The Colorado Department of Education defines successful engagement as "families, early childhood programs, schools, and communities actively partnering to develop, implement, and evaluate effective and equitable practices to improve educational outcomes for children and youth."

Standards & Frameworks

Colorado Department of Education: P-12 Family-School-Community Partnership Framework

Colorado State Advisory Council for Parent Involvement in Education - Best Practices Framework for Effective Family, School, and Community Partnering

Parent-Teacher Association - National Standards for Family-School Partnerships: An Implementation Guide

Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships

Surveys, Rubrics & Assessments

Colorado Department of Education - Measuring Parent Engagement and Family Involvement in Schools

Colorado Department of Education - DAC/SAC Responsibilities Inventory

Colorado State Advisory Committee for Parent Involvement in Education - Starting Points Family-School-Community Partnerships Inventory

Constantino - School Culture Grid: Present and Desired Perceptions

Constantino - Welcoming Every Family Grid

Flamboyan Foundation - School-Wide Family Engagement Rubric

Family & Community Engagement Toolkits

U.S. Department of Education - Newcomer Toolkit

Colorado State Advisory Council for Parent Involvement in Education - Promising Partnership Practices 2019

California Department of Education - Family Engagement Toolkit: Continuous Improvement through an Equity Lens

Parent-Teacher Association - Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit

BOSTnet - Engaging Families in Out-of-School Time Programs Toolkit