About

Welcome to NMENGAGED, a Toolkit for New Mexico School Communities: Family, School, and Community Partnerships

NMENGAGED is a collaborative project of the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) and the Center for the Education and Study of Diverse Populations (CESDP) at New Mexico Highlands University.

NMENGAGED is based on the National PTA Standards for Family-School Partnerships and is designed to support sustainable family engagement initiatives that build capacity among educators and families to partner with one another around student success.

NMENGAGED provides research-based tools and professional development that elevates family and community engagement as a key educational priority.

Credits and Research Base:

• Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family-School Partnerships
  Henderson, A.T., Mapp, K.L., Johnson, V.R., & Davies, D. (2007). New York: The New Press.
• Dual Capacity Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships
  Released by the US Education Department 2013
  http://www.ed.gov/parent-and-family-engagement
• Engage Every Family: Five Simple Principles
  Steven M. Constantino (2016). Corwin, a SAGE Company
• Harvard Family Research Project
  www.hfrp.org
•  Kotter International: Eight Steps Process for Leading Change
  https://www.kotterinternational.com/8-steps-process-for-leading-change/
• PTA National Standards for Family-School Partnerships
  http://www.pta.org/nationalstandards
• SEDL National Center for Family and Community Connections with Schools
  http://www.sedl.org/ 

Design and Production

• Cynthia Gustke, CESDP Associate
• Jeana Francis, CESDP Designer

 Contributions and Collaboration with:

• New Mexico Parent Teacher Association (NMPTA); National Parent Teacher Association; and
• New Mexico Hispanic Education Act Council

 Contributors:

Special thanks to several advocates and practitioners throughout the state:

• Ray Lara, Gadsden Independent School District, Family Engagement Director
• Cynthia Gustke, CESDP Associate
• Dr.Patricia Jimenez-Latham, CESDP Director
• Rachel Mitchell, CESDP Education Consultant
• Sylvia Montaño, Family Services Specialist, Clovis Municipal School District
• Gloria Ruiz, New Mexico Public Education Department, Family Engagement Coordinator
• Mercedes Sandoval, Social Worker, Rio Rancho Public Schools
• Dr. Daisy Thompson, Albuquerque Public Schools Indian Education Director
• Renata Witte, New Mexico Parent Teacher Association President
• Julia Rosa Emslie, Education Consultant