{"id":23814,"date":"2024-05-28T11:34:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T15:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/?p=23814"},"modified":"2024-05-28T11:46:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T15:46:51","slug":"twenty-nine-kentucky-schools-awarded-family-friendly-schools-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/twenty-nine-kentucky-schools-awarded-family-friendly-schools-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty-Nine Kentucky Schools and Early Care Centers Awarded Family Friendly Schools Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1711673910232{padding-right: 15% !important;padding-left: 15% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text single_style=””]May 28, 2024<\/p>\n

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <\/strong>
\nFor more information, contact:
\nCourtney Daniel, Chief of Communications and External Affairs
\ncourtney@prichardcommittee.org<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Twenty-Nine Kentucky Schools and Early Care Centers Awarded Family Friendly Schools Certification” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:26px;” sub_heading_font_size=”desktop:18px;” sub_heading_line_height=”desktop:45px;” margin_design_tab_text=””][\/ultimate_heading][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text single_style=””]LEXINGTON, Ky. \u2013 The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence has awarded 29 Kentucky schools and early care centers with a Family Friendly Schools Certification this spring.<\/p>\n

“Schools that earn this certification have demonstrated their commitment to proactively engaging families in their student\u2019s education,” said Brigitte Blom, president and CEO of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence. \u201cThese schools have been innovative and energetic in their efforts to make families a valued part of their school\u2019s team, which enriches the learning experience for students and ultimately leads to stronger academic outcomes. We\u2019re excited they\u2019ve chosen to pursue this certification to demonstrate their dedication to their students and community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The schools have worked to foster more effective partnerships with families and the broader community. As part of the certification process, a multidisciplinary team consisting of families, teachers, and administrators used a self-assessment tool to evaluate the school’s family engagement performance. This team evaluated the school’s practices, identified key areas for improvement, and integrated new practices designed to elevate its family-friendly rating.<\/p>\n

The Family Friendly Schools Certification is awarded by the Prichard Committee after applications are reviewed and scored by a working group of families, educators and community organizations. The group is focused on increasing open communication, learning opportunities and shared decision-making power across the Kentucky education system.<\/p>\n

\u201cSchools and early care centers who apply for Family Friendly Schools Certification gain a deeper understanding about the importance of family-school partnerships, examine core beliefs about family-school partnerships and apply concrete strategies for increasing family engagement in their school,\u201d said Blom.<\/p>\n

The Kentucky Department of Education includes the Family Friendly Schools Certification in its school report card as evidence of effective family engagement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Family Friendly Schools Certification highlights the exceptional work being done across Kentucky to build strong, collaborative relationships between schools and families,\u201d said Clay Ford, Prichard Committee Board Chair.<\/p>\n

For more details on the Family Friendly Schools Certification, visit prichardcommittee.org\/familyengagement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2024 Spring Family Engagement Certification Awardees<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Reidland Elementary School*<\/li>\n
  2. North Washington Elementary Early Childhood Center*<\/li>\n
  3. North Washington Elementary and Middle School*<\/li>\n
  4. Washington County Elementary Early Childhood Center*<\/li>\n
  5. Washington County Elementary School*<\/li>\n
  6. Washington County High School*<\/li>\n
  7. Washington County Middle School*<\/li>\n
  8. Floyd County Early Childhood Center<\/li>\n
  9. Breckinridge Elementary School<\/li>\n
  10. Campbell Ridge Elementary School<\/li>\n
  11. Clearfield Elementary School<\/li>\n
  12. Crossroads Elementary School<\/li>\n
  13. Donald E. Cline Elementary<\/li>\n
  14. East Bernstadt Independent<\/li>\n
  15. Eastside Child Development Center<\/li>\n
  16. Grant\u2019s Lick Elementary School<\/li>\n
  17. Greysbranch Elementary School<\/li>\n
  18. John W. Reiley Elementary School<\/li>\n
  19. Lansdowne Elementary School<\/li>\n
  20. Murray Elementary School<\/li>\n
  21. NKCAC (Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission) Head Start\u2014Alexandria Center<\/li>\n
  22. NKCAC Head Start\u2014Elsmere Center<\/li>\n
  23. NKCAC Head Start\u2014Falmouth Center<\/li>\n
  24. NKCAC Head Start\u2014Newport Center<\/li>\n
  25. NKCAC Head Start\u2014Boone County Center<\/li>\n
  26. Picadome Elementary School<\/li>\n
  27. Tygart Creek Elementary School<\/li>\n
  28. Wurtland Middle School<\/li>\n
  29. Yates Elementary School<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    * Denotes Gold Certification<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text single_style=””]<\/p>\n

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    The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence<\/em><\/strong> is an independent, nonpartisan, citizen-led organization working to improve education in Kentucky \u2013 early childhood through postsecondary.<\/em><\/p>\n

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    [vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1711673910232{padding-right: 15% !important;padding-left: 15% !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text single_style=””]May 28, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Courtney Daniel, Chief of Communications and External Affairs courtney@prichardcommittee.org[\/vc_column_text][ultimate_heading main_heading=”Twenty-Nine Kentucky Schools and Early Care Centers Awarded Family Friendly Schools Certification” main_heading_style=”font-weight:bold;” main_heading_font_size=”desktop:26px;” sub_heading_font_size=”desktop:18px;” sub_heading_line_height=”desktop:45px;” margin_design_tab_text=””][\/ultimate_heading][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text single_style=””]LEXINGTON, Ky. \u2013 The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence has awarded 29 Kentucky<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":20539,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"passster_activate_protection":false,"passster_protect_child_pages":"","passster_protection_type":"password","passster_password":"","passster_activate_overwrite_defaults":"","passster_headline":"","passster_instruction":"","passster_placeholder":"","passster_button":"","passster_id":"","passster_activate_misc_settings":"","passster_redirect_url":"","passster_hide":"no","passster_area_shortcode":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-press-release"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23814"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23821,"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23814\/revisions\/23821"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prichard-backup.com\/July\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}