Family Engagement

Kent Learning Together has a goal to strengthen family-school connection for families in 21st CCLC program, with a focus on families furthest from educational opportunity. In 2024-25, each site hosted five family events for program participants and their families. East Hill’s events focused on art, music, and games (Lego Night and eSports Game Night) and Springbrook collaborated with the school on Parent Teacher Association meetings, a moving night, and a family fun night. See Table 4 for more details on each site’s family events.

Table 4: Family Events with Number of Participants (for 2024-25 events)

  East Hill Springbrook
2023-24 5 events 5 events
2024-25

5 events:

  1. Beehive Family Art Night (23)
  2. Beehive Family Lego Night (105)
  3. Choir Event (35)
  4. Choir Showcase (18)
  5. eSports Family Game Night (participants not reported)

5 events:

  1. Parent Teacher Organization Meetings (3 meetings) (September meeting: participants not reported; October meeting: 15; November meeting: 9)
  2. Family Movie Night (146)
  3. Family Fun Night (not reported)

 

Families of regular attendees attend at least one event: Kent Learning Together has an objective of engaging all families in family events, that specifies 75% of regular attendees will have a family member attend at least one family event, with no disparity in family participation as a function of race, ethnicity, or MLL status. Current datasets do not permit evaluators to access data on family event attendance specific to regular attendees (this data is gathered through a centralized system as part of the statewide 21st CCLC evaluation) or demographic data (race, ethnicity, or MLL status) about families.  As a result, the measure was adjusted to provide unduplicated counts for the total number of adults that attended at least one family event during the program year. At East Hill, 31 adult family members attended at least one event. At Springbrook, 30 adult family members attended at least one event.