Parent Involvement Conference



HELP! What Do I Do Now?

Creating a Family Friendly School and Increasing Parental Involvement

Center for Effective Parenting and Jones Center for Families

922 East Emma

Springdale, AR 72764

Phone: 479-751-6166 Fax: 479-751-1110

Email: cthornto@

October 27, 2003

Monday, October 27, 2003

8:00 – 8:30 Registration/Continental Breakfast

8:30 – 9:15 Welcome/Introduction/Overview-Update on 603 (ADE Representative)

9:15 – 10:00 Building a Parent Center on a Shoe String:

Suzann Hernandez and Ida Collier, Center for Effective Parenting

10:00 – 10:30 Examples of Parent Centers (Virtual Tour)

10:30 – 10:45 BREAK

10:45 – 11:30 Showcasing Available FREE Resources

Center for Effective Parenting: Dr. Carolene Thornton

Arkansas Dept of Education: Susan Underwood

Prevention Resource Centers: Jim Smith, PRC

Division of Child Care: Kathy Stegall

Child Nutrition Programs: Representative

Department of Health: Representative

AR Kids First: Sharon Benton, Popular House

Educational Cooperatives: Education Co-op representative

Popular Websites: Ben Johnson, Center for Effective Parenting

PTA: PTA Representative

11:30 – 12:15 Lunch & Networking (lunch will be provided)

12:15 – 12:35 Building Family Friendly Atmospheres & Encouraging Communication: Local Superintendents from small & large schools

12:35 – 12:55 Community Collaboration: TBA

12:55 – 1:15 Volunteer Recruitment and Training: TBA

1:15 - 1:30 BREAK

HELP! What Do I Do Now?

Continued

1:30 – 2:15 Parent Involvement Strategy Sessions (Break-outs)

Elementary School: Suzann Hernandez, Center for Effective Parenting

Middle School: Dee Austin, Center for Effective Parenting

High School: Dr. Carolene Thornton, Center for Effective Parenting

2:15 – 2:45 School Level Strategy Sharing Sessions: Each school group will record, report and share strategy discussion summary.

2:45 – 3:00 BREAK

3:00 – 4:00 Activities & Resources

Transitions to Kindergarten: Eala Dotson

Math Activities K-3: Delores Richardson

Math Activities 4-6: TBA

Math Activities Middle School: TBA

Math Activities High School: TBA

Literacy Pre-K: Patty Malone

Literacy K-3: Deb Kee, Bentonville Public Schools

Literacy 4-6: TBA

Literacy Middle School: TBA

Literacy High School: TBA

Nutrition: Debbie Wright

Employer Paychecks: Dr. Carolene Thornton

Developing Your School Plan: Dee Cox

Science Kits Information: TBA

Laptop Check-out and Suggested Programs for Children:

Suzann Hernandez, CEP

Developing a School Survey: Local PTA Rep

WebQuest for Math Activities: TBA

4:00 – 5:00 FREE RESOURCE MATERIALS PICK-UP

FREE Parenting Curriculum for first 75 public schools that register (one per school).

Approximate value: $300.00 ‘Drug-Free Family Pak: Parental Awareness Kit’

Kit includes: 9 VHS tapes, 4 cassette tapes and training manuals

Supported by:

Arkansas Department of Education

and

Arkansas Division of Child Care and Early Childhood

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