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Mark Hovatter, chief facilities executive for the district, said, «I am a parent and I love the parent center projects because it costs a small amount of money and we do something that is so critical for the schools.»
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• Center Families at New Paltz Pride, New York • PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) Conference for the Gulf States, FL • Telluride Gay Ski Week, CO • Rainbow Families of New Jersey LGBT Family Conference • Cinemarosa Queer Film Series LGBT Family Afternoon, NYC • Pride Night at the Children's Museum of Manhattan, NYC • Gay Day Family event, Orlando, FL • Independent Schools Fair & Workshops for LGBT Families, NYC • The Original GLBT Expo • FamilyPride of the South Carnival, Georgia • Pride and Joy Families Conference, Binghamton, NY • The MEGA Family Project's Creating A Family Workshop, Atlanta, GA • Omaha Gay Pride Kidz Korner, Omaha, NE • Pop Luck Club Annual Gay & Lesbian Parenting Resource Day, Los Angeles
• Georgia Equality PO Box 95425 Atlanta, GA 30347 - 0425 Phone: 404-327-9898 Fax: 404-327-9897 Email: [email protected] Website: www.georgiaequality.org / Hawaii • COLAGE Oahu, Oahu, Tom, http://colageoahu.blogspot.com • Ohana O Ke Anuenue (Family of the Rainbow), Oahu, Paul 808-728-3140 • Hawaii LGBT Legacy Foundation Website: http://hawaiilgbtlegacyfoundation.com/ Contact us directly at [email protected] or just send us a letter at: Hawaii LGBT Legacy Foundation P.O. Box 23300 Honolulu, HI 96822 • Aloha Pride Center (serving Hawaii's LGBTQIA communities) call 545-2848 for info Honolulu Gay & Lesbian Cultural Foundation, 941-0424, ext. 18 PFLAG - Oahu (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays), 672-9050 American Friends Service Committee (Gay Liberation Project), 988-2184 Camaron • Big Island Pride 301 Keawe Street, Hilo, HI 96720 (808) 935-5566 • Marriage Project PO Box 11690 Honolulu, HI 96828 Phone: 808-944-4598 Email: [email protected] Website: members.tripod.com/~mphawaii/ Idaho
John O'Sullivan founded the Changing the Game Project in 2012 in order to help parents, coaches and youth sports organizations create a more child - centered sports experience for our young athletes.
* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change
Sources: Mayo Clinic, Fox News, Baby Center, Parents Magazine, What to Expect, Romper, Time Inc., Safe Birth Project BellyBelly, Canadian Medical Association Journal
Through exciting weekly classes, quality supporting materials and parent involvement, Music Together inspires families to bring music - making back into daily life, giving children the foundation for a lifetime of musical expression and enjoyment.An innovator in the field, Music Together began as an educational project of the Center for Music and Young Children in Princeton, NJ.
• «The Florida Project»: Sean Baker's film, which he also wrote and edited, centers on a trio of children, about 6 or 7 years old, who live with their parents in near poverty not far from Disney World.
Drawing on research from Project Zero's Agency by Design project, this course offers classroom teachers, maker educators, administrators, and parents an opportunity to explore firsthand maker - centered learning practices and the opportunities they Project Zero's Agency by Design project, this course offers classroom teachers, maker educators, administrators, and parents an opportunity to explore firsthand maker - centered learning practices and the opportunities they project, this course offers classroom teachers, maker educators, administrators, and parents an opportunity to explore firsthand maker - centered learning practices and the opportunities they afford.
The study — part of a larger report put out by the National Charter School Research Project at the Seattle - based Center on Reinventing Public Education — found, for instance, that charter school parents are just...
The parents wanted Groves, a licensed clinical social worker and founding director of the Child Witness to Violence Project at Boston Medical Center, to help them figure out how to help their own children cope in the aftermath.
(Washington, D.C., June 5, 2013) Kerry Kennedy, president of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights (RFK Center), announced the launch of a groundbreaking new initiative of the RFK Center, RFK Project SEATBELT: a comprehensive set of evidence - based tools, developed in partnership with the Making Caring Common Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, to help schools, parents, and communities prevent bullying before it starts.
