Everett PTSA Council FACE Grant Application Packets are now available.
Everett PTSA Council now offers grants up to $150 to support local Everett PTAs in outreach and collaboration with families and community members who are traditionally underrepresented in PTA. Grants are available for hosting a FACE event, where family & community engagement is a primary goal & outreach efforts to diverse school populations are being utilized.
For more information contact Everett PTSA Council FACE Chair, Brooke Fiscus at brooke.fiscus@gmail.com
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PARENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE
Applications are being taken for the free Spring 2020 Parent Leadership Training Institute and Children's Leadership Training Institute at Everett Community College. Space is limited - apply now! Classes began Saturday, February 22 and end May 16. Apply here!
Family and Community Engagement Contacts
Everett PTSA Council FACE Chair: Brooke Fiscus - brooke.fiscus@gmail.com
Region 7 FACE Chair: Vacant
WSPTA FACE Director: Kimberli Swenson - ptafacedir@wastatepta.org
OUTREACH LINKS:
WSPTA Family Engagement Webpage
National Diversity and Inclusion Page
National 2016 Diversity Toolkit
Community Resource Brochure
Click here to get to the pdf version of this great resource tool that includes emergency assistance, food banks, youth and adult programs and so much more.
Click here to get to the pdf version of this great resource tool that includes emergency assistance, food banks, youth and adult programs and so much more.
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EXAMPLES:
Does your school have a FACE example? Are there creative ways you reach out to school families to make them feel welcome and support them? Send it toBrooke Fiscus, Programs/FACE Chair, at brooke.fiscus@gmail.com. We'd love to share examples of FACE ideas around our school district.
Does your school have a FACE example? Are there creative ways you reach out to school families to make them feel welcome and support them? Send it toBrooke Fiscus, Programs/FACE Chair, at brooke.fiscus@gmail.com. We'd love to share examples of FACE ideas around our school district.
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Everett High School: Family and Community Engagement Evening
Everett High School staff, in collaboration with EHS PTA, hosted a Family and Community Engagement evening at the CRC to share school data, identify school needs, and brainstorm ideas from parents, students and community members on a variety of topics. Everett AVID students led small group discussions on ways that the school can make students and families feel welcome and strategies for partnering with community groups to create a strong, inclusive school community that supports student success. Hats off to these AVID students for facilitating those discussions and sharing the ideas generated that night. What a terrific example of FACE in action within our schools. Nice job, EHS! |
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James Monroe Elementary: Welcome Mat
Here is another great FACE example showing how schools welcome families from all different backgrounds and cultures. This welcome mat can be found as you enter James Monroe Elementary and includes the most common 20 languages spoken at their school. Working with staff and parents from the school, PTA Co-President, Jarucia Jaycox Nirula, used research from a Spring 2017 family literacy event to help design the welcome mat for roll out in August. Nice job, James Monroe Elementary PTA! |
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Jefferson Elementary School
Check out this display at Jefferson Elementary that says "Hello" in over 30 languages. Jefferson's Office Manager, Terry Tolpingrud, said "having this display hang in the entryway let's people know the different languages and diversity at our school." |
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James Monroe Elementary: Award Nomination Form
PTA Check out this Award Nomination Form at James Monroe Elementary PTA - in both English and Spanish! By providing materials in multiple languages you are reaching out to your families in the school community who may have English as a barrier to their participation. Need help in translating materials? Reach out to your school families to see if you might already have a PTA member who can help! Or if your school has a Natural Leaders program, those parents may also appreciate the opportunity to assist in this way to help connect your PTA with families from their home language. Great work James Monroe PTA! |
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
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