Making Contact
January 23, 2020: The Big Lift
Meeting family needs in a city of widening wealth gaps is a big lift. Dozens of studies show that when parents or guardians are engaged in their kids education, it has a huge impact. Not just on academics but on a students attendance, self-esteem, and behavior in class. Thats true across income levels. Thats why the San Francisco Unified School District created the position of family liaison fifteen years ago: to build trust and get families in the door. Reporter Lee Romney followed the work of one family liaison at a high-poverty school for a year.
Featuring:
Mauricha Robinson, Family Liason ” George Washington Carver elementary school; Emmanuel Stewart ” Principal, George Washington Carver elementary school; Jewell Taylor, parent — George Washington Carver elementary school; Ashley Bonton, social worker; LaRonnda Hampton, parent; Sarah Thomas, parent.