# Parent Engagement

*/Departments/Parent_Engagement*

## Neighborhood

### Related (delivered by)

- [Provide parent education](/Processes/Provide_parent_education) — delivered by · Processes

### Processes it runs

- [Parenting Class Curriculum Delivery](/Processes/Parenting_Class_Curriculum_Delivery) — runs · Processes
- [Implement parent education programs/services](/Processes/Implement_parent_education_programs%2Fservices) — runs · Processes
- [Communications Channel Administration](/Processes/Communications_Channel_Administration) — runs · Processes
- [Recruiting Parent Volunteers](/Processes/Recruiting_Parent_Volunteers) — runs · Processes
- [Facilitating Parent Advisory Councils](/Processes/Facilitating_Parent_Advisory_Councils) — runs · Processes
- [Coordinating Parent-Teacher Conferences](/Processes/Coordinating_Parent-Teacher_Conferences) — runs · Processes
- [Conducting Family Needs Assessments](/Processes/Conducting_Family_Needs_Assessments) — runs · Processes
- [Parent Feedback Collection](/Processes/Parent_Feedback_Collection) — runs · Processes
- [Family Volunteer Coordination](/Processes/Family_Volunteer_Coordination) — runs · Processes
- [Family Communication and Notification](/Processes/Family_Communication_and_Notification) — runs · Processes

### Staff

- [Community Schools Coordinator](/JobTypes/Community_Schools_Coordinator) — staff · JobTypes
- [Bilingual Family Outreach Specialist](/JobTypes/Bilingual_Family_Outreach_Specialist) — staff · JobTypes
- [Parent Education Facilitator](/JobTypes/Parent_Education_Facilitator) — staff · JobTypes
- [Family Liaison](/JobTypes/Family_Liaison) — staff · JobTypes
- [Family Resource Specialist](/JobTypes/Family_Resource_Specialist) — staff · JobTypes
- [Community School Coordinator](/JobTypes/Community_School_Coordinator) — staff · JobTypes
- [Parent Liaison](/JobTypes/Parent_Liaison) — staff · JobTypes
- [Family Engagement Specialist](/JobTypes/Family_Engagement_Specialist) — staff · JobTypes
- [Parent Engagement Coordinator](/JobTypes/Parent_Engagement_Coordinator) — staff · JobTypes

### Measured by

- [Parent-Teacher Conference Attendance Rate](/Metrics/Parent-Teacher_Conference_Attendance_Rate) — measured by · Metrics
- [Parent Volunteer Hours](/Metrics/Parent_Volunteer_Hours) — measured by · Metrics
- [Family Workshop Participation Rate](/Metrics/Family_Workshop_Participation_Rate) — measured by · Metrics
- [Volunteer Engagement Hours](/Metrics/Volunteer_Engagement_Hours) — measured by · Metrics
- [Parent Satisfaction Score](/Metrics/Parent_Satisfaction_Score) — measured by · Metrics
- [Family Communication Response Rate](/Metrics/Family_Communication_Response_Rate) — measured by · Metrics
- [Conference Attendance Rate](/Metrics/Conference_Attendance_Rate) — measured by · Metrics
- [Parent Participation Rate](/Metrics/Parent_Participation_Rate) — measured by · Metrics

