropriate, and relevant to the topic and/or assessment.
LO2: Analyze information sources.
Analysis is not present.
Analysis superficially applies aspects of sources that are most relevant to the topic and/or assessment and/or analysis is unclear.
Analysis thoroughly and clearly applies aspects of sources that are most relevant to the topic and/or assessment.
LO3: Synthesize information from multiple, credible sources.
Synthesis is not present.
Synthesis demonstrates a vague connection between multiple sources and/or the topic.
Synthesis demonstrates a clear and cohesive connection between multiple sources and/or ideas to support a given topic.
SOLUTION
Task Force Report
Executive Summary:
The Family and Community Engagement Task Force was established to address concerns related to low family and community engagement at the Morningside Community Preschool. The Task Force has identified research-based strategies to engage more families in partnering with the school to foster children’s healthy development and learning and to build meaningful relationships with the community to promote positive outcomes for children and families. The strategies identified are as follows:
- Create a welcoming environment for families
- Foster two-way communication between families and the school
- Encourage family involvement in decision-making
- Develop partnerships with community organizations and businesses
- Provide opportunities for community involvement in school activities
- Organize events that promote family and community engagement
Introduction:
The Morningside Community Preschool has recognized the need to improve family and community engagement in order to promote positive outcomes for children and families. Research has shown that family and community engagement has a positive impact on children’s social, emotional, and cognitive development, as well as their academic achievement. The Family and Community Engagement Task Force was established to identify research-based strategies to address this concern.
Strategy 1: Create a welcoming environment for families
Creating a welcoming environment for families is essential to promoting family engagement. This can be achieved by greeting families warmly, providing information about the school, and giving tours of the facility. The school can also provide a space for families to gather and socialize, such as a parent room or a parent-teacher lounge. This will help families feel more connected to the school and will encourage them to become more involved in their child’s education.
Strategy 2: Foster two-way communication between families and the school
Effective communication between families and the school is essential for promoting fam
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