Category: Parent Academy

Strategies for engaging preschool students

“Minds like sponges” – New class will teach early childhood learning tips

Laureen Ricks / November 12, 2020 / District, Elementary, Family and Community Engagement, Parent Academy, parentengagementmonth

Nov. 12, 2020 – A child’s mind is like a sponge, says DCPS educator Sonya McSwain, and the earlier they begin soaking in math and literacy skills, the better.  It’s why McSwain, the district’s director of Early Childhood Learning, believes parents of pre-school aged children should listen to today’s virtual course on “Strategies for Engaging […]

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Photo of Tia Leathers, the Executive Director of Family and Community Engagement, and her daughter Taige.

Child’s comment motivates Unconscious Bias training

Laureen Ricks / June 18, 2020 / Family and Community Engagement, Parent Academy, Viewpoint

June 18, 2020 –   In the communication below, Executive Director of Family and Community Engagement, Tia Leathers, shares a conversation she had with her daughter and how that helped motivate the creation of  an Unconscious Bias training for families. (This letter is currently being mailed to Duval families.) The training sessions begin July 1 and […]

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