"Family support" means helping families access a broad array of supports and services, including formal supports (such as paid respite care) and informal supports (such as parent-to-parent connections) and a community system of services that promote the well-being of families and their children with special needs.
"Transition" means moving from one setting to another setting, such as moving from preschool to elementary school or moving from four-year-old kindergarten to five-year-old kindergarten. Nevertheless, school transition is a process. It should prepare children, families, schools, and communities to develop the necessary skills, knowledge, and relationships to assist children and families in successfully moving from one setting to another.
The vision is simple! It is to empower families.
Families play a vital role in the education of their children. The MPS/MKE Early Childhood 1,825 Initiative strives to support families throughout the birth–age 5 time span of development of a child.
What does this look like in schools?
All schools are working to meet the Six Standards of Family and Community Engagement:
The work of the family support and transition group will focus on the following:
Focus: Identify the needs of the community.
Focus: Build background knowledge on brain development and transition.
Focus: Align and provide resources for the community to support children and families.