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    Parents of African American and Latino students in california are proposing an outreach plan. The goal would be to provide support to these students so They graduate from high school and go to college. A Director and 2 Parent Advocates would be needed at the Parent Resource Center. There would also be Parent Liaisons at each elementary and middle school, at least 3 at Berkeley high, and 2 in the preschools.

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    Parents of African American and Latino students in california are proposing an outreach plan. The goal would be to provide support to these students so They graduate from high school and go to college. A Director and 2 Parent Advocates would be needed at the Parent Resource Center. There would also be Parent Liaisons at each elementary and middle school, at least 3 at Berkeley high, and 2 in the preschools.

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    Latino Parents Outreach Plan v3

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    Parents of African American and Latino students in california are proposing an outreach plan. The goal would be to provide support to these students so They graduate from high school and go to college. A Director and 2 Parent Advocates would be needed at the Parent Resource Center. There would also be Parent Liaisons at each elementary and middle school, at least 3 at Berkeley high, and 2 in the preschools.

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    ThemaingoalofthisoutreachplanistoprovidethesupporttoAfricanAmericanandLatinofamiliessothatthese studentsgraduatefromhighschoolandgotocollege.TheultimategoalwouldbetoclosetheAchievementGap.With thisinmindweareproposingtohaveaDirectorand2ParentAdvocatesattheParentResourceCenter(currentlythe OfficeofFamilyandCommunityPartnerships),ParentLiaisonsateachelementaryandmiddleschool,atleast3Parent LiaisonsatBerkeleyHigh,and2inthepreschools.Possiblerolesforthesepeoplewouldbethefollowing: A. DirectorfortheParentResourceCenter(PRC) Theofficewouldberesponsiblefor: Supervising2ParentAdvocatesandalltheParentLiaisons TrainingsthatwillhelpparentsunderstandtheBUSDandgeneraleducationsystem Trainingsthatwillhelpparentsunderstandtheirchildrensneedsacademicorotherwise,i.e.parenting classesorchilddevelopment/childpsychologyclasses,ortutoringinnewmath/literacymethods,etc... ProvidinganynecessarytrainingforOutreachSpecialistsandParentLiaisons Providingtranslationservicestofamilieswhenneeded HelpingwithAdmissionsrelatedquestions/issues ProvidinghelptofamilieswhenanIndividualEducationPlan(IEP)isbeingwritten Trainingsthatwillhelpparentsbetterpreparetheirstudentsforcollege ProvidingComputer/technologyclassestoparents

    CreatingpartnershipswithAdultSchooltoprovideaccessforparentstocontinuetheireducation,and forexamplegettheirGEDs BeinchargeofDELAC/DACandELACsforallschoolsthatrequirethem,andhavefunctioning committeesatallsites DevelopcommunityresourcesforLatinoandAfricanAmericanfamilies Checkandofficiallyevaluatehowfamiliesbeingservedbytheofficewillbeimpactedwhenthereare budgetcutsandservicesarecut. ConductyearlyassessmentsoftheeffectivenessofthePRCinprovidingthetrainingsfamiliesneed, increasingparentinvolvement,maintainingcommunications,andinprovidingsupportandoutreach needed. B. 2ParentAdvocatepositionsattheParentResourceCenter.ThesewouldbeoneAfricanAmericanperson,and oneSpanishspeakingLatinopersonwhounderstandstheLatinoculture.Theywoulddothefollowing: ActasadvocatesforLatinoandAfricanAmericanparentswhenneeded TrainParentLiaisonssothattheyareabletohelpfamiliesattheirsiteswiththeirneeds,includinghow todoIEPs Providesupport/backuptohandleissuesthatParentLiaisonscannothandleatthesitelevel Findoutparentneedsandcoordinatetrainingtoparentstodeveloptheirleadershipskills,educate themabouttheEducationsystem,provideparentingworkshops,etc ParentAdvocatesshouldalsobenotifiedwheneverteachersorthedistrictmakedecisionsthatimpact thefutureofastudentsothatparentscanunderstandtheconsequences,areinformedandcanrefute this/participateinthisprocess.Forexamplebeforeadisciplinaryactionistakenoralabelsuchas mentaldevelopmentissuesareaddedtoastudentsrecord DevelopCommunityResourcesforBUSDLatinoandAfricanAmericanfamilies(e.g.Maintain communicationandarelationshipwithcityofBerkeleyclinics/programsthatprovideservicesforthe community,BerkeleyAdultSchool,YMCA,Bananas,andanyorganizationsthatprovideservicestothe community) C. ParentLiaisonsateachelementaryandmiddleschool,atleast3atBerkeleyHigh,and2inthepreschools a. TheywouldtakecareofanyLatinoandAfricanAmericanfamiliesthatneedhelpwith: IEPs(wouldneedtogettrained) Facilitatecommunicationsbetweenparentsandteachers,orprincipalincludingproviding translationserviceswhenneeded. BeinchargeofmonitoringtheacademicneedsofAfricanAmericanandLatinostudentsatthe school,andworkwithschool,ParentResourceCenter(PRC),communityresources,andparentsto gethelpandprovidetheacademicsupportneeded Beawareofanyotherneedsfamiliesmayhavei.e.familycounseling,parentingclasses,play therapyfortheirchild,computerclasses,etcandcommunicatetheseneedstoPRCtoprovide training,orreferfamiliestoothercommunityresources WorkwithELACmemberstoprovidesupportforthecommitteeandmaintaintheminformedof DELACmeetingsandELAC/DELACtrainingsfromthedistrictorPRC WorkwithAfricanAmericanparentgrouptoprovidesupportforthegroup BeincommunicationwithParentAdvocates Beawareofavailablecommunityresourcesforfamilies b. TheycouldbepaidfromfundsprovidedbytheSGCs,butatleasthalfofthesalaryshouldcomefrom BSEPfunds c. TheywouldbesupervisedandsupportedbytheParentAdvocatesandDirectoroftheParentResource Center

    D. AParentAdvisoryCouncilcomposedofvolunteerparentsshouldalsobeincludedaspartoftheParent ResourceCenter.ThisgroupcanworkwiththeDirectorinassessingthesuccessofparentoutreach,trainings, andotheractivitiesconductedbythePRC,andcanofferrecommendationstotheBoardregardingstudent progressandtheeffectivenessofthestrategiesutilizedbythePRCtoincreaseparentparticipation,knowledge, andempowermentsothattheycanbettersupporttheirstudents. E. ItisalsoveryimportantthattheDirectoroftheParentResourceCenter,theParentAdvocates,andParent Liaisonsareabletomeetonaregularbasisandadvocatecollectivelyforchangesrequiredafterassessmentsof progressandproblemsobservedatschoolsatthedistrictlevelsothattheynotonlyprovidesupportto parentsonspecificcases,butsothattheycanadvocateforsystemicchangesneededifthereisaproblemthat occursinmanyschools. F. AnydocumentationandmaterialscomingfromtheParentResourceCenterandthedistrictthatdirectly impactstheLatinoCommunityshouldbetranslatedtoSpanish G. WealsoneedmoreinformationforAdmissionsinSpanish,eitherpamphlets,handouts,informationonthe internet,etcthatparentscaneasilyfindandunderstand H. TheofficehoursfortheAdmissionsofficeneedtobeextendedtoatleast6:30pmsothatparentsthatworkcan cometalktosomeonedirectly I. TranslationtoSpanishneedstobeprovidedfordistrictmeetingssuchasBoardMeetings

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