Respectfully, Action United Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Alliance for Multilingual Multicultural Education American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Federation of Teachers ASPIRA Association Association of University Centers on Disabilities Autistic Self Advocacy Network Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network California Association for Bilingual Education California Latino School Boards Association Californians for Justice Californians Together Campaign for Fiscal Equity Campaign for Quality Education Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Center for Teaching Quality Citizens for Effective Schools Coalition for Educational Justice Council for Exceptional Children Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Easter Seals ELC, Education Law Center FairTest, The National Center for Fair & Open Testing Higher Education Consortium for Special Education Justice Matters Latino Elected and Appointed Officials National Taskforce on Education Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Learning Disabilities Association of America Los Angeles Educational Partnership Movement Strategy Center NAACP National Alliance of Black School Educators National Center for Learning Disabilities National Council for Educating Black Children National Council of Teachers of English National Disability Rights Network National Down Syndrome Congress National Down Syndrome Society National Education Association National Latino / a Education Research and Policy Project National League of United Latin American Citizens Parent - U-Turn Parents for Unity Philadelphia Education Fund Public Advocates Inc..
Even well - meaning educators can have unconscious assumptions about their students» home lives, which become barriers to forming effective collaborations with parents,» said Jennifer Laird, PhD, project lead and program director in RTI's Center for Evaluation and Study of Educational Equity.
The initial signers include the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Parents Across America, National Education Association, United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries, Advancement Project, National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest), Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and Forum for Education and Democracy.
Matt Ellinwood, Director of the Education & Law Project at the North Carolina Justice Center (the parent organization of N.C. Policy Watch), pointed out the state has a history of overhauling standards when the virtual schools fail to meet a benchmark.
If the judge again rules in the parent union's favor at a hearing later this month, parents who signed the trigger petition will vote Oct. 18 on one of two local nonprofit charter operators that submitted bids to take over Desert Trails in the fall of 2013: the Lewis Center for Educational Research, which runs a popular charter school with a focus on science and project - based learning, and LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy, which partners with a university and has a focus on classic literature.
Recall, Removal 1060.00 Recording of District Meetings Involving Students and / or Parents 7550.00 Recording of District Meetings Involving Students and / or Parents 7550.00 R1 Records Management 4710.00 Reductions in Personnel 6281.00 Regional Educational Media Center 7623.00 E1 Reimbursement of Damaged Articles 3934.00 Reimbursement of Damaged Articles 3934.00 R1 Release of Public Records 8310.00 Reporting Accidents 6440.00 Reproductive Health and Family Planing 8420.00 Reproductive Health and Family Planning 8420.00 R1 Request for Performance Contract 7116.30 E1 Request for Performance Contract 6222.10 E1 Requests to Conduct Research Projects 0411.10 Requests to Conduct Research Projects - Procedures 0411.10 R1 Requests to Conduct Research Projects - Request Form 0411.10 E1 Resignations of Certified Staff Members 6282.00
Parents will choose from two local charter operators who submitted proposals: the Lewis Center for Educational Research, which runs a K - 12 charter school in Apple Valley focused on project - based learning; and LaVerne Elementary Preparatory Academy, a K - 8 school in Hesperia that partners with the University of La Verne.
Fuchs said she would like to find a few parent volunteers interested in taking on a couple of special projects for the center, one being a build - up of career - technical or vocational - school resources.
The Make Way for Books Story Project is a research - based model that provides a comprehensive continuum of services, programming and resources to children, parents, and teachers at more than 150 preschools, childcare centers, and home - care providers throughout southern Arizona.
In the Youth Tekies project through IDRA's Parent Information Resource Center, IDRA is working closely with emerging student leaders, parent leaders, and community - and faith - based organizations in the Rio Grande Valley to support intergenerational access to technology and engagement in school rParent Information Resource Center, IDRA is working closely with emerging student leaders, parent leaders, and community - and faith - based organizations in the Rio Grande Valley to support intergenerational access to technology and engagement in school rparent leaders, and community - and faith - based organizations in the Rio Grande Valley to support intergenerational access to technology and engagement in school reform.
Whether it's so their kids can do homework, play educational games or work with classmates on school projects, many low - income parents are motivated to purchase technology to further their children's learning, according to a study released today by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop.
