Dr. Mapp is a leading expert in the field of family engagement, and her 2010 book, Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family-School Partnerships, is considered a foundational text in the field. She created the Dual Capacity-Building Framework for Family-School Partnerships, the research and practitioner framework that TalkingPoints bases itself on and has advised the U.S. Department of Education and multiple states and school districts on family engagement. She is currently the senior lecturer on education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and faculty director of Harvard’s Education Policy and Management Master’s Program.
Dr. Mapp will play a vital role in helping us develop a research-driven standard for excellence in family-school partnerships.