Sentences with phrase «community conversations with parents»

Concerned about a widening achievement gap in Putnam City schools, the Oklahoma Education Association, with the support of the NEA, hosted a series of community conversations with parents and community members to determine people's perspectives on the achievement gap.

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The following conversations are with other foster parents serving kids in their communities.

Though there are aspects of safety conversations and education that can be scary, when we approach it with respect and a sense of fun it can become a part of parenting that isn't dominated by fear and instead builds confidence in ourselves, our communities, and most importantly, our children.

The passage of this law is in alignment with our mission and will help us start a conversation with community members about the ramifications of underage drinking and provide ideas and strategies for parents as they are faced with difficult situations,» said Andrea J. Wanat, MA, CPP, Executive Director for the Erie County Council for the Prevention of Alcohol and Substance Abuse.

On Monday night, StudentsFirstNY hosted a conversation with parents from our Brooklyn and Queens community chapters.

Yes we have face pictures but we will not put them up here due to us both being well known in the community and enough of our friends know about our wild side and we can't risk that awkward conversation with the parents.

Jason Reitman: I mean, I think we'd all drew inspiration from just being parents and those who are conversations were like, uh, every morning, uh, with the cast, Diablo, Charlize, and I, sharing our stories from being parents, talking to the crew, talking to the cast, making sure we had a community on set that was open to go, all right, this is starting to happen to me.

Cookson concludes each chapter with relevant study questions, possible action steps, and suggested further reading in an effort to ignite conversation and invite readers of all capacities — parents, early childhood educators, legislators, librarians, foundations officers, and community members — to participate, whether they agree or disagree.

Homework offers parents insight into what their children are learning, provides opportunities to talk with children about their learning, and helps create conversations with school communities about ways to support student learning (Walker et al., 2004).

Project Reach Offers Outstretched Hand to Community When teachers at one Georgia elementary school recognized the need for more frequent and meaningful dialogue with the parents of their students, they decided to take the conversation directly to the parents in the form of «Project Reach.»

In the fourth episode of Walking the Talk, Crossley joins Domonic Rollins for a candid conversation about building trust and community with students and parents, while confronting the realities of power and race.

Whether you be a teacher, a student, a parent, an administrator, or a community member, I plead with you to work together to create answers that work toward healthy conversations and hands - on action in the fight against racism.

«I congratulate Mandy Manning on this outstanding recognition, and look forward to the important conversations that she will lead around the country with students, parents and communities.»

«One State, One Future is really just a first step, as E4E - Connecticut teachers are looking to continue this conversation on school funding with legislators, parents and community members to create the momentum for the more equitable system students in our state so desperately need and deserve.»

As an example of gathering and communicating about data to extend conversations about equity, one district we recently worked with as part of an equity data review chose to reach out to a wide range of parent and community stakeholders to collect data about their experiences and perceptions of local schools.

Parents are guardedly optimistic as they wait for a call from CPS to confirm the times for the hour - long meetings on Monday and Tuesday with individual Board members to inform them of their concerns with AUSL, and have a real conversation about their community counter proposal.

We have assembled a variety of examples of district communications materials to help inform our conversation about how districts can share the contents of their Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) development and throughout the implementation process with staff, parents, and the broader community.

This may include school - wide and district - wide workshops, small group conversations with parent and community leaders, teacher association leaders, student leaders, and other key stakeholders.

School leaders should have meaningful conversations with parents and community members to work out the best local approach, he added.

The organization plans to continue these conversations with a broad cross-section of parents, educators, governmental leaders and community members before finalizing the Great Public Schools Now plan in 2016.

Our school was imagined and built out of thousands of conversations, with parents, community members and professional educators.

«After seven citywide meetings, 20 community discussions and many conversations with parents and educators, the Boston Compact is looking to address some of the questions that were raised, such as special education needs and students arriving mid-year,» said the statement attributed to Dorsey, who is a Boston Compact member.

This list contains some of our favorite thought leaders and can be utilized to begin conversations with community, conduct a book study or article study with staff or Board of Trustees, provide to parents to dig deeper into the literature so they are informed on the «why, what, and how» of educational change or just to study for yourself.

The AAC's recommendations were shaped from conversations, surveys, meetings, and phone calls with hundreds of parents, teachers, and community members.

Increase their opportunities for conversations with their parents and other caring adults about personal, family and community beliefs about sexual health.

Gives parents the opportunities to participate in regular conversations with other parents by attending community «Parent Cafés».