Building better family and school partnerships will benefit student success in high school. We hope to increase family engagement which will improve outcomes for students both academically and socially. Evening family dinner events will be planned around building better relationships with families, students, teachers, administrators and school staff while focusing also on SEL competencies and standards. Local and national guest speakers and experts in the field of SEL will attend to present and help us practice these skills. At these events, we all plan to grow our SEL grit by practicing them outside of the classroom.