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One-Day
Traveling Workshop
Family Engagement Training
Overview
What Is the One-Day Traveling Workshop
The One-Day Traveling Workshop is a high-impact, on-site professional learning experience designed to help schools and districts build meaningful, sustainable family engagement practices. Led by Project Appleseed’s President Kevin Walker, the workshop brings proven strategies, tools, and planning frameworks directly to your school community.
Workshop Purpose & Goals
This workshop helps educators move beyond events and compliance toward authentic partnerships with families. Participants leave with a shared understanding of effective family engagement, aligned practices across roles, and an actionable plan they can implement immediately.
What You’ll Learn
Six Slices of Family Engagement
A research-based framework that helps schools understand, organize, and strengthen family engagement across six essential areas.
Launching Your Family Engagement Drive
Participants learn to launch a focused, sustainable family engagement campaign using the Parent Engagement Pledge as its foundation, helping schools move beyond one-time activities to build lasting partnerships with families.
Title I & ESSA Alignment
How effective family engagement supports compliance while advancing improvement goals.
Overcoming Barriers to Engagement
Practical strategies to address time, trust, communication, and access challenges—especially for traditionally under-engaged families.
Schoolwide Action Planning
Guided planning time to develop realistic, school-specific next steps that involve staff and families.
Who This Workshop Is For
School Leaders & Administrators
Superintendents, principals, and central office leaders seeking districtwide alignment, stronger community trust, and results-driven engagement strategies.
Teacher Teams
Grade-level and content teams looking for practical ways to partner with families to support student learning and school culture.
Family Engagement Coordinators
Staff responsible for designing, coordinating, or evaluating family engagement initiatives.
Title I Specialists
Educators and administrators responsible for Title I compliance, parent and family engagement plans, and ESSA alignment.
Parent Liaisons & Volunteers
Family-facing staff and parent leaders who play a critical role in connecting schools and communities.
Workshop Highlights & Outcomes
Strengthened Communication
A clear, shared communication framework that builds trust and consistency across classrooms and schools.
Communication Framework
Simple tools and language schools can use immediately with families.
Practical Tools for Immediate Use
Participants receive ready-to-use community out reach materials that reduce planning time and increase impact.
Family Engagement Toolbox Master Files
Editable resources schools can adapt for their own communities.
Customized Engagement Strategies
The workshop is tailored to your district’s context, goals, and challenges.
Certification for Participants
Participants receive documentation of professional learning hours and completion.
Every family
succeeds with the
Parent
Engagement
Pledge!
Workshop Agenda
Key Learning Objectives. Participants will:
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Understand why parent and family engagement is essential to student success.
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Define high-impact family engagement and its role in school improvement.
Introduction & Overview
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The benefits of meaningful family engagement
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Setting a shared vision for school–family partnerships
Connecting
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What family engagement is—and what it is not
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Defining high-impact family engagement
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Understanding Title I family engagement requirements
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Identifying common barriers to engagement and how to address them
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Explore the connection between family engagement and positive student outcomes.
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Identify core strategies, resources, and structures that support effective engagement.
Engaging
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The Six Slices of Family Engagement framework
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Strengthening school events and family activities
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Communicating effectively with all families
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Using the Family Engagement Toolbox for practical implementation
Sustaining
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Implementing Red Carpet Treatment to build welcoming school cultures
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Developing a realistic, school-specific Family Engagement Action Plan
Special Limited Pricing!
Reserve Your Spot Today! Flexible Options Available – First Come, First Served.
Join Project Appleseed to foster a culture of enthusiastic family engagement and drive student success! Order online or drop us a note to discuss your needs below. Contact us for custom quotes or special requests. Workshop fees Include all travel expenses ideally should be booked at least 30 days in advance.
Workshop Details
What’s Included
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Four Complimentary (4-Year) Family Engagement Toolboxes for multiple school participants.
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Virtual follow-up sessions (60-90 minutes) to reinforce learning.
Parent Partnership Tools
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Written Evaluation & Feedback: Assess your school’s beliefs and practices with surveys from our Traveling Workshop, followed by guided discussions with Kevin Walker on enhancing family engagement.
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Engagement Strategies: Discover actionable steps to boost parent involvement, adapted from leading resources.
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Parent Activity Handbook: Access 100 standards-aligned activities to strengthen school-family-community collaboration, from welcoming new families to supporting student success.
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Red Carpet Treatment: Use this tool to create a welcoming school environment with input from parents, staff, and the community.
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Family Engagement PowerPoint: Explore the "Six Slices of Family Engagement" with activities to mobilize families and improve outcomes.
Certification & Planning
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Appleseed Certification: Showcase your expertise in parent engagement with our certification program.
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10-Step Plan: Develop a customized family engagement strategy to encourage and measure involvement at all levels.
Capacity
Each session supports 50–75 participants, preferably organized as school or district teams.
Scheduling Options
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One-Day Workshop: 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM (includes lunch and breaks).
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Two-Day Workshop: 3-4 hours Flexible schedules available.
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Virtual Two-Hour Training: Tailored to your school’s needs.
Download
Project Appleseed's guide, "Family Engagement Professional Development," for more information here.
