1. I D & R Conference Parent Engagement and ID&R
Embassy Suites, Colorado Springs
March 4, 2015 1

2. Welcome and Introductions2

3. Activity What is your definition of family partnership?
What is your experience creating partnerships with families?

4. Objectives
To involve parents and families in an organized, ongoing and timely manner in the planning, review and improvement of the Colorado Migrant Education Program
To provide parents and families information on how they can support the academic achievement of their child(ren).
And….

5. Parent Engagement and ID&R
To engage parents within regional Identification and Recruitment Efforts because:
Parents can be the greatest advocates for MEP
Word of mouth is a great marketing tool
Parents are the first to meet new people in their community

6. Opportunities Regional programs can:
Provide appropriate ID&R training to parents
Utilize State PAC representatives as “community connectors”
Develop “referral cards” for parent use
Develop “ask me about MEP” buttons/pins for parents and staff
Organize recruitment events where parents shadow MEP staff

7. Now it’s your turn…
Turn to an “elbow partner” and share one idea you’d like to try or share one idea on how you currently collaborate with parents for ID&R
Be prepared to share with the whole group

8. Contact Us Noemí Aguilar Aguilar_n@cde.state.co.us Tomás Mejía 8

9. !Hasta Luego! Thank you for attending the State ID&R Conference!
Please don’t forget to fill out the session evaluation. 9