Barbara R. Scherr
VICE CHAIR
Family Involvement Coordinator, Maryland State Department of Education
Ms. Scherr has had more than 25 years of public service working in the areas of childcare, safe and drug-free schools, homeless education, family literacy, and family engagement. Her primary responsibility is building capacity for educators by providing technical assistance and training to Maryland’s school systems and on family, school, and community engagement as defined by Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. She was instrumental in developing several statewide parent outreach initiatives including a family literacy campaign, Take 15 for the Family; Title I Parent Involvement training model for school teams, and most recently Maryland’s PreK-12 Family Engagement Framework. Ms. Scherr’s vision is to encourage, equip, and empower educators to increase effective family engagement and community partnerships for increased academic performance of all children.
