Past Engagement
Sanadkii 2022, Waaxda Waxbarashada ee Oregon (ODE) iyo Waaxda Waxbarashada Hore (ELD) ayaa isku dayay hab cusub oo la iskugu xirayo qoysaska iyo dugsiyada si looga caawiyo carruurta iyo qoysaska in ay si habsami leh u bilaabaan dugsiga barbaarinta carruurta ‘kindergarten’. ODE iyo ELD waxay dugsiyada ku martiqaadeen in ay qabtaan “wareysiyada qoyska” oo u dhexeeyaa qoysaska iyo macallimiinta. Sagaal dugsi oo ku yaala Oregon ayaa isku dayay wareysiyada qoyska si ay u tijaabiyaan ama “pilot” sida ay wareysiyadu shaqeyn karaan. Wareysiyadau waa hal qayb oo ka mid ah sida ODE ay iskugu dayeyso habab cusub si qoysaska looga caawiyo in ay bilaabaan dugsiga barbaarinta carruurta. ODE waxay mashruuca tijaabada ah ugu yeertaa “Early Learning Transition and Family Interview Project.” ODE waxay qorsheynaysaa in ay mashruucani tijaabada ah sii wado ee lala leeyahay dugsiyo badan sanadaha soo socda.
ODE iyo ELD waxay rabaan in ay ogaadaan sida ay wareysiyadani qoyska ugu dhigi karaan kuwo si fiican ugu shaqeeya qoysaska iyo dugsiyada. Si taasi oo la sameeyo, waxay la shaqeynayaan Oregon’s Kitchen Table (OKT). OKT waxay martigelisay kulamadani lala leeyahay dadka qaybta ka ahaa wareysiyada qoyska ee ODE ee sanadkii 2022. Waxaan ugu yeernaa kulamadani wada hadalada bulshada “community conversations.” OKT waxay weydiisay iyaga waxyaabaha soo socda ee ku saabsan sida wareysiyada qoyska loogu dhigi lahaa kuwo wanaagsan:
- Waxa waayo-aragnimada dadka ee wareysiyadii qoyska ee 2022 ay ahaayeen
- Fikradaha dadku ka haysteen wareysiyada qoyska ee mustaqbalka
- Sida qoysasku iyo barayaashu u maleynayaan in wareysiyada qoysku ay si fiican ugu shaqeyn karaan sanadaha soo socda
Warbixintani waxay soo koobaysaa waxa OKT ay maqashay markii la joogay kulamada OKT. Wixii ay dadku sheegeen ayaa koox ahaan la iskugu geeyay oo lagu daray fikradaha la midka ah.
In fall 2022, ODE and DELC worked with Oregon’s Kitchen Table (OKT) to conduct a community engagement process to hear from families and educators who participated in “family interviews,” a pilot approach to support students’ transitions into kindergarten. OKT designed and hosted “community conversations” with people who had been part of the ODE family interviews in 2022. The goal of the community conversations conducted by OKT was: 1) to hear what people’s experiences in the family interviews were like, 2) to hear what ideas people had for future family interviews, and 3) to understand how families and educators think the process might work better for families and schools in coming years.
In fall 2023, ODE and DELC worked with OKT to again hear from families and educators who participated in the 2022 "Family Conversation" at over 30 schools and districts across Oregon. The goal of the community conversations conducted by OKT was: 1) to hear what people’s experiences in the family interviews were like, 2) to hear what ideas people had for future family interviews, 3) to understand how families and educators think the process might work better for families and schools in coming years, 4) and to hear from schools who participated the previous year about the changes made for 2023.
In 2024 OKT designed and hosted listening sessions and interviews with people who work for early learning partners and programs and culturally specific community based organizations that support families with young children. The goal of the listening sessions was: 1) to hear how the Family Conversation might be most helpful for partners in their work; 2) to hear about people’s experiences in supporting families to navigate early learning and kindergarten transitions; 3) to better understand how early learning partners, community-based organizations, and culturally specific partners approach family engagement; and 4) to identify opportunities for early learning partners, community groups, culturally specific organizations, and ODE and DELC to work together regionally or on a statewide level to better understand what is happening with early learning around the state.