Springboard Collaborative

The article delves into the importance of family involvement in children's literacy development and highlights our successful strategies to bridge the gap between home and school learning environments. Families are key partners in fostering literacy. Our programs empower parents with the tools and confidence to support their children's reading journeys. We are honored to be recognized for our efforts and remain committed to creating lasting educational change through family engagement. Read the full article to learn more about how our approach is making a difference in communities across the nation. ⬇️ #Literacy #FamilyEngagement #Education

Please help us welcome Areshia McFarlin to our team as the new Chief Revenue Officer! 🎉 Areshia’s dedication to serving students' educational needs and her inspiration for our mission makes her a perfect fit for our team. She expressed her excitement, saying, "I am thrilled to meet the team and to make a meaningful and fruitful impact on the organization." We also got to know a bit about her favorite reads ⤵️ 📚 Favorite children's book: "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White 📖 Current Read: "Becoming" by Michelle Obama Welcome to the team, Areshia. We are excited to see the incredible contributions you will bring to Springboard Collaborative! 🌟 #NewHire #Literacy #Education #Leadership

We're proud to announce a new partnership with the Sherman Family Foundation. Founded in 1995 by George and Betsy Sherman, the Sherman Family Foundation, has a profound belief in the power of education to create better opportunities, better communities, and stronger families. The foundation focuses its investments in K-12 education, as well as educator pipelines, with a vision of improving lives of young people by prioritizing investments in early childhood. Thank you for supporting our literacy work in Baltimore City. #literacymatters

Please help us welcome Marquez Hall to our team as the new Senior Associate of Professional Development! 🎉 Marquez's passion and dedication to our mission of promoting literacy and education is truly inspiring. Marquez discovered us through his positive experiences working with our DC summer program. He shared, "I am most excited to expand my knowledge and learn new skills within the education field as well as collaborate with like-minded educators." Of course, we had to learn about his favorite reads ⤵️ 📚 Favorite children's book: "Amazing Grace" by Mary Hoffman 📖 Current Read: "Black Girl in the Ring" by Nalo Hopkinson Welcome to the team, Marquez. We wish you success in your new role! 🌟 #NewHire #Literacy #Education

Educational leaders, we want to hear from you. Share with us what your top priority is when choosing a supplemental program. #edchat

This incredibly important report by Annie E. Casey Foundation in The 74 Media highlights a simple truth: student attendance is largely a function of family engagement, especially in elementary school. Springboard Collaborative runs programs that rapidly accelerate student learning by deeply engaging parents as teaching partners. Alongside academic gains, the byproduct is increased student attendance. Contact us to learn more! #EdChat #FamilyEngagement

Educational leaders, we want to hear from you. At Springboard Collaborative, we are continuously working to better understand our community and creating solutions to assist you. Please let us know which challenge keeps you up at night. #literacymatters #poll #edchat #leadership

Research shows that parents’ involvement in their kid’s learning is the strongest predictor of academic success. When schools, teachers, and parents come together to form a team, kids benefit. But how can we get started? Use these three ideas to engage families as partners in teaching and learning. ⤵️ 1️⃣ Empower families to embrace their expertise. Families can be their children’s first and most important teachers. They tend to know their kids best and can have valuable insight to share. Help families realize this by disrupting the idea that educators are the only “experts” that need to be listened to. Families come with their own expertise about their children and how they best learn. 2️⃣ Listen to families. Encourage families to keep sharing what is working— and not working— at home. When you invite families to share how learning is going, truly listen to them. Come to conversations with a series of open-ended questions that you can ask. If you’d like to engage families as partners in their children’s reading development, ask questions such as: Is your family able to make time for at-home reading time?; What is working? What would make it easier for you?; Where could you use more support or guidance? Cultivate patience, curiosity, and compassion. Do not try to direct the conversation or answer parents’ requests immediately. Instead, allow yourself time to truly listen. Dedicate time to reflect— ideally with colleagues— on what you heard families say, then make a plan for moving forward. 3️⃣ Foster collaboration. To truly support students, we need to create a culture that invites parents’ voices and incorporates structured approaches that bring families and schools together. Work together with families to get clear on where their child is at academically and set goals for improvement. Create a plan together to support these goals both inside and outside of school. By keeping the lines of communication open, you can create consistency with the language and approaches being used at home and school. Working towards common goals creates a seamless support system for students. #StudentSuccess #Education #Educators

Thank you, NYC Reads Initiative for being a champion for our mission. We're so proud of Ms. Poe and the team from P.S. 40Q. #literacymatters

Children perform better in school when their families are interested in their education. Children perform better in school when they have good attendance. Children perform better in school when their caregivers talk to their teachers and advocate for their needs. Children perform better in school when their caregivers read with them at home. And yet, such involvement is often a challenge for parents and caregivers who are juggling multiple jobs and navigating language and cultural barriers. So, here's to the donors committed to helping schools and families overcome those barriers, which is critical to the pandemic learning-loss puzzle. #Education #Literacy #StudentSuccess #FamilyEngagement