Opportunities for Parents at the
2008 NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference
NCCEP recognizes the great work done by parents in the GEAR UP
community and has created opportunities for parents to be involved in
the NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference.
Parent Leadership Institute
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NCCEP is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our second
Parent Leadership Institute on July 21 and 22, 2008 in Washington, DC.
The Institute will include a variety of skills building and networking
opportunities for parents and/or family leaders who are involved with
state or local GEAR UP partnerships, ENLACE or other college access
programs.
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The goal of the Parent Leadership Institute is to cultivate a group
of parents with a greater capacity to (1) promote positive change in
their children, school and community and (2) move forward an agenda that
centers around making college possible for all students. This goal will
be accomplished by:
- providing networking opportunities for GEAR UP parents;
- providing a sharing forum for GEAR UP parents;
- raising the awareness of the variety of activities in which GEAR UP
parents and families are engaged;
- enhancing some of the skills necessary to lead family involvement
effort in a local GEAR UP site; and
- developing a set of next steps that participants will take to
strengthen their role as a leader in GEAR UP family involvement and
school improvement efforts.
You can register for the Parent Leadership Institute by registering
for the NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference and placing a check in the
box next to "Parent Leadership Institute." All Institute sessions take
place concurrently with the Conference sessions; Parent Leadership
Institute registrants are encouraged to join the remaining conference
events and activities at the conclusion of the Institute on Tuesday,
July 22 at noon.
Parent Leadership Awards
NCCEP is pleased to be presenting the second GEAR UP Parent
Leadership Awards at the 2008 NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference. Sponsored
by CollegeEd, an academic and career planning curriculum developed by
the College Board for grades 7 - 12, NCCEP will recognize five (5)
GEAR UP parents and/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
2008 NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference in Washington, DC. NCCEP will cover
the travel, lodging and conference registration for the five (5) award
recipients who will also be invited to participate in the second Parent
Leadership Institute that will take place at this year's conference.
Award recipients will be recognized on stage at a plenary session in
front of the nearly 2,000 conference attendees.
NCCEP thanks the GEAR UP community for all the applications that were
submitted. Partnerships will be contacted once decisions have been
made.
If you have any questions regarding the Parent Leadership Insitute or
the Parent Leadership Awards, please contact Sara Melnick at
202-530-1135 ext. 229 or via email at sara_melnick@edpartnerships.org.
The Parent Leadership Institute and Parent Leadership
Awards are sponsored by College Ed, a College Board program.
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