PARENT RESOURCE CENTER OVERVIEW AND PLANNING

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AGENDA

• Yearly Implementation Plan•What is a Parent Resource Center?• Establish Action Team• Review Timeline of Events• Establish Dates

(adapted from Fairfax County Public Schools, Parent Center Guide, 12-13)

3 YEAR IMPLEMENTATION

Year 1Introduce and Invite

Resources and Support

Year 2Revisit, Refine and Build

Activities

Year 3Revisit, Refine and BuildCommunity and Parent Connections

STAGE 1 – PREPAREDEVELOP AN ACTION PLAN

WHAT IS A PARENT RESOURCE CENTER?

• A specific place where parents, volunteers and students can gather to learn, share information, volunteer and promote and support learning at home. • A welcoming environment where parents see as a

place of their own, a place where everyone feels safe and where resources are available to them.

(adapted from Fairfax County Public Schools, Family and School Partnerships, 12-13)

GOALS OF A PARENT RESOURCE CENTER

•To promote family engagement in children’s education at home and at school.•To foster collaborative relationships between families, the school and the community.

WHAT PARENT RESOURCE CENTERS CAN PROVIDE (YEAR 1)

• Resources and Support • Assist parents with strategies to support learning at home• Lending library (leveled texts, We Both Read Books, Keep

Books)• Educational information/brochures • Resource list for community agencies• Adult learning resources (Rosetta Stone)• Parent Engagement resources (Ready Rosie)• Meeting space for parent groups or workshops• Location for parent-teacher or parent-principal meetings• Waiting area• Listening stations (audio books)• Volunteer activities (making copies, cutting, etc.)Adapted from Fairfax County Public Schools, Parent Center Guide, 2012

WHAT PARENT RESOURCES CAN PROVIDE CONTINUED (YEAR 2)

• Activities• Parent to parent support groups• Adult and/or student learning/tutoring classes• Parent education workshops• Clothing closets/food pantries• Book Clubs for parents or children• Family Nights – engaging in learning/curriculum

workshops• Mentoring or Buddy Reading Program

WHAT CAN PARENT RESOURCES PROVIDE (YEAR 3)

• Community and Parent Connections• Community organizations hold workshops, classes,

registrations• Information/brochures on community based programs

ACTION TEAM

• In collaboration with Amy and MTSS Coordinator, the action team will:• Insure buy-in and support• Provide suggestions for action plan, timeline

and dates• Deliver parent engagement modules, if needed• Setting up, accomplishing and evaluating PRC

• CIS Coordinator/Parent Representative• Suggestions?

PARENT ENGAGEMENT MODULES

•Module 1: Establish a Vision, Belief System and Goals•Module 2: Examine Current Practices, Barriers and Solutions

STAGE 2 – DESIGNLOGISTICAL PLANNING

NEXT STEPS….

Timeline and Dates

QUESTIONS? SUGGESTIONS?

“Providing a welcoming place where families can gather, learn, and access school and community resources sends a clear message that families are very important to the education of their children.”

(Fairfax County Public Schools, Parent Center Guide, 12-13)