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
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.14 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.41 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 13
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Earl Edwards | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4–6 hrs/week | 20 of 22 |
| Spring 2026 | Marcus Martinez | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 7–9 hrs/week | 9 of 12 |
| Spring 2026 | Molly McMahon | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 7–9 hrs/week | 14 of 16 |
| Summer 2025 | Earl Edwards | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | — | 14 of 18 |
| Spring 2025 | Martin Scanlan | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 7–9 hrs/week | 11 of 12 |
| Fall 2024 | Martin Scanlan | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | — | 6 of 10 |
| Summer 2024 | Peter Steedman | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10+ hrs/week | 6 of 8 |
| Spring 2024 | Anthony Zavagnin | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | — | 11 of 12 |
| Spring 2024 | Melodie Wyttenbach | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 12 |
| Fall 2023 | Martin Scanlan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 of 9 |
| Fall 2023 | Peter Steedman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 of 12 |
| Summer 2023 | Peter Steedman | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 of 14 |
| Spring 2023 | Martin Scanlan | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 7–9 hrs/week | 11 of 18 |
| Fall 2022 | Martin Scanlan | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 20 of 25 |
| Fall 2022 | Peter Steedman | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — | 4 of 5 |
| Summer 2022 | Joseph Madres | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 2.3 | — | 3 of 9 |
| Summer 2022 | Peter Steedman | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.0 | — | 6 of 11 |
| Summer 2022 | Sujan Talukdar White | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 8 of 15 |
| Spring 2022 | Ariella Suchow | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 10+ hrs/week | 15 of 22 |
| Spring 2022 | Peter Steedman | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 7–9 hrs/week | 6 of 17 |
| Fall 2021 | Allyson Mizoguchi | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 4 of 14 |
| Fall 2021 | Ariella Suchow | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 7–9 hrs/week | 5 of 9 |
Data freshness
Instructors
Sections
- Section 02
- Section 01
- Section 02