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More recent research suggests this relationship extends to virtual forms of engagement, like logging into a Learning Management System ( LMS) .1 Despite the evidence, schools involve parents and guardians inconsistently. Most schools find that they can only reach 60% to 85% with their existing data.  \nConventional methods of engaging families are too unreliable, too infrequent, and fail to account for the diversity of families they serve. Home addresses, emails, and phone numbers change, causing parents to miss important updates. Parent teacher conferences and report cards only happen a few times a year. In a recent national survey:  \n๏ 60% of parents reported never receiving a phone call home from their student’s school that year.  \n๏ 34% never received a note or email about their child that year.2  \n1   \nMany of the other systems and channels for school communication assume a single household, with one or two legal guardians, missing the complexity of child custody and caregiving arrangements. Language assistance is mandated by federal law, but many families don’t get the translation or interpretation services they need regularly, if at all.  \nA DIGITAL DIVIDE  \nThe pandemic exacerbated existing inequalities and underscored the importance of effective parent engagement. Communication with families went from “nice to have” to atop priority. Two-way communication between teachers and parents increased to facilitate remote learning.3 79% of educators who said parent communication increased said that the uptick had a positive impact on academic results.4 However, positive effects were uneven. Low income families with inconsistent access to devices and broadband internet fell behind better-resourced peers. Non-English-speaking parents were less likely to receive guidance in their home language on how to support their children during remote learning.  \nThe pandemic offered a rare opportunity to build upon the bright spots of educatorparent communication, while also tackling the inequities it exaggerated. Sonja Brookins Santelises, CEO of the Baltimore City Public Schools, expressed the unique opportunity well in EducationWeek in 2020,“We have a choice about this crisis. As educators, we can make our new normal better than the old, engaging parents as the partners they are. Or we can wait for parents to lose whatever faith in us remains.”5  \n“  \nWe can make our new normal better than the old, engaging parents as the partners they are.  \nSonja Brookins Santelises  \nCEO of Baltimore City Public Schools  \n2  \nISTECHA SILVER BULLET?  \nEven before the pandemic, near universal access to smartphones was starting to change how many educators communicate with families. Mobile technology has the potential to mitigate issues that exist with the most common forms of communication used by schools.  \n๏ Mobile apps offer a way to reach guardians, even if phone numbers and addresses change.  \n๏ SMS alerts and messaging are more convenient and immediate than older forms of communication.  \n๏ Automatic translation, powered by quickly evolving technology like Google Translate, can help level the field for families with a home language other than English.  \nAlthough promising, mobile technology isn’t a silver bullet for family engagement. Simply offering a messaging tool or parent portal is not enough. Adoption can be patchy and inconsistent, even with training and support for staff.6 The way in which districts enroll parents can have a big impact on engagement. A study in DC public schools showed that when families are automatically enrolled in communications, enrollment and retention was near universal. For “opt-in” communication, even by text, only 1% to 8% of parents enrolled. Worse, opting in was correlated with","cbCaifFJIi5tGnx5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifFJIi5tGnx5","pdf",7118817,11,"English","# Untapped potential\n## Family engagement in schools\n## A digital divide\n## ISTECA silver bullet?\n## The harsh reality","[{\"question\":\"Why is family engagement considered important for student success?\",\"answer\":\"Research cited in the paper supports a strong connection between family engagement and student success, including virtual forms of engagement through digital learning systems.\"},{\"question\":\"What communication barriers reduce consistent parent involvement?\",\"answer\":\"Conventional methods are described as unreliable and infrequent, while changing addresses and contact information cause families to miss updates; translation and interpretation services are also not consistently delivered.\"},{\"question\":\"Why isn’t mobile technology a complete solution for family engagement?\",\"answer\":\"The paper notes that messaging tools and portals alone are insufficient because adoption can be patchy, staff enrollment and expectations vary, and districts face difficulties integrating multiple platforms in their ecosystems.\"}]","Family Relationship Management - A Missing Piece of the EdTech Ecosystem | PDF",1788557550,28]