Family Involvement Program

Northwest ISD strives for students to achieve success through meaningful learning experiences, innovative pathways, and personalized opportunities - even our littlest learners. 

Parents as Teachers is a program designed to support families with children prenatally through 5 years. The program is offered free of charge to any family residing in Northwest ISD.

Free Developmental Screenings

Parent educators use developmental screenings to evaluate your child's overall development. This provides early detection and attention to problems that can interfere with learning. Screenings also provide an opportunity to celebrate your child's abilities.

• Request an appointment for a free developmental screening.
• More information about developments screenings.
   

Group Connections/Developmental Play Groups

Our program offers monthly events, such as field trips, parent support workshops, and play events (Play to Learns), that provide the opportunity for parents to interact with their children and share experiences with other families in the district. These events are free and available to all NISD families. View this year's Play to Learn schedule.

Personal Visits

If you sign up for our home visiting program, a Parent Educator will visit with you once or twice a month depending on your family's needs. During these visits, your Parent Educator will provide a learning activity for you and your child based on their development and age. You will also discuss parenting challenges, giving your Parent Educator the opportunity to provide support and information. We offer bilingual parent education services for Spanish-speaking families.

Community Resources

We work to connect families with community programs, resources, and support. 

Join our Facebook group to stay current with program events!

NISD Family Involvement  Center (building on 114 at the traffic light, just west of NISD Stadium. Enter door #2) 

Play to Learn

For families with infants, toddlers and/or preschoolers.

Aug 27, 28, 29, 30 - Welcome Back

Sept 24, 25, 26, 27 - Fall at the Barn*
(* at NISD's Kelly Box Ag Barn, 1960 Texan Dr., Justin TX 76247)

Oct 29, 30, 31, Nov 1 - Everyday Heroes

Dec 10, 11, 12, 13 - Holiday Extravaganza

Feb 4, 5, 6, 7 - Creepy Crawlers

Mar 4, 5, 6, 7 - Celebrate Reading

Apr 22, 23, 24, 25 - Day at the Beach

May 9 - Field Day (9am-12pm)

 

View Play-to-Learn flyer

The NISD Parent Education Program is excited to partner with schools, local organizations, parent groups, and individual parents to have rich discussions together that will encourage and equip us to parent our children so they reach their utmost potential.

Workshops can be requested to fit a variety of formats. For example, moms only, dads only, parent and child workshops, etc.

Please fill in the following form and someone will reach out to you soon. If you don't hear back from someone within a week, please email celliott@nisdtx.org.

Request Form

Workshop choice examples or suggest a topic:

• "Parent Power" (Balancing authority, parenting styles, building on family strengths to become a healthier family)
• "Are you talking to me?" (explore conflict, communication traps, positive/healthy expression of feelings)
• "Don't Pop Your Cork!" (explore anger, effects on kids and how to resolve anger in the family)
• "Social Emotional Health: How Parents can Help" (explore social emotional health and strategies that will strengthen children)
• "Home and School...What a TEAM!" (explore the powerful role parents play in a child's education and how family environment can affect success in school)
• "We are here, now what?" (for families who recently moved to the area, explore ways families can help get plugged in and help their child adjust to the move)
• "Mean Girls: What's the deal?" (explore the deepest needs of middle school girls and how parents can help them navigate this stage)
• "Giving Children Responsibility for Themselves" (develop long-term goals of responsibility, provide responsibilities which are commensurate with age and ability, child will experience personal power by making responsible choices)
• "Building and Nurturing Self Esteem in your Child" (explore the importance of self esteem and mental health, identify main sources of self esteem, gain new skills for developing self esteem)

Parenting today's youth is both a joy and a challenge. Let's partner together to equip us to help our children grow to their utmost potential. Resources shared on this page are meant to inform and empower us for the journey of parenting.   

Parenting tips for all ages of children

Parenting first three years 

Parenting Girls

Parent Resource Library from Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
 

Help your child learn how to Focus and Prioritize
Presenter Irene Myers, NISD Intervention Counselor

Vaping 101 for Parents
Presenters: NISD Intervention Counseling team

Encouraging Motivation in Children
Presenters: Ryan Laney and Cynthia Elliott

What You Need to Know About That App You Kid Loves
Presenter: Jason Sanders, Director of Instructional Technology

Easing the Transition into Adolescence
Presenters: Tara Teague and Laura Pierce- NISD School Counselors

Dealing with Stress in Today's World as a Family
Presenters: Christy Buce and Sarah Lacefield, NISD School Counselors

Up and Down We Go: Helping our TEENS Deal with Stress in Today's World
Presenters: Kelly Wallace and Ashley Gaither, NISD School Counselors

#SOCIAL KIDS: The Good, The Bad, The Selfie
Presenters: Sarah Brooks, blogger/speaker and Noel Wilson, Intervention Counselor

Prevention Strategies that Promote Your Child's Positive Behavior

Why 1:1 Devices are Important for Students
Presenters: Jillian Phillips, Coordinator of Instructional Technology and Brittany Horn, Instructional Coach, Google Slides link

Parents and Responsible Decision-Making: Impacting their Own Well-being and their Children's
Presenter: Dr. Jamie Farber, ACE Score tool

Understanding the WHY Behind Your Child's Behavior
Presenter: Erica Belle, Behavior Technician with Advanced Behavioral Health Analysis

Social Emotional Health: What Parents can do to Help!
Presenter: Cynthia Elliott, Family Involvement and Ryan Laney, Counselor

College and Career: Helping your Child Prepare
Presenter: Bobby Morris, Director of College and Career Readiness

Secrets of the Teenage Brain: Understanding Normal Teen Behavior vs. Warning Signs of Depression and Anxiety
Presenters: Kelly Wallace and Ashley Gaither, NISD School Counselors

Teaching Children Kindness and Respect for Others
Presenters: Christy Buce and Sarah Lacefield

Getting Ahead in School: Help your child make choices that produce big results
Presenter: Irene Myers

Supporting your Student's Growth through Digital Citizenship
Presenter: Jason Sanders, Director of Instructional Technology

Getting Ahead in School- Student Success Skills
Would you like to help your child pass their classes? If yes, this webinar is for you. Sharing strategies from School-Connect that will help students pass their classes, average pass, or improve up to one full letter grade is what this is all about. 

How to teach your child to be RESILIENT and VULNERABLE and why BOTH are important

Your Child's Success at School- TEAMWORK is where it's at!

Back to School PEP TALK:  How to Motivate our Children

Read aloud books for "Celebrate Reading" Play to Learn

¿Cómo van a la escuela los dinosaurios?

Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

Round is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes

Go Dog Go

The Very Hungry Caterpillar read by Eric Carle