Statewide Parent Involvement Summit

Nevada’s Fourth Family Engagement in Education Summit was held on May 18, 2012 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Student Union.

The Summit featured Keynote Speaker: Eileen Kugler, author of Innovative Voices in Education: Engaging Diverse Communities and Debunking the Middle-Class Myth: Why diverse schools are good for all kids. Eileen is a global speaker on the benefits that diversity brings schools, communities and workplaces, challenging stakeholders to break through “myth perceptions” about race and all aspects of culture.

Summit Workshop Presentations:

• Summit Registration
• Program from the 4th Nevada Parent Involvement Summit
• School Readiness: The Pre-K to Kindergarten Transition
• Academic Parent-Teacher Teams (APTT): No More Waiting for Superman
• Building Relationships by Connecting the Dots: Sometimes when you connect the Dots, the line your get is not what you expect
• Promising Practices in Title 1 Schools
• Vision for Family Engagement in Nevada: What’s in AB 224?
• “College and Career Ready” What does this mean for my child, my student, my employee?
• Mythbusters: Family Engagement in Rural Communities
• Supporting Parent Power: Building for Better Schools
• WCSD Parent University: How we got started, where we’re at and where we’re going
• Study Circles – A conversation with families and schools about race/ethnicity and student achievement
• A New Intervention Strategy for Addressing College and Career Readiness – ENGAGE
• Engaging Families in the RTI Process
• 10 Things You Can Do to Involve Families and Help Them Learn to Navigate the School System
• From Practice to Policy: An Update on Federal Efforts to Prioritize Family Engagement in Education
• Raising Awareness, Guiding Policy, Engaging Families, Training Communities

2010 Parent Involvement Summit

Nevada’s Third Parent Involvement Summit was held on March 12, 2010 at the University of Nevada, Reno-Joe Crowley Student Union in Reno, Nevada.

Summit Workshop Presentations:

• Program from the 3rd Nevada Parent Involvement Summit
• 4 Things Parents Need Handout
• 4 Things Parents Need PowerPoint
• Blogging for Education
• Facebook for Education
• Podcasting for Education
• Twitter for Education
• Twitter Guide
• TV Hosting Tips
• Strategies, Research and Perceptions
• Virtual Pre-K
• Parents and RTI
• Save the Children in NV
• WCSD- Children in Transition

2008 Parent Involvement Summit

Nevada’s Second Parent Involvement Summit was held on February 29, 2008 at the Northwest Career and Technical Academy in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Summit was founded by Nevada State Assemblywoman Debbie Smith and Washoe County School District Trustee Barbara Clark, and is a partnership with various organizations in the state, including the Nevada Department of Education, Clark County School District, Nevada Parent Teacher Association (PTA), Washoe County School District and the Nevada State PIRC at the Education Alliance.

Program from the 2nd Nevada Parent Involvement Summit

Report from the 2nd Nevada Parent Involvement Summit