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ASIAN AMERICAN & PACIFIC ISLANDER
AFFINITY GROUP: SPEAKING UP FOR SUCCESS
When: WEDNESDAY, 1/05/22
Time: 6:30-8:00 PM Sessions 3 & 4 in 2022: 3/2, 6/1
Where: Zoom. Register Here
This affinity group is to connect, support and empower parents, caregivers, and guardians who identify as Asian and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) in the context of education and school partnerships to support our children. This session will explore how our identities as Asian and AAPI parents may impact our interactions with educators and schools.
For content questions, please contact Nitza Diaz, SERC Consultant, diaz@ctserc.org
For registration questions, please contact Emma Velasquez, SERC Project Specialist, at velasquez@ctserc.org
Parent Teacher Home Visit Training
The research is clear, families are essential to student success. Parent Teacher Home Visits Training (PTHV) focuses on building the capacity of educators and school staff to build meaningful relationships with the families. The PTHV Training, a high impact family engagement program, prepares educators to conduct in-person home visits and virtual visits, giving schools and educators tools to build and deepen relationships of trust with their students’ families.
The training will prepare teachers and family engagement specialists to:
- Understand the PTHV model and why it is effective.
- Be prepared to do both in-person home visits and virtual bridge visits.
- Develop action steps that include dates and plans to launch.
- Participants will have the opportunity to participate in two (2) follow-up community of practice sessions to network and support the work.
Date: January 20, 2022
Time: 2 – 5:30 p.m.
Location: This is a virtual training. Register Here
Who should attend?
Parents, teachers, school administrators, family engagement liaisons, Title 1 Directors, and family engagement teams
For additional information please visit the CT Family School Partnerships website: www.ct-fsp.org Contact: Betsy LeBorious at bleborious@crec.org or Mary Lou Molloy at mmolloy@crec.org This training is funded by the USDE Statewide Family Engagement Center Grant. There is no fee to attend this training. Priority will be given to Alliance School Districts and to National Network of Partnership Schools in CT.
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