NAFSCE Policy Statements

NAFSCE Policy Statements, provided below along with related federal legislation and documentation, are developed and disseminated to advise USDOE, Congress, and the White House. We welcome your comments on our policy statements, action agenda, and comments to the US Department of Education.

Position Statements and Recommendations

• NAFSCE's Statement on U.S. Department of Education Regarding the Draft Non-Regulatory Guidance on School Improvement and Related Provisions under Title I, Part A of the ESEA (October 2024)
• NAFSCE’s Statement on Healing the Growing Divide Through Equitable Family, School, and Community Partnerships (September 2022)
• NAFSCE's Reflection on Family Engagement Spending Priorities in President’s FY23 Federal Budget with Budget Appropriation Outline (March 2022)
• NAFSCE's Response to the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Request for Information on the Non-Discriminatory Administration of School Discipline (July 2021)
• The National Alliance for Family Engagement Letter to the U.S. Department of Education Recommending an Office of Family and Community Engagement (June, 2021)
• NAFSCE's Recommendation for an Office of Family and Community Engagement within the U.S. Dept of Education (June 2021)
• Opportunities for Family, School, and Community Engagement within the American Rescue Plan (May 2021)
• NAFSCE reflects on the nomination of Dr. Miguel Cardona as Secretary of Education (January 2021)
• NAFSCE Recommendations to the Biden-Harris Agency Review Transition Team (January 2021)
• FSCE Public Policy Position Statements (April 2020)
• COVID-19 School Re-Opening Recommendations (August 2020)

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

• Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Law
• NAFSCE ESSA Summary – What’s in it for Parents?
• ESSA Language for Statewide Family Engagement Centers
• USDOE Comments from Vito Borrello on ESSA (January 2016)
• NAFSCE Official Comments on ESSA Legislation (January 2016)
• Additional Information on ESSA from The Leadership Conference Education Fund

Policy Council Statements:

• NAFSCE Comments on USDE-HHS Family Engagement Policy Statement (January 2016)
• Interagency Policy Board Public Input Session Policy Statement on Family Engagement (June 2015)
• Comments on Head Start Program Performance Standards (July 2015)
  
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/U.S. Department of Education Policy Statement DRAFT on Family Engagement From Early Years to Early Grades
• Comments on the U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Requirements for School Improvement Grants (October 2014)
• Comments on U.S. Secretary of Education’s Proposed Supplemental Priorities and Definitions for Discretionary Grant Programs  (September 2014)