My long-term family engagement plan, adapted for my current teaching position, allowed me to critically analyze the needs of my population, as well as our needs as a new center. The above activities will sustain family engagement by creating a mutual partnership where families, stakeholders and the community are invested in our children's well-being and success.

The above activity deepened my instruction through examining community specific demographics, as well as analyzing how/why those may affect my students and families in regard to education and well-being. My key takeaway from this experience is that there is almost always a resource that will provide meaningful and relevant information to support students, teachers, and families throughout a myriad of events. Completing this research as part of my studies at Johns Hopkins taught me to efficiently and effectively provide access to my students and families.