NNPS Family and Community Engagement coordinator nominated for national award

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Posted: April 16, 2024

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Tiffany Jones, coordinator of Family and Community Engagement for Newport News Public Schools, was recognized as a 2024 Family and Community Engagement Award nominee by the Family and Community Engagement Learning Network and Successful Innovations Inc.

"It is truly a humbling honor to be nominated for the 2024 Family and Community Engagement Award through the Family and Community Engagement Learning Network and Successful Innovations," Jones said. "I love what I do. Serving as the coordinator of Family and Community Engagement has afforded me the opportunity to nurture my passion for youth and families.

"My aspiration is for our youth and families to experience empowerment, authentic engagement and to become active partners, as I and the Family and Community Engagement team continue to strive towards the goal of informing, empowering and effectively advocating for our families and community."

NNPS' FACE program is part of its Youth Development Department and uses specially-targeted activities to increase family and community engagement with the school division's K-12 students.