by Global Family Research Project   When Judy Carson, program manager for School-Family-Community Partnerships at the Connecticut State Department of Education, was describing the work that parent coordinators do in their schools, she was asked: “Who are they and what do they do?”It was that question that prompted her to bring some 25 to 30 […]

Friday CAFÉs bring coffee, camaraderie to family engagement field This article appeared on Feb. 17th, 2015 in Title1Admin.com Written By Tricia Offutt Family engagement professionals often feel isolated; many are part-time and among the first whose jobs are cut when budgets get tight, said Judy Carson, director for school-family-community partnerships at the Connecticut State Department of […]

We have launched a new website to make it easier for our community to get new information and to access Friday Café archives as well as stay informed with upcoming events. Additionally our new website also features the ability for the community to register for a Friday Café event directly through our site and exclusively […]