Families In Schools
Since 2000, our mission has been to involve parents and communities in their children's education to achieve lifelong success. #familyengagement
www.familiesinschools.org
- 🎉 FIS is marking 25 years of advancing school–family partnerships, parent power, & educational equity in 2026! 🙌🏽 Join us in honoring this milestone as we share stories of impact and host a series of events—including a gala—throughout 2026. Read our announcement: bit.ly/fis-anniversary-announcement
- Read LA! Storytime launched one year ago to bring joy & comfort to children impacted by the LA Wildfires. 📚 To mark this, FIS visited Marquez Elementary to support students' love of reading with free, book-filled bags. 🎒💙 Thanks to our partners & #ReadLA! Coalition for making this work possible. 🧡
- There’s less than 2 weeks left to register for @oaklitcoalition.bsky.social’s Literacy & Justice For All Symposium! Join FIS’s Yolie Flores & national literacy leaders on a plenary panel, “Language & Literacy: Connecting Policy, Practice, & Possibility.” 🔗 Secure your symposium spot: bit.ly/48dvSed
- @edsource.org looked at how the CA state superintendent role might change if the new governance proposal goes through. FIS's Yolie Flores supports the shift: “Families need a system they can understand with clear & usable guidance for educators & families.” 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/edsource-sta...
