Purpose
The council serves in an advisory role to the Kentucky Department of Education and provides input regarding topics of interest to families, such as ways that families and communities can assist schools in ensuring that the achievement level of
all students is increased.
The council looks to
The Kentucky Family and School Partnership Guide resource (
formerly The Missing Piece of the Proficiency Puzzle) created by the Kentucky Collaborative for Families and Schools. This resource “helps school and district groups work together more effectively so our state can rise to proficiency in the practice of family and community engagement." The council also aligns itself to the Kentucky Department of Education's mission create broad partnerships to provide leadership and support so that every student is equipped for the future.
Membership
FPC membership is comprised of 14 members serving two (2) year terms. Members are selected through a process facilitated by the Kentucky Department of Education's Community Engagement and Support Branch, which ensures regional representation throughout the state and members must be a natural, adoptive, or foster parent or other adult serving as a parent such as a close relative, legal or educational guardian, and/or community or agency advocate of a student currently enrolled in a public school. Executive directors (or designees) of the
Family Resource and Youth Service Centers,
Kentucky Association of School Councils,
Kentucky Out-of-School Alliance,
Kentucky Parent Teacher Association,
Kentucky Special Parent Involvement Network, and the
Prichard Committee are standing members of the council.
Meetings
The Family Partnership Council meets three times annually.
Leslie Spears
Office of Continuous Improvement and Support
Division of School and Program Improvement
300 Sower Blvd., 5th Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-1473 ext. 4039
Fax (502) 564-8149