Families Connected is 115 Schools Strong!
The Families Connected project provides each Partner District or School with its own unique Families Connected wellness logo and webpage that they may use to connect their parent community with the social-emotional wellness (SEW) resources they personally provide to their students, as well as to the broader youth wellness resources available on the Families Connected website. Partner Districts and Schools typically add their unique Families Connected logo to their main website with a link so families can easily find their student wellness philosophy and offerings, as well as the online Families Connected resource pages and videos that they choose to feature. For instructions to view this website in Spanish, click on en Español.
Manhattan Beach Unified School District - MBUSD Families Connected replaced MCHS Families Connected (est. August 2015) and MBMS Families Connected (est. May 2016) In September 2023, serving all 8 K-12 MBUSD schools in the district.
Rolling Hills Prep & Renaissance Schools - RHP & Ren Families Connected was est. May 2016 and serves 2 schools.
Palos Verdes High School - PVPUSD Families Connected launched November 2016 and serves all 18 schools
Redondo Beach Unified School District - RBUSD Families Connected launched January 2017. In May of 2017 it was expanded to RBUSD Families Connected serving all 14 schools.
Hermosa Beach City School District - HBCSD Families Connected launched August 2017 and serves 2 schools.
American Martyrs Catholic School - Martyrs Families Connected launched August 2017.
Chadwick School - Chadwick Families Connected launched September 2017 and serves their Village School, Middle School, and High School families.
Torrance Unified School District - TUSD Families Connected launched November 2017 and serves 31 schools.
El Segundo Unified School District - ESUSD Families Connected launched December 2018 and serves 8 schools.
Da Vinci Schools, Da Vinci Schools Families Connected launched February 2019 and serves 5 schools.
Port of Los Angeles High School - POLAHS Families Connected launched January 2021.
Environmental Charter Schools - ECS Families Connected launched February 2021 and serves 4 schools.
Inglewood Unified School District - IUSD Families Connected launched October 2021 and serves 19 schools.
Families Connected Partner School Co-Founders in the South Bay
Each Families Connected Partner School has a co-founder who was directly involved in the implementation of the project at that site. All co-founders provide ongoing input regarding the resources and information curated and produced by LSM Communications, LLC, on the Families Connected website.
MCHS Families Connected -- Ellen Rosenberg, former Manhattan Beach Unified School District Board Member & Sandi Gleason, Former Mira Costa High School PTA President, with support from Dr. Mike Matthews, MBUSD Superintendent, for the project to be expanded district-wide.
MBMS Families Connected -- Ann Marie Whitney, and Kristi Knowles, former Manhattan Beach Middle School PTA Co-Presidents
MBUSD Elementary Schools -- Lisa Schlager, parent, and Jen Fenton, past former Robinson School PTA President
RHP and Ren Families Connected -- David Maher, Head of Schools, Rolling Hills Prep and Renaissance Schools
RBUSD Families Connected -- Dr. Nikki Wesley, Director of Student Services, Redondo Beach Unified School District
HBCSD Families Connected -- Kim Taylor, former Principal Hermosa Valley School
PVPUSD Families Connected -- Linsey Gotando, Executive Director, Secondary School, Palos Verdes Peninsula School Unified District --
Martyrs Families Connected -- Monica Lucenti, former parent, American Martyrs Catholic School
Torrance Unified School District - Nancy Guitierez, V.P. Parent/Community Engagement/Homeless/Foster Liaison
El Segundo Unified School District - Jack Plotkin, Director of Innovation & Student Support Services, ESUSD, and Paulette Claudel, President, ROAD
Da Vinci Schools - Dr. Scott Weatherford, Principal, Da Vinci Communications and Director of Da Vinci Institute, and Carla Levenson, Director of External Relations, Da Vinci Schools
POLAHS Families Connected - Jovanna Shummon, Counselor
ECS Families Connected - Farnaz Golshani-Flechner, Executive Director/CEO, and Julie Vo, Director of Development
IUSD Families Connected - Monica Hernandez, Community Liaison Specialist
Families Connect Partners Districts and Schools Nationally
The Families Connected Partner District and School concept is now available to schools throughout the United States.
To inquire about becoming a Families Connected Partner school, whether you are in the South Bay or anywhere in the United States, please fill out the form below: