Learn how to effectively communicate with parents and community members to improve schools for students and staff.
Some people outside education might think school is simply teachers teaching and students learning. Shame on them. We know that today’s learning experience involves much more than that. To truly excel in academics, students need empowered administrators, active community members, and supportive parents.
The student-teacher relationship is just one component of student success. We need to bring the other two on board.
Inside the School’s seminar on CD Communicating with Parents and Community Stakeholders will review the vital need to increase parent and community involvement as a part of school improvement. The discussion will provide ideas for educators to address the significant and often overlooked component of student achievement – parent involvement. After viewing the seminar teachers, administrators and staff will better understand how to begin and keep the important dialogue with parents.
Presenter Vera Blake Ph.D. is a retired principal, author of several books and a former state principal of the year. As a consultant to school districts across the country, she understands the current challenges schools face as well as the future trends in education. Blake will focuses on successful approaches for schools that are experiencing rapidly changing demographics and increasing requirements to meet higher standards.
After viewing Communicating with Parents and Community Stakeholders you will be able to:
- Identify school district stakeholders
- Understand the importance of parent involvement at all levels
- Know the difference between inclusion and involvement
- Know ways to provide timely information to parents
- Apply techniques to bring families, area businesses and students together
- Build trust with community stakeholders
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About the Presenter: Dr. Vera J. Blake
Vera J. Blake, Ph.D. is the retired principal of Falls Church High School. A graduate of St. Paul’s College (B.S.), the University of Virginia (M.Ed) and Vanderbilt University (Ed.D), she served as principal for 12 years at Homes Middle School; both schools are located in Fairfax County, Virginia. She was a contributing author to the book, Transforming Ourselves, Transforming Schools: Middle School Change (NMSA, 2001), co-authored "Middle School Partnerships: The More, the Better" (Principal Magazine, Fall, 1999) and "Addressing Diversity Through Partnerships" (Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin, Summer, 1998). Dr. Blake was the 2000 Virginia Middle School Principal of the Year, the 1999 Fairfax County Principal of the Year, and a 2000 Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leader.
Currently, Dr. Blake is working as a school improvement coach/consultant in several school districts including: Illinois, St. Croix, St. Thomas, Michigan, Nebraska, Virginia, Hawaii, Texas, and Washington, DC. In addition, she was the lead coach for all of the K-12 U.S. Virgin Island Public Schools. She maintains a professional interest in curriculum supervision and in middle and high school levels of teacher and administrator preparation. Dr. Blake continues to serve as a professional development consultant to ASCD and as a consultant and coach to schools and districts to improve schools and student achievement. She is an ASCD cadre member for What Works in Schools and Differentiated Instruction and she is a NMSA Site-Based Services Cadre member.
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Available in CD or print transcript format. The CD contains an audio presentation with PowerPoint and can be viewed on any standard computer equipped with the Microsoft Silverlight Plug-in. Our CDs are not compatible with Macintosh computer systems. Presenter’s handouts are included as a PDF on CDs and in hard copy with transcript purchases. For a discount, you can receive both the CD and transcript in a convenient package. 
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Cost:
CD: $199
Transcript: $99
CD/Transcript Package: $249
