Past Engagement
俄勒冈州教育部 (Oregon Department of Education, ODE) 及早教科 (Early Learning Division, ELD) 于 2022 年试行了与家庭和学校建立联系的新方式，旨在帮助儿童和家庭顺利 进入幼儿园。ODE 及 ELD 邀请学校举行有家庭和教育者参与的“家庭访谈”。俄勒冈州的九 所学校尝试性地举办了家庭访谈，旨在评估或“试验”访谈的效果。该访谈是 ODE 为帮助孩子 入托幼儿园而开展的试验性工作的一部分。ODE 将该试点项目称为“早教过渡及家庭访谈项 目 (Early Learning Transition and Family Interview Project)”。ODE 计划在后续年份将其推 广到更多学校。
ODE 及 ELD 的目标是了解他们能够如何令相关家庭访谈最有效地为家庭和学校服务。为 此，他们与 Oregon’s Kitchen Table (OKT) 开展合作。OKT 在 2022 年与参加过 ODE 家庭 访谈的人士举行了会议。我们将此类会议称为“社区对话”。OKT 就如何提高家庭访谈的质 量，向相关人士提出了下列问题：
- 人们对 2022 年家庭访谈有什么感受
- 人们对今后的家庭访谈有什么建议
- 家庭及教育者对今后如何提高家庭访谈的成效有什么想法
本报告就 OKT 听取的会议信息进行总结。与会人士发言内容已按类似观点归类。
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.