Otter Crew: Building Belonging Through Family Engagement

The purpose of the Otter Crew project is to strengthen family engagement by creating a visible, welcoming team of parent volunteers. The project addresses the need to increase parent participation, build stronger home-school partnerships, and foster a positive school climate. Research shows that increased family involvement supports improved student attendance, motivation, and academic achievement. By encouraging meaningful family participation, this project helps create a supportive learning environment that promotes student success in literacy, academics, and overall school engagement.

The Otter Crew project will provide T-shirts for parent volunteers to wear during school events, family engagement activities, school wide celebrations, Beat the Bell mornings, field trips, and other volunteer opportunities. The shirts will create a visible, welcoming volunteer team that is easily identifiable to students, families, and staff. This project will strengthen family engagement, encourage volunteer participation, and build stronger partnerships between home and school. By fostering a welcoming and supportive school community, the Otter Crew will help create an environment where students feel connected, supported, and ready to learn, reflecting our school’s commitment to being a small school with a big heart.

The Otter Crew initiative will increase family engagement, strengthen relationships between home and school, and create a more welcoming, connected school community. Students will benefit from increased family involvement, greater school pride, and a stronger sense of belonging. Success will be measured by tracking parent volunteer participation, attendance at family engagement events, and feedback from families and staff through informal surveys and observations throughout the school year.

Grant funds will be used to purchase Otter Crew T-shirts for parent volunteers. The shirts will create a recognizable volunteer team, promote school pride, and encourage greater family involvement during school events and activities. As a small school with a big heart, this initiative will strengthen partnerships between home and school, foster a welcoming environment, and support meaningful family engagement that contributes to student success.

500.00

70 - Canvas Unisex T-shirts with Front - Left Logo and Back - Center Logo (Various Sizes)

$500.00