The 2021-2022 school year is the fourth full year, and the fifth total, of this innovative work. We expanded throughout the Charlotte area to five more schools and piloted a virtual model with a school in Durham. In total, we supported 12 schools and an estimated 11,600 students and their families. This year’s work focused on family insights, with an increased spotlight on community partnerships and financial literacy. We partnered with schools to host 34 family-focused events, brought out over 3,711 attendees, and connected families to 68 community partners.
Thanks to this years Partner Schools + Sponsors!
“I strongly encourage parents to participate in committees such as PTA or the family engagement committee – it helps build the relationship between fellow parents and learn more about the needs of the school.”
Fallynn Montalvo, Parent at Idlewild Elementary School
2021-2022 Data
11600
Total Families Served
12
School Partners
3501
Total Surveys Collected
3711
Attendees at Events
“Keep doing Family Nights!”
Maegan Hill, Parent at Movement School Freedom Drive
Highlights
12 Partner Schools: ~11,600 Students + Families Served
34 Events Hosted
Outcome + Trends
Overall School Trends
Elementary Schools | Middle Schools | High School
Below is data from all 12 of our partner schools. This is based on 3,501 survey responses from families representing 4,554 students, accounting for families with multiple students at the same school.
Families
Top Requested Resources
Students
Top Requested Resources
Engagement
Growth Across the Year
More information under Community Partners on how we supported families on these identified needs.
Net Promoter Scores: Highest Increases
NPS is a metric used in customer experience programs. We are using this to measure the satisfaction of families at each school. The scale ranges from -100 to +100, anything positive is good, above 70 is considered great, and above 90 is world-class!
| School | Pre-Survey NPS | Post-Survey NPS | Change Over Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruns Academy | 60 | 90 | +30 |
| Chambers High School | -7 | 21 | +28 |
Net Promoter Scores: Highest Post-Survey Scores
Overall Elementary School Trends
Below is data from our elementary school partners – Bruns (PK-5), Healthy Start (K-5), Idlewild (PK-5), Movement Eastland (K-2), Movement Freedom (K-5), Sugar Creek (K-5), Thomasboro (K-5), and University Park (K-5).
Families
Top Requested Resources
Students
Top Requested Resources
Engagement
Growth Across the Year
Perception Growth: Changes throughout the Year
Overall Middle School Trends
Below is data from our middle school partners – Healthy Start (6-8), Sedgefield, Sugar Creek (6-8), Thomasboro (6-8), Wilson, and Movement Freedom (6th only).
Families
Top Requested Resources
Students
Top Requested Resources
Engagement
Growth Across the Year
Perception Growth: Changes throughout the Year
Overall High School Trends
Below is data from our high school partners – Chambers, South Meck, and Sugar Creek (9-12).
Families
Top Requested Resources
Students
Top Requested Resources
Engagement
Growth Across the Year
Perception Growth: Changes throughout the Year
Community Partners
Throughout this past school year, families were connected to the following community partners based on needs identified by families in pre-survey responses.
“Thank you for hosting! We would love to be considered to provide more activities in the future to showcase what we have to offer at our Recreation Center. Many families had never heard of our center before. The event really was wonderful and I felt we connected with many families in our target demographic.”
-Staff member from Eastway Recreation Center
“This was FANTASTIC!!! This was, hands down, the best way for us to re-connect with the community and get library cards back into the hands of families. Additionally, it was a great opportunity for families that already had library cards and maybe forgot, the chance to renew and find their way back to the library. Thank you so much for including us to be a part of it! Overall, the event was incredibly impactful.”
-Erin Holmes, Children’s Services Manager, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, Independence Regional Library
Financial Literacy
Throughout this school year, financial literacy resources and workshops were provided to families and staff at our partner schools. Representatives from community partners focused on financial literacy were present at a majority of school events this past year. In addition, we were able to provide families with at least six unique opportunities for virtual workshops and webinars:
- March Money Madness – financial literacy series consisting of six virtual sessions, families from all partner schools were invited
- Healthy – Mind, Wallet, Home – specific financial literacy sessions for Chambers families
- Financially Fresh – financial literacy webinar for UPCA families
Financial literacy continues to be one of the top needs identified by families. We hope to track this data in connection to economic mobility and the support of families at our partner schools. A total of 139 families took advantage of these opportunities and attended a financial educational webinar, workshop, and/or program provided by the school.
Parent Leader Institute
SchermCo sponsored five families for Innovate Schools’ Parent Leader Institute from April 4, 2022 to April 9, 2022. Families joined parent leaders from across the country for the national annual four-day institute. They were able to build their leadership skills and learned how to leverage the power of community organizing to make transformational changes for students within the community.
Looking Ahead
In the 2022-2023 school year, we intend to continue to focus on professional development for staff, tailoring family-focused events on the top needs identified by families via their pre-surveys, collecting more robust data to tell the stories of impact, and advocacy.
Thank You!
Thank you to our sponsors and partner schools! Special thanks to key members of the Family Empowerment Committee at each school driving this work!
Wells Fargo – Rod Banks
TIAA – Jillian Peat Hamilton
Movement School Eastland – Chelsea Hobbing, Danielle Rogers, Erinn Evans, Tami Edwards, Katie Johnson, Kelley Jozwiakowski, Katura DeVane
Movement School Freedom – Jamie Sumter, Lauryn Jackson
Healthy Start Academy – Beatriz Brown, Alex Quigley
University Park Creative Arts School – Dr. Regina Boyd, Ebone Ellison, Jenessa Brown
Julius L. Chambers High School – Erik Turner, Alshonda Peoples
South Mecklenburg High School – Marc Angerer, Brian Spaulding, Benjamin Lyall, Staci McBride
Sugar Creek Charter School – Cherie Graham, Eleanor Shell, Savannah Craney, Tawana Wiggins, Cheryl Turner
Sedgefield Middle School – Dr. Eric Tornfelt, Molly Bilderback, Miracle Sheena
Thomasboro Academy – Lauren Stefaniak, Grace Robertson, Jan McIver
Wilson STEM Academy – Jeff Cook, Barry Sherman, Jessica Phifer, Krystal Cartus, Ajia Long, Kimberly Alston
Idlewild Elementary School – Karyn Godsman, Larenda Denien
Bruns Avenue Elementary School – Brenda Hasan, Nicole Barrow, Mary Frias, Dr. Nathan Currie