Date: March 15-16, 2012
Time: 9:00-3:00
Where: Holiday Inn Select, Lynchburg, Virginia
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Mid-Atlantic Family Engagement Contest: Click Here to download the PDF entry form.

Featuring National Experts

• Vito Borello
• Anna Hinton
• Betsy Landers
• Dr. Karren Dunkley
• Eric Davis
• Dr. Crystal Kuykendall

Inspire strategic family partnerships
Best practices in family engagement
Engage diverse families
Transformational strategies for 21st Century.

Description

Perfect for administrative groups, parent leadership teams, school staffs, and other community groups. Engages the participants in reflective dialogue about each chapter in the book. This guide will assist the school leader in facilitating  meaningful discussions and evaluating practices about the school’s welcoming environment. This resource guide contains a CD containing reproducible templates that can be customized for schools to support their family engagement reform efforts.

A Resource Study Guide

“This guide was a great resource for my leadership team. We implemented many of the strategies used in this book. The Resource Study Guide helped us to lead effective discussions on the topics.” – Ms. Irene McIvor, Principal, California

The Resource Manual is a great tool to lead study circles and book discussions with your leadership team.

Description

Administrators across the nation are ensuring that they are investing in the development of aspiring and current leaders in their schools. This practical guide is a wonderful resource packed with proven school improvement strategies and ideas for sustainable student achievement.

Topics include: building relationships, overcoming obstacles, effectively utilizing data systems to measure students’ success, engaging parent / community stakeholders, and solutions to turnaround low performing schools.

*Order your copy of the book being used by instructional leaders around the nation to assist with school reform efforts and the professional growth of your aspiring and current leaders.

Description

Research demonstrates that when parents are actively involved in their child’s education, children will earn higher grades, enroll in higher-level programs, graduate from high school, and go on to post-secondary education.

“Virginia’s Governor Highlights Parent Involvement 101″

“Parent Involvement 101 is a valuable tool for educators who are trying to engage parents and famly members to be more proactive in their children’s education. It lays out several strategies that can strengthen the bond between the educator, student, and parent.” – Governor Robert McDonnell

Parent Involvement 101 is a practical guide packed full of proven and effective parent involvement ideas and family / community outreach initiatives from principals, teachers, and parent involvement coordinators. The great strategies included in this book will make a significant impact on family involvement in your school or school district. “101″ quick and valuable tips and solutions to address parent involvement barriers, build collaborative relationships, and sustain positive family partnerships.

This is an essential guide for teachers, school leaders, parents, policy makers, and anyone desiring to make a tremendous impact on school / community relations.

***For special bulk orders, please download form to the right. *Purchase orders can be faxed to Successful Innovations, INC : Fax: (434) 239-0255

Description

Could you ever imagine anyone on a school’s staff uttering the words, “I hear you knocking but you can’t come in” to a parent? It seems almost too ridiculous to believe that any educator would speak such disrespectful and hurtful words. The shocking reality is that many parents receive this message on a daily basis from schools throughout the nation. Although this message may not be communicated verbally, we understand that actions are far more impactful than words.

A Pocket Guide For Administrators

This guide is a phenomenal resource to support school administrators and educators in identifying barriers to family engagement in their schools and assist them with step-by-step approaches to facilitating a framework for creating a welcoming environment. Your school will learn sustainable family engagement strategies guaranteed to inspire and transform your view of parent involvement.