Opportunities for Parent and Family Leaders
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2007 NCCEP Parent
Leadership Institute
NCCEP is pleased to announce
that we will be hosting our first Parent Leadership Institute on July 23
and 24, 2007 in San Francisco, CA. Held as part the NCCEP/GEAR UP
Annual Conference, the day and a half Parent Leadership Institute will
include a variety of skills building and networking opportunities for
parent and family leaders who are involved with state or local GEAR UP
partnerships, ENLACE, or other college access programs. The curriculum
will be appropriate for both experienced and emerging parent
leaders and will cover topics such as communication and relationship
building, effective strategies for reaching all families, and parents as
change agents and community organizers.
Individuals wishing to
participate can do so by registering for the 2007 NCCEP/GEAR UP
Conference and checking the box indicating they want to be enrolled in
the Institute. At the conclusion of the Institute, attendees are
encouraged to participate in regular conference activities and sessions
to continue their learning. We hope you will consider sending your
GEAR UP parents to this exciting professional development event designed
specifically to enhance your parent and family engagement
efforts.
For more information,
contact Sara
Melnick at 202-530-1135.
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2007 GEAR
UP Parent Leadership Awards
NCCEP is pleased
to be presenting the first GEAR UP Parent Leadership Awards at the 2007
NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference. Sponsored by CollegeEd; a College
Board program, NCCEP will recognize five (5) GEAR UP parent or family
leaders who have made a significant contribution to a
GEAR UP program. This award is designed to highlight the work of
parents who have emerged as true leaders in a GEAR UP community and
are:
- increasing the numbers of
parents and families who are aware of and/or involved with GEAR
UP;
- regularly out in the community
educating families on the importance of postsecondary education and what
it will take for their children to have a successful postsecondary
experience;
- promoting the work of GEAR UP
in a very public way in the community, for instance through the media or
with local elected officials;
- leading the charge to create a
college going culture in your community;
- leading school improvement or
reform efforts in your school or community; or
- “up and coming”
leaders within the GEAR UP community.
GEAR UP sites may
nominate one (1) parent to be recognized at the 2007 NCCEP/GEAR UP
Annual Conference in San Francisco. NCCEP
will cover the travel, lodging and conference registration for the five
(5) award recipients who will also be invited to participate in the
first Parent Leadership Institute that will take place at this
year’s conference. Award recipients
will be recognized on stage, along with all Parent Leadership Institute
participants, at a breakfast plenary session in front of the nearly
2,000 conference attendees.
Click below to download
the application and for more details about the program.
Applications must be postmarked by Friday, May 25, 2007.
For more information, contact Sara Melnick at
202-530-1135.
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