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NOVEMBER 4, 2011
DON’T DISS ME—TABLE TALK REACHING THE “UNDER-RESOURCED”
Geraldine Hayes Nelson, Ph.D.Diversity Programming and Community Outreach
Kent State University
Paula J. Rosky, Ph.D.Principal and Independent Consultant
Kent, Ohio
Engaging Parents A presentation based on the participants’ experiences
Taking a look at how your family and community formed the person that you are
How could we ignore parents and families when we work with students to improve their educational outcomes?
Where I’m FromKeep score of how your background informed your future by adding according to each prompt. You will share your score on the class discussion board.
1. Add 1 if your parents were born in the United States. 2. Add 1 if your parent or parents have completed college. 3. Subtract 1 if you have a parent that never completed high school. 4. Add 1 if you went to a private high school or elementary school. 5. Add 1 if you went to a private college. 6. Add 1 if you have been to graduate school. 7. Subtract 1 if your ancestors changed their names. 8. Subtract 1 if you have been denigrated because of your religion. 9. Add 1 if you are Protestant.
Where I’m From
10. Subtract 1 if your parents speak or spoke English with an accent.11. Add 1 if you have lived abroad for more than one month.12. Add 1 if you have vacationed in other countries.13. Add 1 if you were taken to art galleries or museums by their
parents.14. Subtract 1 if you earn less money because of your gender.15. Add 1 if you have an immediate family member who is a doctor or
lawyer.16. Subtract 1 if your parents were not active in school activities.17. Add 1 if you were raised in a home with at least 10 children’s books
and 50 adult books.**What was your score? Talk about your results on the discussion board.
What is the World Café? The Café is built on the assumption that people
already have within them the wisdom and creativity to confront even the most difficult challenges.
Given the appropriate context and focus, it is possible to access and use this deeper knowledge about what’s important.
We will participate in a virtual World Café!
Café Etiquette A Conversation that MATTERS!
Focus on what matters. Contribute your thinking. Speak your mind and heart. Listen to understand. Link and connect ideas. Listen together for insights and deeper questions. Have fun!
Think back to a time in your childhood and the messages that you received from the following entities that helped form your identity. Discuss each on the discussion board.
Parents Grandparents Religious institutions Community and school Media – newspapers,
radio, TV, etc. Peers and other kids in
the neighborhood or school
Discuss things you just knew – maybe no one ever said them; you just knew what were the expectations (roles) of little boys and little girls?
Describe the kind of neighborhood in which you grew up
Value Added to Effective Parental Engagement: Parents are Resources!
Increase academic expectation and increased college aspirations for students
Increased early awareness of the importance, expectations, and benefits of education
Provide opportunities for early connection to colleges
Strengthens relationships between parents/guardians and school districts
Increase college readiness, enrollment, and retention of students
Why Parental Engagement? We must have a detailed plan of action to ensure parental engagement: Parents must be informed and engaged in a variety of avenues. Engage parents in efforts to remove barriers and the mystery associated
with higher education. Use of CMSD Partnerships with institutions of higher education to facilitate a
seamless entry for CMSD students into college. Assist in the creation of avenues of support for parents to their student. Provide information and awareness of higher educational terms and criteria
in efforts to better assist their students’ enrollment into postsecondary education.
A collaborative relationship must be established at target schools with principals, and counselors at the lead!
9 Easy Things You Can Do: Establish a contact person at local higher education institutions—not just
admissions staff, but TRiO personnel (Educational Talent Search, Upward Bound, Student Support Services). Think outside the box: The most helpful person might be in the Financial Aid office.
Join an e-mail/distribution list (even with an office like Media Relations) to learn about formal and informal activities that your students can attend.
Ask to be sent multiple copies of informational brochures/student newspapers, etc. so that your students are exposed to the world of higher education.
Ask your PTO and school auxiliary staff (secretaries, librarian, etc.) to help you monitor media coverage about local academic institutions in local newspapers and on the Internet.
9 Easy Things You Can Do: Invite higher education staff to make presentations to parents and
faculty/staff—not just the standard Admissions office presentations on College Night.
Invite representatives from community based organizations (past scholarship awarders) to make presentations to the PTO and to faculty/staff.
Network with the student council, student newspaper and even yearbook students and staff to disseminate information to students through their media or venues (ads in the newspaper, flyers at sporting events, etc.) promoting access to higher education.
Recruit PTO members and Athletic Booster sponsors to staff informational tables during the school day, at PTO meetings, sporting events, etc.
Recruit PTO members, Honor Society and Student Council students to update bulletin boards/displays.
Institutional Resources & Personnel that Focus On Student Recruitment and Retention
Unit/Program ResourceCollege NOW staff, Urban League, NAACP, Esperanza, TRiO Programs
Academic support and intervention
Admissions OfficesAthletic Department
Coordinates campus tours/presentationsFacilitates ongoing visits to campus
Academic or Theme ApproachCollege of Arts and Sciences (STEM) or individual departments (i.e., Mathematic, Biology, Chemistry, Technology)
Provides use of meeting and classroom space; facilitates recruitment of mentors and staff to deliver presentations and programming
Students
Engaging Parents with
HS. graduation expectations
Exposing Parent s to
College Readiness and value added to
education beyond HS
Student/ parent
meetings twice per year
Connecting parents to the
Higher Education
Process
Parental involvement and the sharing of the value added to education beyond high school is a critical factor for the admission and retention of students. Staff must have a detailed plan of action to ensure parental engagement.
Parents must be informed and engaged in a variety of avenues. Staff must engage parents in efforts to remove barriers and the “mystery” associated with higher education.
Partnerships with institutions of higher education can facilitate a seamless entry for students into college; assist in the creation of avenues of support for parents to their student; and provide the knowledge and awareness of higher educational terms and criteria in an effort to better assist students’ enrollment into postsecondary education.
A collaborative relationship must be established at target schools between principals, guidance office staff, and university teaching departments. District level support from superintendents must be developed.
This synergistic relationship allows full development of family knowledge and awareness regarding college readiness and the college application process, knowledge of career paths, and understanding of the value added to a college education.
Geraldine Hayes Nelson, Ph.D.Kent State University
Pipeline Initiatives and Diversity [email protected]
Paula J. Rosky, Ph.D.http://www.linkedin.com/in/paulajroskyphd