Center for Parent Leadership at the Prichard Committee: Seminar

From: Molly Toney (mtoney@prichardcommittee.org)
Parent Leaders: An untapped resource in education

• Join your peers from around the country in a two-day seminar where you will learn how to develop and sustain a successful parent leadership program.
• Learn best practices for planning, staffing, developing curriculum, recruiting, publicizing and funding parent leadership programs.
• Work side-by-side with parent involvement experts from around the country including Anne T. Henderson, Senior Consultant, Community Involvement Program, Annenberg Institute for School Reform.
• Meet active parent leaders and hear first hand what is working for them at school and district levels.
• Be inspired by success stories from varied communities (rich and poor; urban, suburban and rural).
• Get acquainted with the latest research on how parent involvement makes a difference for kids and with the leverage points in the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
• Work directly with experts to get a head start on planning your own program.

Who Should Attend
·         School Districts
·         State Departments of Education
·         PIRCs
·         Community-based Organizations
·         Advocacy Groups
·         Parent Liaison Programs
·         Foundations
·         Community Organizers
·         Business-Education Coalitions

Organizers
These seminars are hosted by Center for Parent Leadership at the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence. Sessions will be led by staff and parents from Prichard’s acclaimed Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership (CIPL), which since 1997 has trained approximately 1500 Kentucky parent leaders. Today, these leaders are actively and knowledgeably promoting school improvement through their participation on school boards, school site councils and other venues where their voices are heard - and their recommendations are acted on. CIPL is a program of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, which is known nationally for its longstanding success in mobilizing leadership and grassroots support for better schools.

Why Now?
As states and communities implement the testing, accountability and quality teaching requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, and state requirements, the demand for parent leadership has never been greater. Research confirms what common sense suggests: in schools, homes and communities where parents are engaged and involved, students perform better. The stakes have been raised. Additional tools (like detailed school and district performance data) are now available to help parent leaders do their work. We know more than
ever before what works - for students, for parents, for educators, and for communities.

Cost/Registration
$750 per person (before March 20, 2009) includes seminar registration, accommodations, and all meals and materials.

$800 per person (after March 20, 2009) includes seminar registration, accommodations, and all meals and materials.

Accommodations will be booked upon receipt of registration by the Center for Parent Leadership. Our receipt of your registration form indicates your payment responsibility.

LOCATION
Downtown Hilton Hotel
369 W. Vine Street • Lexington, KY 40507
(859) 231-9000

DATES
May 6-7, 2009

CONTACT
Molly Toney
(859) 233-9849 ext. 226
mtoney@prichardcommittee.org

Visit www.CenterForParentLeadership.org for additional details and the seminar agenda.