Parent Involvement Conference THIS Sat - sponsored by AACPS Office of School and Family Partnerships

A Message from Pam Bukowski - President of the AACCPTAs.  I encourage you to consider attending the Parent Involvement Conference.  See 1) below.

1) Anne Arundel County Public Schools Office of School & Family Partnerships

in collaboration with Anne Arundel Community College presents -- Family: The Core of Student Achievement!

• Saturday, November 16, 2013, 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
• Paschel Center for the Performing Arts - Anne Arundel Community College | Arnold MD 
• Mamie J. Perkins, Interim Superintendent of Schools - 9 am Welcome and Remarks
• Break out sessions include:  Bringing Out the Best in Children, Hands On Equations, Magnets Attract, Primary Brain Games, The Family That Serves Together Stays Together, A Parent’s Guide to the New Common Core State Standards, Why Does He/She Do That?, 504 Plans: Equal Access for Students with Disabilities, AP (Advanced Placement) For All!!! and Getting Started with Parent CONNECTxp
• Link to the program:  : http://www.aacps.org/admin/articlefiles/227-Program.Fall%2013.pdf

2) Don’t forget to nominate an outstanding teacher for selection as the 2014 Anne Arundel Teacher of the Year.  

Nominations are due earlier this year.  Nominations are due no later than 4:00 p.m. on November 15, 2013. 

Nomination packets are available on the AACPS webpage at http://www.aacps.org.  AACPS staff can also access the forms on the AACPS Intranet at https://intranet.aacps.org/Dept/Budget/Development/default.aspx . 

Questions may be directed to the AACPS Development Office at 410-222-5370 or DevOffice@aacps.org .

3) Volunteers needed for the AACPS Parent Involvement Conference    Several volunteers are needed to help AACPS at the Parent Involvement Conference on Saturday, November 16.  Help is needed from about 7:30 AM to 11 AM – registering attendees and directing them to the workshops.  Hopefully, enough people will help so we can take shifts and have plenty of time for networking, grabbing something to eat (breakfast and lunch are provided!), and attending workshops.  Childcare is also available (with pre-registration).  The workshops cover many useful topics for families – and Rob Levit (an Annapolis musician, artist and educator) will provide an inspirational keynote address “Bringing Out the Best in Children”  Here’s a link to the conference program: http://www.aacps.org/admin/articlefiles/227-Program.Fall%2013.pdf.    If you are available and can help, please contact Lisa Shore at lisashore@verizon.net or (443)562-5792

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Pam Bukowski, President

AACCPTAs, Inc.