School Counselor’s Work Shops Fall 2009

State Board Policy 2200 Requirement of the 5 Year Strategic Plan Partners with Title I Requires parent participation on various groups within each school Community Leaders and Businesses are also to participate in the various decision making groups

WVDE Task Force Made up of different offices through out the WVDE Members from community agencies Problem solve about Parent Involvement activities Goal is to build local capacity

WVDE Taskforce Goals Build Local Capacity for increasing Parent, Family and Community in schools Increase Awareness of the importance of Parent, Family and Community involvement in schools Provide Resources to the Districts

Linking Parent Activities to Learning going on IN the Classroom

Hard to Reach Families: Middle School and High School

Families in Transition Families of those serving in the Military Families with a member who is Incarcerated Foster Families Families who are Homeless Families who are New to the school Families of Divorce

Welcoming School Environment

What activities have you completed to get these families engaged and active in your school?

Appraisal

What can or do YOU, as Counselors do to help with these Families?

Title I Improvement Schools

Parent Academies 2009

LINKS NetWorth. lors/networth-lessons.html

WVDE Parent Website stparents/

West Virginia Parent Connections (PIRC)

Parent Educator Resource Centers (PERCs)

More Information: Anita Deck PO Box 1348, Charleston, WV p: ext or f :

More Information: Betsy Peterson

Thank You!