#ParentCampChat Week 2 Recap – Ready for Week 3 – Let’s Celebrate! – Wednesday 7/3 9:30 pm ET

#ParentCampChat - Celebrations

We had a great time learning from each other during Week 2 of #ParentCampChat where our conversation centered around Communication. What we learned from the chat is that there are really three types or viewpoints of communications between school, teachers, students and parents. The first type is what we will call the overall or general information.  This type of information is typically for the general audience of the school and are such items as first day of school information, general announcements or events going on at school.  We asked if…

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ParentCamp Returns to Northern Kentucky, January 27th at Beechwood Schools

The national organization, ParentCamp is pleased to announce the return of ParentCamp to Northern Kentucky. The event will be held on Saturday, January 27th at Beechwood Independent Schools (50 Beechwood Road, Ft. Mitchell) from 9:00 to 11:30 am. Registration begins at 8:30 am.  The first ParentCampNKY was held in June of 2017 at Boone County High School and was so well received, the attendees requested the event return to Northern Kentucky. ParentCamps are opportunities for parents, guardians, mentors, grandparents, educators or anyone involved in a child’s life to come together…

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Sparking Interest in Parent Engagement in NKY, thank you Prichard Committee

I had the pleasure of co-leading round table discussions and being on a panel at a Parent Basecamp put on by the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence this past weekend. The Prichard Committee’s Mission is to “To provide a public voice advocating for continually improved education for all Kentuckians.” In Kentucky, we are extremely fortunate to have this organization.  The Prichard Committee created this one day opportunity for parents after receiving feedback from the region’s Superintendents.  For the past decade, The Prichard Committee has been training parents through a program…

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