How Student, Family, and Community Engagement Impacts Students’ Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD)

New York

EdTrust–New York is a statewide education policy and advocacy organization focused first and foremost on doing right by New York’s children. Although many organizations speak up for the adults employed by schools and colleges, we advocate for students, especially those whose needs and potential are often overlooked.

West

EdTrust–West is committed to dismantling the racial and economic barriers embedded in the California education system. Through our research and advocacy, EdTrust-West engages diverse communities dedicated to education equity and justice and increases political and public will to build an education system where students of color and multilingual learners, especially those experiencing poverty, will thrive.

Massachusetts

The Education Trust team in Massachusetts convenes and supports the Massachusetts Education Equity Partnership (MEEP), a collective effort of more than 20 social justice, civil rights and education organizations from across the Commonwealth working together to promote educational equity for historically underserved students in our state’s schools.

Social, Emotional and Academic Development

P-12

How Student, Family, and Community Engagement Impacts Students’ Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD)

This report discusses how schools can better communicate with families, caregivers, and communities to support students’ academic development and overall wellbeing.

April 11, 2024 by Nancy Duchesneau, Blair Wriston

collage of images depicting parents reading with their children and teachers in school settings

This report from EdTrust, “How Student, Family, and Community Engagement Impacts Students’ Social, Emotional, and Academic Development (SEAD),” discusses how schools can better communicate with families, caregivers, and communities to support students’ academic development and overall wellbeing, the numerous barriers that can get in the way of such engagement, and offers recommendations for federal, state, and local policymakers to help schools improve the ways in which they respond to their community’s needs.

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EdTrust also created a summary of top recommendations for federal policymakers to better support SEAD.

Check out our other resources on family engagement

Engaging First: Supporting Young Learners Through Family Engagement

Making Assessment Reports More Meaningful for Students & Families