1. Co-Founders Gina Bowler & Delores Millhouse
My Bilingual Child
“Parents are Powerful Advocates”
Co-Founders
Gina Bowler & Delores Millhouse

2. Language Moms
My Bilingual Child’s Mission: To connect parents with each other, as well as community members and organizations, in advocating for new expanded and improved language immersion programs from pre- kindergarten through the 12th grade in Prince George’s County Public.

3. Advocate Research language immersion programs Identify key players
Various immersion models (full, dual, & partial)
Best practices
Identify key players
Build relationship with key administrators
Establish effective forms of communication
Request support
Learn approval process
Budget formulation and approval
Voting procedures

4. Advocate Create a presence Encourage support Request
Establish online presence (website, social media, etc.)
Develop relationships with Media
Encourage support
Parental advocates/ambassadors
Community Partners
Request
Appropriate models based on neighborhood demographics
Program access throughout school district

5. Celebrate Success Benefits of Advocating Current Programs
Cesar Chavez Elementary (Dual Language Immersion)
Overlook Elementary (Full Language Immersion)
Phyllis E. Williams (Full Language Immersion)
Current Programs
K - 5
School district phase II commitment to expand program from grades 6 to 12.
Newly engaged PTAs/PTOs at each school

6. Stay Engaged Become your child’s #1 ADVOCATE!!
Recruit other Parent Ambassadors
Stay engaged
Don’t give up
Stand up and speak out – Remember your why!

7. Dream Big
My Bilingual Child’s Vision: A Prince George’s County that nurtures early development of bilingual or multilingual children who excel academically across subjects, interact effectively with people from different cultures, and compete successfully in the global marketplace.

8. Stay Connected
Support the choice of language immersion in all school districts. Learn more about My Bilingual Child: