State Support Team

Serving school districts in Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox, Marion, Medina, Morrow, Richland, Seneca, and Wyandot Counties in Ohio

Family Engagement

Family and Community Engagement

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.

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

State Support Team Region 7 has the distinct honor to recognize many educator nominees whose instruction, learning environment design, or through some other action resulted in students, specifically students with disabilities, making significant gains in their academic and/or non-academic pursuits in Region 7. In addition, SST7 was able to honor many student nominees that demonstrated areas of achievement and performance.

Outstanding Achievement Award for Student Nominees	Outstanding Achievement Award for Teacher Nominees
Ava Crain, Western Elementary School	Jackie Rhodes, Western Elementary School
Brycen Klintworth, Pleasant Street Elementary School	Tiffany Burk, Pleasant Street Elementary School
Cameron Smith, Madison Comprehensive High School	Amy O’Connell, Madison Comprehensive High School
Bradleigh Glass, GOAL Digital Academy	Kristina Magoon, GOAL Digital Academy
	Jeanna Godby, Lexington High School
Gabe Lahmon, Plymouth-Shiloh Elementary School	Michelle Blair, Plymouth-Shiloh Elementary School
Addilyn Kuhn, Shelby Elementary School	Lindsey Nardo, Shelby Elementary School
Reilly Luce, Shelby Elementary School	Kerri Scarbrough, Shelby Elementary School
Evelyn Harper, Galion Primary School	Elizabeth Volz, Galion Primary School
	Sarah Wegesin, Galion Primary School
	Deborah Fraley, Galion Primary School
Aiden Brown, Galion Intermediate School
Rayanna Lott, Galion Intermediate School
Natalee Tobin, Tri-Rivers Career Center	Jamie Bando, Tri-Rivers Career Center
Riley Popovich, Tri-Rivers Career Center	Jackie Johnson, Tri-Rivers Career Center
Rylan Rudd, Tri-Rivers Career Center	Amber Crow, Mohawk Elementary School

In addition, SST7 is proud to announce the winners of the R.A. Horn Outstanding Achievement Award and the Franklin B. Walter Outstanding Educator Award Winner:

Family and Community Engagement Resources

The Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center at the Ohio State University:

https://ohiofamiliesengage.osu.edu/

National Network of Partnership Schools John Hopkins University:

https://ohiofamiliesengage.osu.edu/resources/the-national-network-of-partnership-schools-an-evidence-based-family-engagement-program/

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce:

https://education.ohio.gov/

Anne Ditlevson

Ed Kapel