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Indicators of Family Engagement
Melanie Lemoine and Monica BallayLouisiana State Improvement Grant/SPDG
Background Information LaSIG 2
Second round of SPDG funding Main project goals to improve student outcomes
by improving the service delivery at the state, district, school, and individual levels
Focused on two issues Professional development Improving family engagement
Background Information Research on family engagement
Students perform better when positive relationships and partnerships exist between families and schools
When family members are leaders in the school, outcomes improve
The school improvement process is more effective if it includes all stakeholders including family members
A Significant Concern Schools expressed a desire to improve
relationships with families but lacked direction to do so
Two needs A simple measure for schools to determine what
structures were currently in place A measure of the level at which schools were
engaging families
Developing the Scale Strategist group
Determine what is important Review the literature Review current assessment tools Capture all voices
Consultant Narrow focus Assist in developing the actual scale
Developing the Scale Organized around four dimensions
Communication Family Support Decision Making Partnerships
Developing the Scale A total of 25 items
The number of Items for each dimension ranged from six to eight
Responses to each item on a four point Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree
Pilot Tests Two pilot tests
Pilot 1 Five schools with approximately 150 respondents Items functioning well Respondent comments resulted in adding two items
Pilot 2 Four schools with approximately 150 respondents Six items deleted One item moved to a different subscale Items functioning well
Indicators of Family Engagement Scale
General characteristics 21 items reflect perceived levels of family
engagement Four subscales
Communication Family Support Decision Making Partnerships
Family Engagement Survey for Schools
Family Engagement Survey for Schools
Family Engagement Survey for Schools
Family Engagement Survey for Schools
Indicators of Family Engagement Scale
Technical issues Item functionality
All item reliabilities were acceptable All coefficients across all scales functioned well
Validity Content validity established in development Construct validity confirmed with a principal
components factor analysis using varimax rotation All items loaded as expected except for a single
exception
Indicators of Family Engagement Scale
Technical Issues (Cont’d) Reliability
Cronbach alphas for the total scale and subscales were calculated
Scores were .86, .81, .86, .83, and .93 for the four subscales and the total score respectively
Indicators of Family Engagement Scale
Scoring Subject must respond to at least 75% of
the items on the total scale or any subscales
Scores are the means of non-missing items for the respective total and subscale items
Indicators of Family Engagement Scale
Score interpretation
Score Range
Level of Engagement
1.00 – 1.50 Insufficient level of meaningful family engagement
1.51 – 2.50 Low level of meaningful family engagement
2.51 – 3.50 Moderate level of family engagement
3.51 – 4.00 High level of family engagement
Survey Administration 14 Districts 120 Schools Online application
through Survey Monkey
Some sites conducted all 3
Facilitated results discussions with staff
School improvement decisions
Triangulation of data
Triangulation of Family EngagementAcross Stakeholders
School SurveyFamily Survey Student Survey
Alignment of Surveys: School Survey
A variety of methods such as but not limited to phone calls, newsletters, or e-mail are used to communicate with families in my school.
Family Survey A variety of methods such as but not limited to
phone calls, newsletters, or e-mail are used to communicate with my family.
Student Survey A variety of methods such as but not limited to
phone calls, newsletters, or e-mail are used to communicate with me and my family.
School Survey Families are informed of academic programs.
Family Survey I am informed of the school’s academic programs
available for my child. Student Survey
The school informs my family and me of academic programs.
Alignment of Surveys:
Survey Results Correlate survey results and SPS
Triangulation of survey results
Impact on individual schools
Top 10 Schools with SPS 114 or ↑
High School Results from all 3 groups:
School
Overall Score:3.32
Communication: 3.59Family Support: 3.22
Decision Making: 3.12Partnership: 3.33
Families
Overall Score:3.40
Communication: 3.55Family Support: 3.39
Decision Making: 3.28Partnership: 3.41
Students
Overall Score:2.93
Communication: 3.01Family Support: 2.95
Decision Making: 2.79Partnership: 2.98
Elementary School Results from all 3 groups:
School
Overall Score:3.22
Communication: 3.54Family Support: 3.17
Decision Making: 3.10Partnership: 3.08
Families
Overall Score:3.14
Communication: 3.15Family Support: 3.18
Decision Making: 3.06Partnership: 3.13
Impact on Schools Ah-ha moments Baseline data for schools were established Schools began looking more closely at other
family measures Schools created a more effective action plan to
engage families when data were displayed numerically
School staff wanted more answers to survey results
Use of the Scale Short term plans
Provide a self assessment of the level of family engagement by school, family, and/or student
Identify the strengths and areas of need in terms of family engagement
Provide access to additional resources provided by LaSIG
Long term analyses Incorporating the results into school improvement plans Correlation between survey results and student
achievement
Discussion Question:
What initiatives are currently underway in your state to support family engagement?
Discussion Question:
What resources are available to schools and districts to support family engagement?
Discussion Question:What assessment tools are
currently in place to measure family engagement at the school, district, and state level? How are they working?
Contact Information
Louisiana State University Melanie Lemoine
lemoinem@lsu.edu Monica Ballay
mballay@lsu.edu www.lasig2.org
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