Quality Rating 5: Family Engagement
Next Steps
Check your documentation one more time as you prepare to upload it to the Maryland EXCELS System.
Step 1: Check your documents
Your documentation should include:
- At least five different types of family engagement opportunities offered (within the current 12 months) in the form of newsletters, announcements, calendars of events, flyers, or invitations.
Step 2: Save your documents
Use a file name you can find easily when you upload it to the system (example: family-engagement.docx; family-night.jpg; program-potluck-dinner.jpg)
Use any one of these formats:
- Digital images (examples: JPG, PNG, PDF) – with a description of the event shown in the picture
- Typed electronic documents (examples: Microsoft Word, PDF)
- Scanned documents (examples: PDF, PNG, JPG)
Step 3: Upload your document (ADM 5.5)
Log into the Maryland EXCELS System to upload at least five examples of family engagement.
