Families bring invaluable knowledge, experiences, and perspectives about what children need to learn, grow, and thrive.
The Summit County Parent Coalition creates meaningful opportunities for parents and caregivers across Summit County to share their experiences, identify priorities, develop as leaders, and help shape the programs, practices, and decisions that affect children and families.
Through community conversations, surveys, leadership opportunities, and connections with education and community leaders, the Coalition helps move family engagement beyond simply asking parents for feedback toward building meaningful partnerships with families.
Create opportunities for young people to share their experiences and perspectives.
Help young people investigate the issues that matter to them.
Build the skills and confidence young people need to lead.
Equip young people to develop and test solutions.
Create pathways for family priorities to shape decisions and community action.
Through youth-led surveys, elevating student experiences and perspectives.
Family perspectives connected to priorities from early learning through postsecondary.
Stronger pathways for parents and caregivers to participate and influence.
In leadership and community voice opportunities across the county.
When families are engaged and empowered, entire communities thrive. Here’s why parent voice is central to everything we do.
Parents provide firsthand insight into the needs, strengths and barriers families face. When family voices guide decisions, solutions address real challenges at home and in school.
Organized parent groups amplify concerns and priorities, rallying communities, educators and policymakers around shared goals for equity, access and student success.
When parents have a platform and the tools to lead, they gain confidence, build networks and become advocates not just for their own children, but for the county’s entire youth population.
Research shows that increased family engagement leads to higher academic achievement, better attendance and improved social-emotional well-being. Engaged parents help sustain positive change over the long term.
This countywide survey is conducted annually and gathers input on family priorities, experiences with early childhood programs and perceptions of school climate. Survey results identify trends, inform resource allocation, and guide policy recommendations.
