SST 7’s Family and Community Corner is designed to provide resources and supports for families, community members, and school personnel to optimize teaching and learning for all learners. Use the red menu on the left to navigate to these resources. If you can’t find what you are looking for or have a question, please contact SST 7 for support by using the contact information to the right.
New: The Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center at the Ohio State University School Counselor Professional Development Series
The Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center at the Ohio State University is proud to sponsor a new 4-year school counselor professional development series grant called Hatching Results with Dr. Brett Zyromski. He will facilitate 6 days of training a year from Fall 2024 - Spring 2028 for middle school/junior high school counselors.
The purpose of the training series is to ”support you in developing student-centered, data-driven programs that fulfill your district and school goals. We'll discuss programs that increase attendance, reduce behavioral referral rates, increase academic achievement, and enhance your confidence to partner with families."
Location: Central Ohio. The location will be determined at a later date.
Who: Middle and junior high school counselors. Special note: An administrator (principal/assistant principal) will need to attend the first training date of each year with the school counselor.
2024 - 2025 Training Dates:
August 8 - 9, 2024
December 12 - 13, 2024
May 15 - 16, 2025
Time: 8:30 - 3:30.
Additional Information:
The training series is 100% free for participating school counselors! However, there will not be any additional funds from the grant to provide travel or lodging reimbursements.
Contact Hours: School counselor participants will receive 42 contact hours a year to apply towards their school counselor licensure (168 total hours)
To Apply:.
There are two optional virtual Q&A sessions for applications.
Go to https://go.osu.edu/hatchingresults to apply, download the informational flyer, or watch recorded information session,
Please contact Anne Ditlevson at SST7 if you have further questions.
New: Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center at the Ohio State University Bi-Monthly Digital Newsletter
The Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center at OSU has started a free bi-monthly digital newsletter called Family-to-Family Newsletter. Sign up
here to be able to start receiving the newsletters today.
The newsletter is intended for parents and caregivers of children from kindergarten to 12th grade and will include success stories, tools, tips, and resources to assist with family engagement, student success, and school/community connection.
Family Engagement Recognition Day 2024
Coming Soon
Our Partners
Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center
The Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center at The Ohio State University is a leader in the field of family, school, and community engagement. Located at the Center on Education and Training for Employment, a translational research center within the College of Education and Human Ecology, the Center’s website is full of resources for families and educators looking to improve family-school-community partnership for students’ success.
National Network of Partnership Schools
“Based on more than three decades of research on parental involvement, family engagement, and community partnerships, NNPS’s tools, guidelines, and action team approach may be used by all elementary, middle, and high schools to increase involvement and improve student learning and development,” explains Dr. Joyce L. Epstein, Founder and Director of NNPS. NNPS also guides district leaders to help their schools develop goal-oriented programs of family involvement and community connections, and to meet Title I requirements for parent involvement. Check out our NNPS work by navigating to the link in the menu.
Ohio Department of Education and WorkforceThe Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is a government administrative agency that oversees and supports education in the state of Ohio. The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce provides official information and resources about Pre-K – 12 education in Ohio.