Research and National Standards

Family Engagement Matters, The Flamboyan Foundation 

The Flamboyan Foundation has collected research from various studies that confirms:  

"Students do better in school and in life when their families are engaged. A strong body of evidence is clear that family engagement, from birth through adolescence, contributes to a range of positive student outcomes:  

Family engagement  

• is associated with reduced drop-out rates and higher graduation rates 
• leads to increased student achievement 
• can reduce absenteeism 
• encourages students to have better attitudes towards learning 
• leads to better social skills and less conduct problems 

Schools benefit from family engagement. Emerging evidence suggests that family engagement can have important benefits for the inner-functioning of schools:  

Family engagement  

• is associated with higher expectations 
• can lead to better student-teacher relationships 
• helps improve trust in schools 
• leads to more cultural competence" 

• National Standards for Family-School Partnerships  Go to Website  
  • PTA National Standards for Family-School Partnerships: An Implementation Guide

• The Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships (version 2) Go to Website  

#PAFamilyEngagement 
Families and schools working together, because our students are worth it