California State PTA is again trying to bridge the information gap with School Smarts, "a parent engagement program designed to help you better understand the big picture of how the education system works and to feel empowered to help your child and school succeed," according to the state PTA website, capta.org.org
The agreement will allow the district and parents to "continue to strengthen the academic supports, social-emotional learning opportunities and parent-engagement programs" at the school, L.A. Unified Supt.
Initial encouragement from a MCH nurse, and/or onging participant support via email, may also be helpful in bolstering parent engagement and rentention to the program.
For the past seven years, Johnson & Johnson has supported FHI360, a leading NGO, in a program of mentoring, parent engagement and career development at schools in suburban Dar es Salam--a program we are proud to support because of a core belief that educated, empowered women lead to healthier families and communities.
Monna Johnson, president of Glendale Council's PTA, who helped spearhead Glendale Unified's participation, expressed her excitement about the program's prospects for parent engagement in an email.
An online centralized waiting list of all EYC childcare spaces in the province was established and a program was created to support curriculum implementation, professional development, and parent engagement in all EYCs.
Programs such as full-day pre-kindergarten, parent engagement, bilingual education, after-school education and dropout prevention —largely attended by Hispanics —were cut drastically or done away with altogether.
He argues, "Fundamental to the full day learning program are educators with child development knowledge and skills, and an effective parent engagement strategy" (2009, p. 32).
Let's hear it for real parent engagement.
There is also evidence of increased parent engagement.
