Our 11th annual Parent Literacy Conference took place this past Saturday at Rick Hansen Secondary School, and was, once again, a success. The student and staff volunteers from the school were absolutely fantastic. All the food was completely student made and served. We were really grateful to Whole Foods Square One for providing us with coffee to brew, and for Harris Teas for being there to serve tea. You'll be happy to know the students helped me find a youth shelter where we could drop off the left over sandwiches and snacks, so nothing went to waste.
Again, we had more than 50 of our own experts (our staff) on hand to present workshops to provide the parents who attended with tips to help support their children's success at home. We know parent involvement is the number one indicator of student success, so it's great to see so many parents wanting to know more about how to help their children. The workshop tip sheets will be posted online soon.
A big thank you to the local organizations that had booths at the event, and to all our sponsors, especially MDG, the conference co-presenter, CIBC our conference partner and ETFO-Peel our sponsor. It's because of the hard work of everyone and the generous contributions of our sponsors that we're able to offer this amazing event for free to our parents, and we're so grateful for it. Having been involved with the planning and execution of the conference since I started working for the board seven years ago, I can say, without a doubt, it's one of the most rewarding aspects of my job. I love seeing how everyone pulls together and hearing the comments from parents who are genuinely grateful... and, it's all in the name of student success. It doesn't get much better than that!
I also had a nice chat with a school council chair who thanked me for setting up this blog. I was quite happy to hear it's being read!
On another note, our April 2 Parent Involvement Committee agenda is posted for those who are interested. You'll find it and other PIC materials on our website.
Were any of you at the conference? Any thoughts?
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Thanks, Alison. The information you post on the blog is much appreciated and I read every post. It may feel like you're writing into a black hole, but I assure you that the school council at Fletcher's is liking the blog. Keep up the great work and congratulations on another successful Parent Literary Conference! Joan Doane, Fletcher's Meadow S.S. Council
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