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Join the DIA Team as we explore effective strategies to enhance parent involvement in our community. This meeting, held on January 3, 2013, emphasized the importance of engagement through various action plans aligned with Parkway’s mission. Featured discussions included insights from Dyan Watson's poignant letter, “A Message from a Black Mom to Her Son,” and collaborative brainstorm sessions. Participants will develop actionable steps to increase parent engagement by 20%, utilizing materials and resources provided, while also sharing experiences and generating talking points for future outreach.
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Diversity In Action (DIA) Team January 3, 2013
Spirit of Excellence • Eligibility Information • SOE Handout • Volunteer meeting information
“A Message from a Black Mom to Her Son” by Dyan Watson • What thoughts did you have after you read the article? • Are there parts of the article that connected to: • Parkway’s Mission? • DIA Action Plans?
Breakout- Focus Areas • Work on Focus Area Action Steps for 2012-2013 • Breakout rooms: • HRRP- Pupil Personnel Room • Assessment- Room A • Professional Learning- Room 1800 • Curriculum- Room 1801 • ASAP/AAA- Room 1301 • Relationship Building- Room A • Parent Involvement- DRC Please email Sara notes to be placed on website
“A Message from a Black Mom to Her Son” by Dyan Watson • If Dyan Watson submitted this letter to you, take a minute and discuss at your table how you would respond to her.
DIA Parent Involvement Materials provided to DIA/Parkway Community on Parent Involvement Groups: • Flyers • Mission statement • Frequently Asked Questions Handout • Parent Overview Handout • District Counselor newsletter articles • Parent members spoke at DIA meetings • Emails sent to DIA members from Pupil Personnel • School collaboration on Parent Involvement Topics • Others?
DIA Parent Involvement Role Play • Group at table (at least 3 people) • Situations/questions that might come up when future parent involvement flyers are distributed. • Write down and share: • Talking points that you could use when encountering this situation?
DIA Parent Involvement Take the remaining time to determine: • How will you get a 20% increase in new parent involvement… • At P.A.M.E.E. meetings (handout for parents) • In your building activities/programs YOUR ROLE IS IMPORTANT!