Title I PreConference
posted February 24, 2009

The Annual California Department of Education's Title I Conference will be held in Anaheim on April 27 & 28, 2009. There is a pre-conference event to be held on Sunday, April 26, 2009, relating to parent involvement. The title of this event is "Addressing the Gap - Using Parent Involvement to Increase Student Success and Academic Achievement." The presentation will be provided through the California Parent Center at San Diego State University's Research Foundation. The purpose of the one day pre-conference session is to assist districts and schools to work with parent leaders to develop strong community-family partnerships, linked directly to academic goals to increase student achievement.

The district is purchasing a block of 150 registrations for this pre-conference. We are offering these reservations to Title I school parents, one parent per school. In addition, transportation will be provided to and from Anaheim, leaving from and returning to the Education Center on April 26, 2009.

Although this Title I Parent Involvement Conference is held after the SPSA development process, parents will receive invaluable information about a research-based model that enables families and schools to work as partners.

As you identify parents who are interested in attending this conference please inform them that after attending this conference their role will be to assist the district Parent Outreach Department with developing site-based effective action teams.

Enclosed for your information is a notice concerning the pre-conference and the agenda. Please share this information with parent leaders who may be interested in attending. Complete the upper part of the enclosed form (do not complete the method of payment) and fax to this office at 619-725-7055 on or before February 27, 2009. We are making this offer for one parent per school. We may be able to offer more seats to individual schools depending upon the level of response.

Quick Summary: The district is offering, at no cost to schools or parents, to cover the registration fee for the Title I Parent Involvement pre-conference on Sunday, April 26, 2009. The district will also provide free transportation from the Ed Center to Anaheim and back. This does not include a reservation for the full conference. Lunch is included in the registration fee. Parents are on their own for breakfast and snacks.

The deadline to register a parent to attend the Title I PreConference on April 26 is next Friday, February 27.   The workshop will have Spanish translation available. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Grano.