Family as Faculty: Building Powerful Partnerships in a Digital School
SESSION DATES & TIMES COMING IN AUGUST 2026
Audience Classification: Online Learning Audience Expertise: All Levels - This session is intentionally designed to engage and provide value across experience levels-from beginners to seasoned leaders. Grade Level Focus: Elementary Schools Primary Audience: Teacher, Inst Leader, Prof Dev, School Leader Does this session focus on a specific product? No – This session is focused on ideas, strategies, or practices, not a specific product or service.
Assistant Principal Georgia Connections Academy Gainesville, Georgia, United States
Abstract Description : In digital schools, families are more than supporters—they are co-educators. At Georgia Connections Academy (GACA), we’ve learned that family partnership is the difference-maker for student success. This Table Talk invites participants to explore bold strategies for engaging families not just as helpers, but as true partners in teaching and learning.
We’ll highlight quick examples from GACA’s culture-building work (Camp Milestones, Schoolhouse Scoop, PBIS points, Project Soar), then shift into dialogue: How can schools create systems where families feel empowered, connected, and essential to student achievement? What Participants Will Gain
Fresh ideas to deepen family-school partnerships in digital or hybrid settings.
Real examples of culture-building strategies that work in a statewide virtual school.
A chance to share challenges and solutions with peers in a collaborative, supportive setting.
A takeaway “Family Engagement Blueprint” template to adapt for their own schools.
Learning Objectives:
Identify at least two practical strategies for strengthening family partnerships in digital or hybrid school settings.
Draft one actionable step they can take back to their school to increase authentic family involvement.
