PGCPS Department of Family & Community Engagement

09/28/2026

🌟 Building Stronger Connections with Our Families! 🌟

Shared by PEA Karen Ramirez, who is always going above and beyond to support not only schoolwide initiatives, but her local community as well! 💛

At , Karen hosted a parent workshop where families learned more about our partnership with Synergy and reviewed important PGCPS attendance policies.

To help families stay organized, informed, and engaged, each parent also received a yearly workshop binder to use throughout our monthly parent workshops. 📚✨

We’re proud of the meaningful work our Parent Engagement Assistants are doing to connect, inform, and empower families!

09/27/2026

09/21/2026

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09/18/2026

How does connection happen? 🤔

Let’s set the scene…

A specialist comes to a school to meet the new principal and PEA and talk about ways they can work together to strengthen family engagement.

Simple enough, right?

The principal’s office is beautifully decorated in pink, rich colors with the cutest cartoon themed throw pillows.

Now let’s talk about THE PILLOWS!

Those pillows somehow trigger a core childhood memory for the specialist.

One “I remember those!” turns into another.

And suddenly, they’re talking cartoons, childhood memories, funny stories, and all the little things that make us… US!

The meeting that started as, “Let’s talk about family engagement,”
quickly became,
“Wait… YOU watched that too?!” 😂

And just like that…

A connection was made.
A relationship was built.
And a partnership began.

Because sometimes, connection doesn’t happen through a strategic plan or a PowerPoint.

Sometimes it happens through a throw pillow and a shared childhood memory.💕

That’s the power of finding common ground. Specialist April Shannon and Principal Shannon Spoto are and fans!
Shout out to Frances Fuchs Early Childhood Center and PEA Laura Martinez for all the work that they do!

Family engagement starts with relationships and relationships start with connection.

09/18/2026

09/18/2026

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ALERT: Friday, September 18, 2026: A serious accident on Kent Town Place and Landover Road is going to impact the Fairmont bus lot this morning. Buses may be delayed due to the traffic.

09/15/2026

‼️Save- the - Date‼️ Our director of family and community engagement Dr. Jackson will be presenting next month! If you’d like to learn more about supporting families stay tuned.

09/11/2026

Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out this family event tomorrow. Join PEA Zeni Ruffin tomorrow for this fabulous event.

09/10/2026

We love our PEAs Cecilia & Karen!

09/06/2026

We are back in school. PEAs have been working hard creating warm welcoming environments in their buildings. Shout out to PEA Henry Avalos for sharing the amazing work they are doing at PorttownsES.