Family, School, and Community Engagement in Education

The Family, School, and Community Engagement (FSCE) in Education initiative at the Center for Universal Education focuses on building strong partnerships that support student learning and development and thriving schools and communities.

Our work is concentrated in three areas:

We define family, school, and community engagement (FSCE) as the different ways that families, schools, and community leaders or groups work together to promote equitable and inclusive student learning and development and support schools to thrive. Engagement can take different forms depending on the context, but the intention is to support greater collaborations and partnerships to ensure quality teaching and learning and to transform the education system to better serve students, families, and communities.

We use the term “family” to refer to any and all individuals who play a leading role in caregiving of learners, including parents and guardians but also extended family members like grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, and beyond. “Family” includes caregivers who do not have biological relationships with learners but are responsible for parenting. We define “community” as the partners and organizations that support schools, students, and families.