Project Appleseed has received the endorsements of the national presidents and executive directors of the National Education Association, National Head Start Association, Parents As Teachers, and National Drop Out Prevention Center.
Here we're talking about programs such as Leadership, Education, Athletics in Partnership (LEAP); Connecticut PreEngineering Program; Connecticut Writing Project; neighborhood youth centers; Parent Trust; science program for Educational Reform Districts; wrap - around services; Parent Universities; school health coordinator pilot; technical assistance — Regional Cooperation; Bridges to Success; Alternative High School and Adult Reading; and School to Work Opportunities.
Empowering parents to teach, A Project of the Utah Family Center and its Partners
«This does not address the funding problems that all of our schools are facing,» said Matt Ellinwood, director of the Education & Law Project at the progressive N.C. Justice Center in Raleigh (Disclosure: The Justice Center is Policy Watch «s parent nonprofit).
As Philadelphia schools open under a second year of Doomsday budget proportions, Parents United for Public Education, the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, Media Mobilizing Project, and State Sen. Vincent Hughes announced the re-launching of the website http://www.myphillyschools.com and encouraged parents to file formal complaints with the Pennsylvania Dept. of EducaParents United for Public Education, the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, Media Mobilizing Project, and State Sen. Vincent Hughes announced the re-launching of the website http://www.myphillyschools.com and encouraged parents to file formal complaints with the Pennsylvania Dept. of Educaparents to file formal complaints with the Pennsylvania Dept. of Education...
Another project of the Law Center that is a wonderful source for the education community and parents is Teaching Tolerance, a free magazine that takes an in - depth look at issues of social justice and equity.
UCLA School Mental Health Project: Center for Mental Health in Schools The Resources for Responding to and Coping with Hurricane - Related Events web page provides a variety of resources for teachers, parents, and schools receiving survivors into their school systems.
Over the years Westminster's charitable giving has also included the Red Cross, Dogs for Defense, the National War Fund, Take The Lead, ASPCA, Angel On A Leash, National Association of Search and Rescue Dogs, AKC Humane Fund, AKC ReUnite (AKC Companion Animal Rescue), AKC Canine Health Foundation, National Breed (Parent) Clubs, California Dog Owners Coalition, Greyhound Rescue, the Seeing Eye, Animal Medical Center, Project HEAL for wounded military members, and the Warrior Canine Connection.
Tassy has received a Sports Leadership qualification so that she can run a project along side with a surf school that will help disadvantaged women from local centers for single parents and victims of domestic violence, and help with young women who were referred as part of a healthy living intuitive.
Women and Families Center (Meriden, CT) 5/2003 — 7/2004 Sexual Assault Crisis Counselor & Internship • Developed curriculum for autistic pilot program while supervising the implementation of camp activities and overseeing the proper placement of children within program activities • Hired, trained, and monitored support staff to ensure proper adherence to teaching techniques • Managed camp budget, including trip expenditures, to ensure successful cost - benefit relationship • Communicated effectively with parents and other interested parties regarding student behavior / progress Safe Haven of Waterbury (Waterbury, CT) 9/2001 — 7/2004 Family Violence Victim Advocate • Utilized a complex variety of instructional and assessment strategies while effectively implementing behavior - change interventions at both the individual and student level • Developed and integrated media and other technological aides to improve classroom experience • Facilitated and fostered constructive communication with parents and other interested parties • Created an effective and constructive «curriculum writing project»
Parents of children with developmental disabilities are invited to attend new family - centered workshops presented by the Ackerman Institute's Special Needs Project.
Nebraska's Response to Substance Abusing Parents in Child Welfare: A Review of Cases that Opened in 2009 (PDF - 1,510 KB) Nebraska Court Improvement Project & National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (2011) Summarizes findings from a review of child welfare cases in Nebraska that investigated parental substance abuse.
