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Signature Frameworks
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Domains Per Framework
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Levels of Engagement
Our Philosophy
Families and communities are not recipients of information. They're partners in student success. This Center designs the frameworks, engagement systems, and community partnerships that move schools from simply informing families to genuinely partnering with them.
Signature Frameworks
Family College & Career Readiness Framework™
Informed families. Empowered students. Stronger futures.
Equips parents and families with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to actively support a student's academic, college, career, and postsecondary journey.
FIVE CAPACITY DOMAINS
College knowledge
Academic navigation
Financial readiness
Career readiness
Advocacy & leadership
Engagement continuum: Families move from Inform to Equip to Engage to Lead, becoming genuine partners in shaping the system.
Signature program: The Family CAP, a six-phase model (Orient, Educate, Experience, Plan, Act, Transition) anchored by the Family College Visit & Awareness Program.
The Collabrae Family Engagement Framework™
From access to agency.
A five-dimension model moving schools beyond compliance-driven communication toward genuine shared ownership with families.
FIVE DIMENSIONS
Access
Belonging
Partnership
Voice & agency
Sustainability
"Families do not need to learn how to fit into schools. Schools and families must build the conditions that allow partnership to flourish."
The Collabrae Community Partnership Development Framework™
Stronger Together. Greater Impact.
Designed to help schools, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and community-based organizations identify, assess, develop, strengthen, and sustain the relationships necessary to advance organizational priorities and community outcomes.
FIVE COMPONENTS
College knowledge
Community Asset Mapping
Partnership Assessment & Development
Stakeholder Engagement & Community Voice
Sponsorship & Resource Cultivation
Partnership Impact & Sustainability
The Collabrae Partnership Development Cycle™: Map → Assess → Engage → Cultivate → Sustain
"Strong community partnerships are not defined by how many organizations are at the table, but by how intentionally their assets, relationships, and collective capacity are aligned to create meaningful impact."
