Finding Community Connections

Making Engagement Equitable

Mae connects with Valeria and Gloria at a community event. Valeria shares the challenges they face as a single-parent household with cultural and language barriers. Mae commits to improving school support for Gloria with assistance from cultural broker Regina, facilitating collaboration between the school and community resources. This podcast follows the STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS A Framework for Prenatal through Young Adulthood Family Engagement in Massachusetts [https://www.doe.mass.edu/sfs/family-engagement-framework.pdf]. Please take our Listener Survey [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2OJozALt2dlUW6rITd5dfonLVNNnDw37pQbSHMTEUAYIBmg/viewform]. A transcript can be found here. [https://cme.bu.edu/sites/default/files/media/2024-05/EP%203%20%20FINAL%20Transcript.pdf]

Finding Community Connections

Nurse Mae, realizing the disconnect between her school and the families of students with special health care needs, seeks advice from her mentor. They suggest building trust by meeting families where they are. Mae plans to engage with the community through events like those at the local health center, where families feel comfortable and respected. Our guests discuss how Mae can bridge the communication gap and foster a more collaborative relationship with Gloria's family and the broader community. This podcast follows the STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS A Framework for Prenatal through Young Adulthood Family Engagement in Massachusetts [https://www.doe.mass.edu/sfs/family-engagement-framework.pdf]. Please take our Listener Survey [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2OJozALt2dlUW6rITd5dfonLVNNnDw37pQbSHMTEUAYIBmg/viewform]. A transcript can be found here. [https://cme.bu.edu/sites/default/files/media/2024-05/EP%202_%20FINAL%20Transcript.pdf]

Building Relationships

Nurse Mae is new at Robinson Middle School and on an otherwise typical day receives a visit from a very distressed student with Autism. Mae decides the best option is to dismiss her student home, but when mom arrives it’s clear that was not the right choice. Join me and our roundtable guests as we discuss how building relationships and trust with students and families is key to student health and success in school. This podcast follows the STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS A Framework for Prenatal through Young Adulthood Family Engagement in Massachusetts [https://www.doe.mass.edu/sfs/family-engagement-framework.pdf]. Please take our Listener Survey [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2OJozALt2dlUW6rITd5dfonLVNNnDw37pQbSHMTEUAYIBmg/viewform]. A transcript can be found here. [https://cme.bu.edu/sites/default/files/media/2024-05/EP%201_V3%20FINAL%20Audio%20Transcript.pdf]