Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network (PLAN)

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Acompañenos a una serie de talleres, que tendremos en este mes de octubre.

Viernes 21 de octubre, tendremos nuestra segunda session, hablaremos sobre el paredon de la historia educativa.

En este taller, los padres aprenderan sobre el paredon de la historia educativa honrar las luchas y los logros historicos de la gente que ha luchado para mejorar las oportunidades y las vidas de los niños/as.

Join us for our next Parent's Ready for School workshop series. It is a 3-week training program that supports parents to develop skills, confidence, and knowledge to be the best advocates for their children's education. Interested? Review flyer below.

Les invitamos a la cominidad latina a un taller que tendremos el dia miercoles 19 de octubre. Donde hablaremos de como se define la abogacia y como se aplica al liderazgo de padres/madres y abogar por su niño/a.

Join us this Monday, October 3rd at 10:00am for our School Site Council (SSC) workshop! After attending, you will better understand how School Site Councils work, the importance of becoming an SSC member, and how SSCs help parents and community members hold school staff accountable for the needs of students.

Every school is required to have a School Site Council, or SSC. The SSC is made up of equal numbers of school staff (teachers, principal, and other staff, such as the school secretary) and parents or community members. At the high school level, students must also be included.

The SSC monitors the implementation of the school site plan for student achievement, evaluates the results and modifies the site plan as needed. This includes how certain funds are spent (the school budget).
The members of the site council must be elected by their peers. For example, parents must elect the parent representatives and teachers must elect teachers. However, all parents are encouraged to participate in the SSC meetings, regardless of whether they are voting members.

The SSC evaluates how the school is doing and creates a plan for improvement. Plans might include purchasing new textbooks, hiring new staff, developing a parent outreach strategy, and so on. Because school budgets are limited and many funds can only be spent in certain ways, there are always tough decisions to make.

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With school in session families have the opportunity to engage in decision making processes at their schools. Consider joining your school's school site council SSC meetings to learn more about curriculum offering, budget investments and overall school culture. All schools in California are required by law to have school site councils, reach out to your principal to get more information about your school's SSC. Read more about SSC's here:

Schoolsite Council - Consolidated Application (CA Dept of Education) The schoolsite council develops the School Plan for Student Achievement for programs funded through the consolidated application.

Black Parent Meeting in 1 hour! Join using this link: https://bayareaplan-org.zoom.us/j/82448000383?pwd=bnhkS3ZGU3k3Z3pEZWUwVlRzUCt6Zz09

Do the children in your household attend public schools in the Bay Area? Are you the parent of an English Language Learner? Does your child(ren) receive Special Education Services? Do you want to learn more about family engagement opportunitities in your district? If you answered yes to any of these questions consider joining us for our weekly parent meetings.

Do the children in your household attend public schools in the Bay Area? Are you the parent of an English Language Learner? Does your child(ren) receive Special Education Services? Do you want to learn more about family engagement opportunitities in your district? If you answered yes to any of these questions consider joining us for our weekly parent meetings.

" 👉🏾 Latinx Parent Organizer, Alexia Maciel. Alexia Maciel humbly describes herself as an involved parent at her children’s school. In her time at PLAN she has connected hundreds of Latinx families, informing them of their rights and organizing a united front of concerned families to fight for quality equitable education.

Read why Alexia chose to fill the position of Latinx Family Organizer in her own words, “I chose to be come a staff member of PLAN, because it gives me the opportunity to reach more Latinx parents, and let them know that united we can do more as in our children’s schools. I have been a parent volunteer at my children’s schools, and that has helped me support other families take on active roles at their school sites.”

Alexia encourages families to be as involved as their schedules permit, “Attend SSC meetings, district meetings, meet and communicate with teachers and school staff, be involved in as many school events as you can.”

Want to get in touch? Send Alexia and email at [email protected]. or call/text 510-316-2675

With the school year approaching fast we are proud to announce our Parents Ready for School workshop series. Parent's Ready for School is a 3-week training program that supports parents to develop skills, confidence, and knowledge to be the best advocates for their children's education. Are you interested in participating? Register here: linktr.ee/amplifyplan