NRFC relies on multiple avenues to share information including: the fatherhood.gov website, media campaigns, social media, virtual trainings, outreach and presentations at events, written products to advance the fields of responsible fatherhood research and practice, and a National Call Center for fathers and responsible fatherhood practitioners.10 In addition, the ACF's Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) is implementing several research and evaluation projects, including the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3), the Parents and Children Together (PaCT) Responsible Fatherhood Evaluation, the Fatherhood and Marriage Local Evaluation and Cross-Site (FaMLE Cross-Site) project, and the Ex-Prisoner Reentry Strategies Study, all of which partner with Responsible Fatherhood programs.11 OPRE also awards grants to fund research on Healthy Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood, and provides information on the curricula used by Healthy Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood grantees through its Strengthening Families Curriculum Guide.12 To promote rigorous evaluation, strengthen the field of fatherhood research, and share information on effective fatherhood research and evaluation practices, OPRE funded the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN).13 FRPN provides grants to study responsible fatherhood programs, develops and shares measurement instruments for use in fatherhood program evaluations, and provides training and technical assistance to practitioners and researchers through webinars, written documents, and its Researcher and Practitioner Forum.14
Long - term follow - up of selected early childhood interventions, including the High Scope / Perry Preschool Study, 13 the Brookline Early Education Project, 14 and the Chicago Child - Parent Center Program, 15 has demonstrated greater educational attainment, fewer arrests, and higher incomes into adulthood.
A key activity of state deaf - blind projects is to partner with parent centers to serve families in their states.
Presenters: Presenters include Jennifer Marcelli, the Center's Program Area Manager for the Foster Care and Permanency focus area; Taffy Compain, National Foster Care Specialist at the Children's Bureau; Chrissy Triplett, the Project Manager with the Catawba County Child Wellbeing Project, Inc.; Heather Ball, the Evaluation Coordinator for the Child Wellbeing Project, Inc.; Phillip H. Redmond, Jr., Associate Director of the Child Care Division at the Duke Endowment; Karin Malm, a child welfare research and evaluation specialist; and a birth parent with firsthand experience with the child welfare system.
Juvenile Justice Program (in MN) This PACER Center project is a good place to find parent - friendly materials on the many facets of youth with disabilities involved in the juvenile justice system.
In this report you will learn a variety of practical strategies — some small and some more extensive — that state deaf - blind projects and parent centers use to work together to increase the effectiveness of their services to families.
The American Bar Association's Center on Children and the Law, named the Parent Project the largest court mandated juvenile diversion program in the country.
In a project funded by Thrive Washington's Discoveries from the Field Fund, CISC is reducing cross-cultural barriers in STEM learning by infusing STEM activities into the center's early learning curriculum, parenting education classes and special events.
This project brings training in Hand in Hand's pivotal Building Emotional Understanding curriculum to Head Start staff, Campus Child Care Center staff, and parents of young children in the Lummi Nation tribal community where the college is located.
She has served as a senior member of the Preventive Intervention Project research team at Judge Baker Children's Center, which compares two family - based prevention programs for early adolescents at risk for depression because they have a parent with a depressive disorder.
Contributed by Parent Centers and reviewed by evaluators at the Center to Improve Project Performance (CIPP) to ensure they align with the Parent Program Measures of Quality, Relevance, and Usefulness.
AYPF Policy Brief: Social and Emotional Learning and Underserved Populations CASEL: SEL Discussion Series for Parents and Caregivers (English) CASEL: SEL Discussion Series for Parents and Caregivers (Spanish) Oregon Social Learning Center: Project Overview for Study of Preschoolers in Foster Care
ZERO TO THREE Alliance for Strong Families and Communities American Academy of Pediatrics American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) Child Care Aware of America Children's Defense Fund Children's Dental Health Project Children's Leadership Council Easter Seals Every Child Matters Family Spirit Family Values @ Work First Focus Campaign for Children Labor Project for Working Families Make it Work Mom - mentum MomsRising National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund National WIC Association Nurse - Family Partnership Parents as Teachers Partnership for America's Children Prevent Child Abuse America / Healthy Families America Restaurant Opportunities Centers United Service Employees International Union (SEIU) UltraViolet Education Fund USAction 9to5, National Association of Working Women
Now in it's 28th year, the Parent Project ® is the largest court mandated juvenile diversion program in the country (American Bar Association's Center on Children and the Law).
Shelby County Project Enrich Supported Parenting Classes are held each Wednesday, 10 - 11:30, at the University of Tennessee Boling Center for Developmental Disabilities.