2022 Family Engagement Summit
Connecting Schools & Communities: Championing Family Engagement
#ConnectSC
Presenter: Superintendent, Molly Spearman
Closing Speaker Introduction#1: Leslie Bloss
Closing Speaker#1: Dr. J.R. Green, Fairfield County School District
Speaker Introduction #2: Sarah Gams
Closing Speaker #2: Deion Jamison, Teacher of the Year
2022 Family and Community Engagement Summit Interview Highlights
The 2022 South Carolina Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Summit was a two-day event, the first day was online, and second was held in person. Day One was a collaborative community-based online event between states, districts, and schools. Day Two spanned the state of South Carolina from the Midlands to the Savannah River onto the Low Country. The Low Country of South Carolina is where Regina Thurmond, FACE Liaison for the South Carolina Department of Education, and Don Doggett, South Carolina SEA Principal Liaison for the Region 6 Comprehensive Center (RC6), discussed the impacts of the 2022 South Carolina FACE Summit and plans for the 2023 Summit.
Early Childhood
Family Engagement – Early Childhood
Lynn Kuykendall, SC Department of Education
Angela Compton, SC Department of Education
Josephine Appleby, SC Department of Education
Janice Kilburn, SC First Steps
Whole Child
Family Engagement – Whole Child
Daniel Hatcher, Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Seth Shelby, Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Erica Ayers, SC Department of Health and Environmental Control
Breonna Mealing, SC Department of Health and Environmental Control
Frank Robinson, SC Department of Education
Mary Nell Anthony, Greenville Technical Charter High
Robin Coletrain, W.A. Perry Middle
Christy Dodd, Flat Rock Elementary
Student Learning
Family Engagement – Student Learning
Carla Garrett, The SERVE Center at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Tracy Cole, East Carolina University Community School
Deborah DePaoli, Institute for Child Success
Dr. Sarah Bowie, Office of Personalized Learning
Keri Beach, Office of Personalized Learning
Heather Bross, Office of Personalized Learning
Kristen Logan, Office of Personalized Learning
Multilingual Supports
Family Engagement – Multilingual Supports
Karen Utter, Carolina Family Engagement Center
Mike Young, Center for Community Health Alignment and PASOs
Lydia Carnesale, SC Department of Education
Angela Rush, Charleston County Schools
Karen Utter, Carolina Family Engagement Center
Amy Smith, SC Department of Education
Lydia Carnesale, SC Department of Education
Effective Communication and Collaboration
Family Engagement – Effective Communication and Collaboration
Ablean Hanna, SC Department of Education
Rosa Fulmore, Charleston County School District
Vanessa Smith, Ladson Elementary School
Tyra Johnson, North Charleston Elementary School
Tei Summerville, Baptist Hill Middle/High School
Dwayne Crankfield, Jerry Zucker Middle School
Claressa Hinton, Carolina Family Engagement Center
Karen Utter, Carolina Family Engagement Center
Vulnerable Populations
Family Engagement – Vulnerable Populations
Cheryl Fitts, SC Department of Education
Yatisha Blythe, National Center for Homeless Education/SERVE Center
Laurann Gallito Patel, Carolina Family Engagement Center
Avery Radford, Lutheran Services Carolinas New Americans Program
Rosa Fulmore, Charleston County School District
Ernesto Bernal, Richland County School District One
Samuel Crook, Richland County School District One
Seth Hershberger, Lutheran Services Carolinas New Americans Program
Social Emotional Learning
Family Engagement – Social Emotional Learning
Matthew Irvin, University of South Carolina
Alyssa Raygoza, University of South Carolina
Shea Ferguson, University of South Carolina
Forrest Walter, Committee for Children
Wesleigh Jones Drellishak, Committee for Children
Mental Health and Self-Care
Family Engagement – Mental Health and Self-Care
Rikki McCormick, SC Department of Education
Suzanne Snyder, SC Department of Education
Brenda Brown, LifeSource Suicide Prevention
Dale Brown, LifeSource Suicide Prevention
Program Development/Improvement
Family Engagement – Program Development/Improvement
Joseph Fratoni, One Green Apple, LLC
Joseph Fratoni, One Green Apple, LLC
Tom Hudson, SC School Improvement Council
Jamie Cooper, SC Communities in School
Rep. Robert Williams, SC House of Representatives – District 62 and Fatherhood and Families Engagement Programs
Rachal Hatton-Moore, SC First Steps/Early Childhood Advisory Council
Lexi Jones, SC First Steps
Lindsey Phillips, SC Family Voice Council Member
Community and Practitioner Supports
Family Engagement – Community and Practitioner Supports
Jena Martin, M. Ed., Family Connection of SC
Angela McNeal, South Carolina Baptist Convention
Ashley Hutchinson, Beaufort County School District
Dr. Rebecca Stempel, Beaufort County School District