### Problems this exposes

- [participation reported as headcount-per-event with no dedup against the SIS roster, so the same engaged families recur and the externally-reported rate overstates true reach](/Problems/participation_reported_as_headcount-per-event_with_no_dedup_against_the_SIS_roster,_so_the_same_engaged_families_recur_and_the_externally-reported_rate_overstates_true_reach) — exposes problem · Problems
- [Title I/ESSA-reported participation rate counts only dept-hosted events, so informal and at-home family engagement is uncounted and the funded target drives event-count theater](/Problems/Title_I%2FESSA-reported_participation_rate_counts_only_dept-hosted_events,_so_informal_and_at-home_family_engagement_is_uncounted_and_the_funded_target_drives_event-count_theater) — exposes problem · Problems
- [response rate credits any reply, so Remind/ClassDojo read-receipts and one-word acks inflate the metric while substantive two-way contact the dept is accountable for stays flat](/Problems/response_rate_credits_any_reply,_so_Remind%2FClassDojo_read-receipts_and_one-word_acks_inflate_the_metric_while_substantive_two-way_contact_the_dept_is_accountable_for_stays_flat) — exposes problem · Problems
- [building-level conference attendance rate hits target while EL and low-income subgroup no-shows stay invisible, so the number the dept is judged on hides the equity gap it was meant to surface](/Problems/building-level_conference_attendance_rate_hits_target_while_EL_and_low-income_subgroup_no-shows_stay_invisible,_so_the_number_the_dept_is_judged_on_hides_the_equity_gap_it_was_meant_to_surface) — exposes problem · Problems
- [attendance counted at sign-in rewards booking slots over the unreachable-family reach Family Communication actually owns, so the rate climbs without the silent families ever attending](/Problems/attendance_counted_at_sign-in_rewards_booking_slots_over_the_unreachable-family_reach_Family_Communication_actually_owns,_so_the_rate_climbs_without_the_silent_families_ever_attending) — exposes problem · Problems
- [workshop attendance not tracked back to the engagement gap each session was meant to close](/Problems/workshop_attendance_not_tracked_back_to_the_engagement_gap_each_session_was_meant_to_close) — exposes problem · Problems
- [interpreter scheduling for conferences not booked against family home-language flags](/Problems/interpreter_scheduling_for_conferences_not_booked_against_family_home-language_flags) — exposes problem · Problems
- [feedback survey responses skew to already-engaged families with no outreach to silent ones](/Problems/feedback_survey_responses_skew_to_already-engaged_families_with_no_outreach_to_silent_ones) — exposes problem · Problems
- [volunteer background-check clearance status not verified before classroom assignment](/Problems/volunteer_background-check_clearance_status_not_verified_before_classroom_assignment) — exposes problem · Problems
- [emergency/closure alerts not tiered above routine broadcasts, so urgent messages get filtered out](/Problems/emergency%2Fclosure_alerts_not_tiered_above_routine_broadcasts,_so_urgent_messages_get_filtered_out) — exposes problem · Problems
- [Family Volunteer Coordination sign-ups aren't reconciled against the SIS roster used by Family Communication, so volunteer confirmations go to outdated contacts](/Problems/Family_Volunteer_Coordination_sign-ups_aren't_reconciled_against_the_SIS_roster_used_by_Family_Communication,_so_volunteer_confirmations_go_to_outdated_contacts) — exposes problem · Problems
- [Parent Feedback Collection results aren't routed into Parent Workshop and Education Programming design, so workshops keep missing what families actually requested](/Problems/Parent_Feedback_Collection_results_aren't_routed_into_Parent_Workshop_and_Education_Programming_design,_so_workshops_keep_missing_what_families_actually_requested) — exposes problem · Problems
- [Parent Teacher Conference Coordination slot booking isn't reconciled against Family Communication and Notification reach, so unreachable families silently miss conferences](/Problems/Parent_Teacher_Conference_Coordination_slot_booking_isn't_reconciled_against_Family_Communication_and_Notification_reach,_so_unreachable_families_silently_miss_conferences) — exposes problem · Problems
- [volunteer-hour tracking lives in a spreadsheet disconnected from the SIS roster](/Problems/volunteer-hour_tracking_lives_in_a_spreadsheet_disconnected_from_the_SIS_roster) — exposes problem · Problems
- [IEP and 504 meeting scheduling collides with parents' shift-work availability windows](/Problems/IEP_and_504_meeting_scheduling_collides_with_parents'_shift-work_availability_windows) — exposes problem · Problems
- [conference sign-up sheets double-book the same 15-minute slot across two teachers](/Problems/conference_sign-up_sheets_double-book_the_same_15-minute_slot_across_two_teachers) — exposes problem · Problems
- [no reliable signal of which families never received the field-trip permission form](/Problems/no_reliable_signal_of_which_families_never_received_the_field-trip_permission_form) — exposes problem · Problems
- [low parent open-rates on ClassDojo/Remind blasts buried under all-staff broadcasts](/Problems/low_parent_open-rates_on_ClassDojo%2FRemind_blasts_buried_under_all-staff_broadcasts) — exposes problem · Problems
- [home-language translation of newsletters lags the English send by days](/Problems/home-language_translation_of_newsletters_lags_the_English_send_by_days) — exposes problem · Problems

### Part of

- [Early Childhood Education Provider](/CompanyTypes/Early_Childhood_Education_Provider) — part of · CompanyTypes
- [Charter School Network](/CompanyTypes/Charter_School_Network) — part of · CompanyTypes
- [School District](/CompanyTypes/School_District) — part of · CompanyTypes