Parent Involvement vs Engagement

A parent helping out with homework

• Involvement

• Engagement

Connecting families with essential resources

• Building Involvement

• Building Engagement

A parent involved in school-wide decision-making, from instruction to nutrition.

• Engagement

• Involvement

Inviting parents to learn more about how schools work and how they can meet their children's needs

• Building Involvement

• Building Engagement

Parents discussing school events

• Engagement

• Involvement

Host events and activities that bring parents and families into the school

• Building Engagement

• Building Involvement

Parents reading with children (young)

• Involvement

• Engagement

Encouraging parents to see their school as an institution that is part of a neighborhood or larger community

• Building Engagement

• Building Involvement

Have PTA meetings that include students so parents and students can learn together

• Building Involvment

• Building Engagement

Organize music programs or talent shows in which students perform for the community

• Building Involvement

• Building Engagement