PPE Newsletter: Winter 2012 - Family Engagement

Winter 2012

Normal Teenage Angst or Something More Serious?

By Diana Weaver, executive director of I AM HERE Coalition, an initiative of the Grant Halliburton Foundation.

It happens in communities throughout the country. A teen takes his or her life and the reaction is, "How could we not have seen the signs?" Parents often see their teens struggling but chalk it up to normal teenage angst. So how can parents or others involved in the teen's life tell what is normal and what is cause for serious concern? And how do we intervene to prevent a tragic outcome like suicide?

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PPE in Action - Richardson ISD

Richardson ISD

A Parent Engagement Team from each of the secondary schools in Richardson, TX ISD spent two days with PPE Education Consultants in October in a workshop learning how to use PPE as a professional resource for their School Improvement Plans. Each team left the workshop with a strategic plan ready for implementation.

"PPE is a wonderful product. It has helped our staff assist families with the different situations that challenge their parents and students. It has increased our family involvement and engagement as we have built better relationships between campus staff, parents, and students. It has also reduced the barriers to communication so that parents and teachers can work together more easily to help children achieve academic success."

From Kim Fuller, Executive Director Grants & Entitlement

Richardson ISD (4 months after the RISD PPE training)

Dallas Cowboys Ticket Winner!

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Texas Statewide Parental Involvement Conference, held December 8-10, 2011 in Dallas, Texas

Kimbrella Bryant of Longview ISD, winner of the PPE drawing for two tickets to the Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants game is shown here (center) accepting tickets from Lucy Long and Kent Kramer

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A Frequently Asked Question....

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Meet Gilbert Barrera, BA, M.ED., PPE's newest Education Consultant

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Practical Parent Education welcomes Gilbert Barrera as its newest Education Consultant. Gilbert brings years of successful education experience as a teacher of bilingual, ESL and GED programs as well as an outstanding school principal. In all of those positions, Gilbert nurtured strong parent and community engagement programs. As a private consultant, he worked with school districts with reading programs and with parent seminars. He has provided professional development for teachers for TAKS and ESL curriculum. Gilbert's strengths are a great fit with PPE's mission.

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Bullying Update for all PPE subscribers:

All current PPE subscribers will receive in the mail (or have already received in the mail) a new Spanish translation of Module 4.11, Understanding the Complexities of Bullying and Social Cruelty in Children. Some of the language ....read more

Planning for "Your" Future

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