How to Implement Family Connection within Your District

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This document provides an overview of strategies implemented by the Houston Independent School District (HISD) to promote and support the use of the Family Connection section of the Naviance tool. Key strategies included hosting monthly shows on the topic, dedicating a specialist to provide trainings to parents and communities at over 90 middle and high schools, implementing a train-the-trainer model, engaging parents at events like college fairs, and establishing 5 new parent super centers with Naviance resources. The objective is to review how HISD has promoted Family Connection usage within the district.

Education

Implementing Family Connection
within the
Houston Independent School District

Overview of Family Connection
Family Connection
Family Connection is a Naviance website for students and families that gives
you access to online resources, communication tools and planning tools for
your student’s success after high school.
Objective:
To review strategies that HISD has implemented within the district to
promote and implement the Family Connection section of the Naviance tool.

• Board President hosts a monthly show
• Naviance Segment http://vimeocom./50305885
• Recently launched a College Readiness Show
• English/Spanish
• R U Ready
• Discuss an aspect of Naviance on each episode
Internal Media

• Dedicated Specialist: Middle School Program Specialist responsible for:
• Training parents/community members on Family Connection
• Over 90 Middle School/High School campuses
• Parent Nights
• Parent trainings
• Parent Super Centers
• Conferences
Use of Dedicated Specialist

Train the Trainer Model
• Entire Parent Engagement team was trained in Naviance by Hobson’s
Consultants August 2012
• Dedicated specialist uses the TOT model with identified schools

Family Connection Sessions
• Dedicated Specialist: Middle School Program Specialist provides training
sessions for:
• Over 90 Middle School and High School campuses
• Parent Nights
• Parent trainings
• Engages parents through
• College and Career Fairs
• Sending messages through Naviance
• Utilizing materials from Family Engagement package
• See sample PowerPoint and agenda of actual training

• Grant schools are targeted for support
-Online College and Career Readiness Technical Assistance Grant
-Cycle 1 – five schools
-Cycle 2 – eleven schools
-Funds offset cost for district
-Grant includes goals for PE
Parent Super Centers spotlighting
Family Connection

Parent Super Centers spotlighting
Family Connection
• 5 Newly Developed Parent Super Centers
• 12 desk top computers
• Specialist provides training at these centers
• Community members invited
• Naviance signage posted
• Video of Parent Super Centers
• http://vimeo.com/49701965

Contact Us:
Kelly Cline, Senior Manager
Parent Engagement
kcline@houstonisd.org 713-
556-7202

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