Category: Stories from ParentCamp

Odyssey Charter School (Wilmington, DE) ParentCamp #3, moving from connecting to collaboration

Julia Pile
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What a wonderful, moving experience tonight at Odyssey Charter School in Wilmington, Delaware. A meal was shared, connections were made, stories, experiences were shared and even some tears were shed. The exciting part was the success of their first collaboration room. We can’t wait to see where this collaboration goes. 100% of participants strongly agreed that they felt seen, heard and valued. Everyone walked out with a smile on their face and sharing an action step they are inspired to take. Thank you to all of the amazing facilitators! Of…

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2022-01-26 ParentCampNKY – College and Career Edition – Part II Action Steps

Julia Pile

“I will work on a plan of action.” – Alejandra Alvarado, Educator, Ryle High School “I will find out if my student has done YouScience.” – Autumn N., Parent, Jefferson County Public Schools “I will be checking out the Campbel County alternatives program.” – Brandy B., Parent, Kenton County Schools “I will be more open minded to the brain development of teenagers.” – Bria Williams, American Way Middle, Shelby County Schools “I will sit down with my student to set goals and an action plan for his college selection.” –…

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Transforming family-school-community engagement from coast to coast…

Julia Pile
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ParentCamp is reaching far and wide. We had the pleasure of training family-school-community teams on BOTH costs in the past few weeks. We so much enjoy working with everyone, feeling their passions for the students and families. It is what makes us get up each day. Both Kuumba Academy Charter School (#KACSParentCamp) in Wilmington, DE and Brock Elliot Elementary School (#BEParentCamp4Champs) in Manteca, CA are both well on their way to building their school ecosystems with their first ParentCamps. We are thrilled to be working with you! #ParentCamp #VirtualParentCamp #ParentCampTraining…

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Preparing your budgets to use ESSER/CARES/Title I funds? – NOW is the time for schools and districts to invest in Family-School-Community Engagement

Julia Pile
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Preparing your budgets to use ESSER/CARES/Title I funds? – NOW is the time for schools and districts to invest in Family-School-Community Engagement – What else can you invest in that will have such a long-term impact for your students, families and community? One thing that everyone has learned through the COVID pandemic is the importance of the relationships between families, schools and communities.  We were forced to lean on each other in order to keep our kids learning and help all of us deal with isolation. But how??? How do…

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