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Making Parents Partners
Who Are We?
Kenna Pruitt– Outreach & Volunteer Advocacy Mgr.
Rebecca Ramirez, J.D., M.H.A.– Associate Director for Operations
Other SPCAA employees
Where We Work?
South Plains Community Action Association, Head Start Division
Serve 12 counties,
Covering more than
10,000 sq. miles
Head Start serves 1,324
children & families
Early Head Start
serves 48
children &
pregnant women
P.A.N.I.CClub
People with Absolutely Nothing In Common
How To…
Build a Relationship Involve Parents in Center Events Get Parents to become Volunteers Provide Additional Programs Family Partnership Agreements
Step 1Build A Relationship
Getting to know your Parents
Ask that both parents be apart of recruitment & enrollment
Greetings– When?– How?
Personalized Phone Calls Ask for Parent’s Input
– Lesson Plans– Field Trip Ideas
What ideas do you have?
Step 2: Involve Parents in
Center Events
Parent Meetings
How to get them there?– Take a census of time options– Unique Invites
email, text, colored paper and in both English and Spanish
– Take Notice of Parents who WANT to be involved
– Involve working parents by using committees
Parent Meetings
– Provide Childcare– Provide Transportation– ASK them– Explain their role at the meeting– Let them know you NOTICED
they weren’t there– Other locations
Example: public library-use of computers/books
Parent Meetings
Keep them coming back– Sculpts-EXAMPLE– Include Children-programs– Guest Speakers
Speak to our parents (terminology, etc.)– Recognition/Successes
Home Visits
Family Support Staff & Teaching staff go together for home visit
Teacher and parent make a lesson plan for upcoming subjects
Flexible– Times– locations
Parent Activities
Art Galleries Science Fair Take Home Projects
– Examples: Transportation Parade (shoe boxes) , Grocery/Meals (brown paper sack-favorite meal)
What ideas do you have?
Step 3Get Parents to
Volunteer
Involve Parents
Let parents know they CAN stay all day– 1st day
Explain the importance of in-kind Offer multiple opportunities
– Assistants, clerical, take home– Tell ALL staff about opportunities
Recognition for work– Volunteer Banquet– Volunteer Tree
Step 4Provide Additional
Programs
Fatherhood Initiative
SPCAA adopted Strong Fathers, Strong Families– Invite them, Don’t bribe them– Provide Activities– Don’t preach to them
– VIDEO
Special Days
Grandparents Day Field Day Literacy Night Family Night Fall Festival
– All activities are education based
What ideas do you have?
Step 5Family Partnership
Agreements
Goal Setting Process
Activity Goals obtainable Integrated goals
– Example: insurance, attendance Encouraging Notes Follow-Up
What ideas do you have?
Email & Contact
www.spcaa.org– Employees only
NHSA Tab
Kenna– [email protected]
Rebecca– [email protected]
