Family–School–Community Partnerships
We help schools build strong family engagement systems through strategic planning, coaching, and professional learning. Our work brings schools, families, and community partners together around shared goals and clear pathways forward.
Our Approach to Family & Community Engagement
Coaction Collective partners with school systems across the country to strengthen family and community engagement in real, lasting ways. Our services include listening tours, strategy development, and educator coaching and training.
Alongside school leader coaching and cohort learning communities, we provide research-based professional learning for teachers focused on engaging families as true partners in student learning.
Educators leave with practical strategies to:
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Build strong, trust-based relationships with families
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Communicate proactively about academics and student progress
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Engage families as partners and co-creators in their child’s learning
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Strengthen asset-based partnerships that support student growth
Codesign with Families
One of our core offerings is Codesign with Families, a cohort experience that brings school teams and families together to solve real challenges in family-school partnerships.
Using the principles of design thinking, school leaders, teachers, and families work side by side to explore family voice and develop solutions that strengthen trust, communication, and collaboration.
Families are not just participants in this process. They are partners in designing the solutions.
School teams and families conduct empathy interviews across the school community to understand families’ experiences as partners in their child’s education.
What This Work Produces
Through this process, schools develop:
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Family insight statements that center community voice
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Actionable strategies for strengthening family partnerships
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Stronger trust between families and school staff
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Sustainable engagement practices connected to student learning
What Our Work Looks Like in Practice
Every project we take on is tailored to the unique goals, timeline, and context of our partners.
While no two scopes are exactly the same, this sample gives a sense of how we structure our work, which blends strategic planning, facilitation, and capacity building with a deep commitment to community voice.
Our clients include:
We partner with Black Hills Special Services Cooperative to provide executive coaching, facilitate staff retreats, and design leadership development programming for the PREVAILing Leaders cohort. This work supports rising leaders as they grow their skills, confidence, and impact.
