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INVOLVEMENT
ONE ECONOMY PARTNERSHIP
PARENT
CENTERS
Help
parents help their children
On Thursday,
September 27, 2001, Battle Creek Public Schools officials opened the first
of four Parent Centers to help parents help their children.
We recognize
the importance of home-school partnerships to school success. Research
has consistently shown the benefits
derived from parental involvement in their children’s education.
According
to the U.S. Department of Education, "Parents are their children’s
first and most influential teachers."
Locations
Northside
Parent Center
Ann
J Kellogg Elementary, 306 Champion Street
Parent Facilitator:
Jackie Brown 965-9787
Call center for hours
Southside
Parent Center
Franklin Elementary, 20 Newark Street
Parent Facilitor: Betty Bowers, 660-5871
Call center for hours
Southwestside
Parent Center
Wilson Academy, 71 Blanche St.
Parent Facilitator: Nichole Ridley-Reynolds and Gianna Ferazzi, 962-4392
Call center for hours
Westside
Parent Center
LaMora Elementary, 65 North Woodlawn Avenue
Parent Facilitator: Pam Cosgrove 660-5839
Call center for hours
Lending
Library
The
center also will provide a lending library. Materials, in both English
and Spanish, will include:
Publications
on parenting
Catalog of
community-based organizations
Materials
on parent effectiveness training
Guides for
school-home connections
Selected
children’s books on a variety of interests and reading levels
Staff
Workshops
Contact
your area Parent Center for a list of Workshops.
Community
Partners
Satellite
Work Center partners provide workshops, materials and manpower. In addition
to BCPS staff, partners include:
Battle Creek
Enquire
http://battlecreekenquirer.com/
Felpausch
http://www.felpausch.com/
Kraft Foods
http://www.kraftfoods.com/
Meijer Thrifty
Acres
http://www.meijer.com/
Starr Commonwealth
http://www.starr.org/
United Way
of Greater Battle Creek
http://www.uwgbc.org/
Willard Public
Library
http://www.willard.lib.mi.us/
VOLUNTEER
OPPORTUNITIES
HOSTS Mentors, Principal for a Day,
WANTED:
HOSTS Mentors
(Helping One Student to Succeed)
About
146 new HOSTS volunteers are needed to act as mentors to elementary school
students.
HOSTS mentoring
program offers volunteers an excellent opportunity to make a positive
difference in the lives of young people.
Hours for
tutoring can be arranged during lunch or after work — just as long
as you can commit to a half-hour block a week to assist students with
their academic work, organizational or study skills, or just providing
extra encouragement.
While the
work is not demanding, it can make a difference in the life of a student.
PTA
Join
the Parent-Teacher Association
If you have
a desire to work with a group of citizens whose goal is to improve the
quality and quantity of education, the PTA could be the perfect organization.
Please contact your local school PTA. Go to About our Schools and click
on any school for PTA meeting information and PTA Officer contacts.
Battle Creek PTA Council Board Members 2006-2007
Sanita Virgil, President
53 Sanderson Street
Battle Creek MI 49017
269-832-1632 cell
269-965-6897 ext. 415
Ruth LaJoie, 2nd Vice President
19811 Waubascon
Battle Creek MI 49017
269-962-7327 home
269-965-9709 work
Keena Blythe, Treasurer
168 Nelson Street
Battle Creek MI 49014
269-965-3346 home
Pam Cosgrove, Reflections Chair
645 Bruce Avenue
Battle Creek MI 49017
269-963-3804 home
269-660-5839 work
Glendoria Bridges, 1st Vice President
375 Goldenview Drive
Battle Creek MI 49015
269-565-1617 home
269-965-9787 work
WEBSITES
FOR PARENTS
Discovery
Channel School
http://school.discovery.com/
This section of the Discovery Channel’s Discovery Store Web site
offers resourcesfor teachers, students and parents.
Education
Index
http://www.educationindex.com/
Index
to the best, most useful education Web sites.
An annotated guide to the best education-related Web sites. The index
is sorted by subject and lifestage for easy access.
Kids for
Connect: AskKC
http://www.ala.org/ICONN/AskKC.html/
K-12 students looking for information on the Internet for a report or
project can use KidsConnect toget help from a volunteer librarian, usually
within a few days. From the American Association of School Librarians
(AASL), a division of the American Library Association.
Landmarks
for Schools
http://www.landmarks.projects.com/
Tools
for helping students to learn how to build with information.
Library
of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/index.html
Index
to the Library of Congress’ resources on the Web, including research
tools, library services, exhibitions, Thomas legislative service and American
Memory — documents, photographs, moviesand sound recordings that
tell America’s story. Includes resources for educators on the LearningPage.
Mindsurf
Networks | Web Guide
http://www.mindsurfnetworks.com/pc/guides/
Handpicked "smart links" to help you find the resources you need.
Scholastic
http://www.scholastic.com
Findinformation for teachers, parents and kids.
U.S. Department
of Education
http://www.ed.gov.pubs
Helping Your Child with Homework
Yahooligans!
http://www.yahooligans.com/
Yahooligans
provides a directory of Web sites of interest to youngsters, especially
students.
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