"The biggest takeaway from the Family and Community Engagement summer workshops is that there is a difference between engagement and involvement," Persell Middle School teacher, Lisa Stahlman-Colby, explained to the school's Family & Community Engagement (FaCE) Team. "In the past we ...

"Our main focus at Bush Elementary School is to have family engagement rather than just involvement," said Bush Elementary School fourth grade teacher and Family & Community Engagement team member, Amy Vezina. "We have great families at Bush School and have always had good involvement ...

Hanover Research will soon be assisting with the district's parent engagement efforts by conducting in-depth interviews with JPS parents over the phone. The goal of the interviews is to gain insight into parents' perceptions of, attitudes towards, and experiences with the district and the ...

A side note before getting to this week's piece from the Bullpen ... special thanks to my sister, Sandy, and brother, Tom, for Facebook sharing a couple memories of our growing up which I included in last week's narrative. The piece was about someone very special to our family who recently ...

Anticipating more moss, I circle the house and am pleased to find the hellebores growing vigorously. Whatever prompted me to invest in three of these plants fifteen years ago, I know now it was as smart as anything I've done (yardwise, at least).Forty dollars for three was a lot to pay back ...

Pictured are Jamestown High School students during the 1935-36 school year. One of the students, seventh from the left, is Philip DeSantis. Photo submitted by Ron DeSantis. Send us your ''Best Shot'' of unique moments in your family's life. Write clearly your name and address on the back of the ...