Results tagged “Families That Can”
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FREE Families That Can Parent Workshop April 24 in Moreno Valley
Parents can register now for this workshop on Charter Schools 101 and Sharing Your Story
From: Members' Blog. Published April 14, 2013. Last Modified April 14, 2013. -
Get Monthly Content for Your Parent Newsletter
Each month, Families That Can provides a short, bilingual article that is easy for schools to include in their parent newsletter. Save this link!
From: Members' Blog. Published April 9, 2013. Last Modified April 9, 2013. -
FREE Families That Can Parent Workshop March 27
Families That Can is hosting a FREE Parent Workshop on Charter Schools 101 and Sharing Your Story at Old Town Academy on Wednesday March 27 from 6:30 - 7:30 pm
From: Members' Blog. Published March 22, 2013. Last Modified March 25, 2013. -
Make the Connection Between Business and Education
Property and Business Improvement District are great allies to support education.
From: Members' Blog. Published March 1, 2013. Last Modified March 1, 2013. -
Why Invite Elected Officials to Your School
Many local and state elected officials may not be familiar with charter schools, so take the opportunity to show them the good things happening at your school.
From: Members' Blog. Published February 22, 2013. Last Modified February 25, 2013. -
Families That Can Provides Support for Renewal at Yuba Environmental Science Charter Academy
Parents make plans to call, write letters and speak at school board meetings
From: Members' Blog. Published January 25, 2013. Last Modified January 28, 2013. -
Families That Can: Charter Parents and Leaders Build Momentum in San Diego
The number of San Diego schools committed to partnering with Families That Can Continues to grow as we begin Free "Introduction to Advocacy Parent Workshops" in 2013. Sign a commitment pledge to join our efforts!
From: Members' Blog. Published December 14, 2012. Last Modified December 14, 2012. -
Families That Can Welcomes Four New Partner Schools
We are delighted to welcome: Old Town Academy, Harriet Tubman Village Charter, The Classical Academies and Urban Discovery Academy as the newest Families That Can Pledge Schools.
From: Members' Blog. Published November 9, 2012. Last Modified November 9, 2012. -
SDUSD Board Of Education Voter Guide for District E
District E in San Diego Unified School District is one of two seats with contested elections this November. Find out where candidates stand on education so that you can make informed decisions when you cast your ballot.
From: Members' Blog. Published October 26, 2012. Last Modified January 7, 2013. -
Families That Can Releases Non-Partisan Voter Guides
It can be hard to find good information about local school board candidates. That's why Families That Can has created new simple, nonpartisan voter guides that you can share with your families!
From: Members' Blog. Published October 5, 2012. Last Modified October 5, 2012. -
Lengthy Ballots for Sacramento Region Elections
Voters have a lot to consider with a Presidential race, local elections, eleven state propositions, local school bond measures and local measures on the ballot in November.
From: Members' Blog. Published October 5, 2012. Last Modified October 5, 2012. -
Participate in Nonpartisan National Voter Registration Day
In 2008, 6 million Americans didn't vote because they missed a registration deadline or didn't know how to register. In 2012, we want to make sure no one is left out.
From: Members' Blog. Published September 14, 2012. Last Modified September 17, 2012. -
Watch Out for Not-Me Syndrome
Who is responsible for welcoming families - both new and returning - every day? You can probably guess where the discussion led...
From: Members' Blog. Published September 7, 2012. Last Modified September 9, 2012. -
Taking Parent Engagement to the Next Level
Strong parent leaders are the foundation of strong charter schools. Here are three tips to jumpstart family engagement at your school.
From: Members' Blog. Published September 3, 2012. Last Modified September 4, 2012. -
Golden Valley Charter School Embraces Families That Can
100 Sacramento area families joined Families That Can. Read more for ideas about how to engage YOUR families.
From: Members' Blog. Published August 16, 2012. Last Modified August 16, 2012. -
New Training Resource: Get Your Voice Heard Online
Families That Can has a new resource page for parents on ways they can harness social media, blogging and online tools to support their school online.
From: Members' Blog. Published June 22, 2012. Last Modified June 22, 2012. -
Parents from Vincent Academy Featured by Families That Can
Vincent Academy was the only new charter school to open in Oakland this year. Meet a couple of the parents who are excited to have this option for their son, featured this week on the Families That Can website!
From: Members' Blog. Published April 3, 2012. Last Modified April 3, 2012. -
Check Out the New and Improved Families That Can Website!
We are excited to announce that we have relaunched the Families That Can website which is designed to better serve our members and parent advocates. Check it out!
From: Members' Blog. Published March 29, 2012. Last Modified April 6, 2012. -
Why Charter Parents MUST Speak Out
K.W. Tulloss, a charter parent and organizer with Families That Can, saw first-hand the importance of advocacy work when his child's school was recently up for renewal and ran into some political challenges that put the school's future in jeopardy.
From: Members' Blog. Published March 20, 2012. Last Modified March 20, 2012. -
Encourage Your Parents to Sign up with Families That Can
To build the long-term advocacy strength of our movement and to continue to increase our impact, we know we need to be able to harness the power of charter school parents. To that end, we're asking our member schools to contact their parents to have them sign up to Families That Can. We need your help!
From: Members' Blog. Published February 17, 2012. Last Modified February 17, 2012.