Have you been to a PTA meeting? Do you know what PTA is and does at Excel Academy? Yes I have and yes I do.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Parent Interview... Yes.
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In order to enhance multicultural instruction in all schools and classrooms, we recommend that current principals and PTA presidents should put specific membership goals in place to increase the number of parents and teachers attending PTA events. In order to achieve the attendance goals of one teacher per grade level and one parent per classroom, we recommend that PTAs plan events that tie into other activities. For example; breakfast meetings held before school/work so that parents can attend and children are already at school, PTA events tied to clothing or food drives, events held during the school day so that teachers and some parents can attend. We believe that by adding a variety of events and event times, PTAs will be able to increase their membership turnout. In addition, they may be able to offer incentives to parents and teachers who participate regularly in events—this may be in the form of educational materials provided for their child or classroom. In order to be sensitive to and relevant to the particular stakeholders involved, some of these decisions would need to be made at the school level. Schools may even be able to take advantage of their Title 1 status in order to help plan and sponsor events that bring families into the school—because family involvement is a part of the Title 1 program, principals may be able to dedicate funding to events that foster parent participation in the PTA at their school.
Our Issue
Multicultural Education is essential to helping students develop an awareness of their own culture and beliefs and also establishing how they will function as a part of the larger society. This approach educates the whole student and creates a safe environment for children to learn about their classmates. In order to facilitate true multicultural education, there must be a connection between home and school. Parent Teacher Associations can be a useful and effective vehicle to foster these important relationships between families and educators.
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We're five graduate students advocating the need for both parental and teacher involvement in our schools' PTAs in order to encourage multicultural classrooms.
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In order to enhance multicultural instruction in all schools and classrooms, we recommend that current principals and PTA presidents should put specific membership goals in place to increase the number of parents and teachers attending PTA events. In order to achieve the attendance goals of one teacher per grade level and one parent per classroom, we recommend that PTAs plan events that tie into other activities. For example; breakfast meetings held before school/work so that parents can attend and children are already at school, PTA events tied to clothing or food drives, events held during the school day so that teachers and some parents can attend. We believe that by adding a variety of events and event times, PTAs will be able to increase their membership turnout. In addition, they may be able to offer incentives to parents and teachers who participate regularly in events—this may be in the form of educational materials provided for their child or classroom. In order to be sensitive to and relevant to the particular stakeholders involved, some of these decisions would need to be made at the school level. Schools may even be able to take advantage of their Title 1 status in order to help plan and sponsor events that bring families into the school—because family involvement is a part of the Title 1 program, principals may be able to dedicate funding to events that foster parent participation in the PTA at their school.
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