ELHE 7727 Family and Community Engagement

This course will explore the theory and practice of family-school-community relationships with a particular focus on the role of school leaders in enacting organizational models, educational programs, and political strategies designed to increase authentic parent and community participation in schools and other educational organizations. Topics include community schools/full service schools, parent involvement models, increasing the involvement of diverse families, grassroots organizing for community development, after school/OST (Out of School Time) programs, and school board-community relations

Course overview

Department
Educational Leadership and Higher Education
School
LSOE
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Spring

Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.14 / 5

Based on 215 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Peter Steedman
    Summer 2026, Summer 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.62/5
  • Allyson Mizoguchi
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.50/5
  • Anthony Zavagnin
    Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.36/5
  • Ariella Suchow
    Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.40/5
  • Earl Edwards
    Spring 2026, Summer 2025 · Official rating 4.24/5
  • Joseph Madres
    Summer 2022 · Official rating 2.67/5
  • Martin Scanlan
    Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.57/5
  • Melodie Wyttenbach
    Spring 2024 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • Sujan Talukdar White
    Summer 2022 · Official rating 4.13/5
  • Marcus Martinez
    Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.67/5
  • Molly Mcmahon
    Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.86/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Summer 2026 · Peter Steedman · W 05:30PM-06:30PM · Offered