2019-2021 Events
In keeping with ASI’s goal to support parent advocacy, the Parent Leadership Institute (PLI) conducts monthly meetings with Central Brooklyn parents of children from preschool through high school. Each meeting is characterized by interactive workshops that focus on providing parents with the tools and strategies necessary to support and enhance their children’s learning. Guest speakers empower parents with information and links to resources and services that will enable families to supplement and broaden the knowledge base of their children. In addition to the emphasis on academics, attention is also devoted to the socio-emotional development of youth. Parents receive materials that can be used at home (for example, resource guides, websites, books, and videos).
Additionally, the PLI seeks to transform the quality and effectiveness of school-parent interactions by preparing a core group of parent leaders that will conduct parent outreach using nationally recognized strategies and approaches. The major outcome of the PLI is a cadre of well-informed parent leaders who, in their roles as leaders in their home schools and districts, reach an expanded population of parents across Brooklyn. After receiving leadership training, they are:
aware of policies, practices, legislation, and school data that affect their children’s education and life choices from infancy through postsecondary experiences;
sensitive to the requisite behaviors, both academically and socially, that make school success a reality for their children;
mobilized to support a network of parents from preschool through college who represent an educational corridor for information sharing and assistance; and
motivated, confident, and empowered to collaborate with community-based organizations and city/state agencies to access resources, services, and quality educational programs.
The Institute meets the second Saturday of each month, 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn, and encourages all parents to join. Sessions are held from September through June, the ASI program year. A meeting for PLI’s Parent Ambassadors (a special unit of parents who conduct outreach in the community) follows each monthly meeting (12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.).
Due to COVID-19 restrictions our activities and events transitioned to virtual meeting.
PROGRAM YEAR 2019 -2020
September 14, 2019
Review of the 2019 New York State ELA Tests: Grades 3 – 12 Workshops
October 12, 2019
Review of the New York State Math Tests: Grades 3 – 12 Workshops
Navigating the Middle and High School application Process
October 19, 2019
“Beautiful Me”: A Self Esteem Workshop for Girls (NANCE FOUNDATION)
November 2, 2019
Group Trip to the American Museum of Natural History
SciChat Workshop: Exploring the Deep Sea
November 9, 2019
Science Workshops: Elementary, Middle and High School
Book Talk: “How to Raise a Reader”
December 14, 2019
Developing Critical Reading Skills Andrea Toussaint
Anti-Bullying Strategies Kimberly Colclough
January 11, 2020
Mini Conference:
Presentation for All Parents: Brainy Babies
Workshops: Mindfulness; Financial Literacy; How to be an Effective Parent Leader; College Admissions, Scholarships; Special Education; Healing Relationships through healthier Communication
Presentation for All Parents: S.T.E.A.M Education
February 8, 2020
Getting Ready for the New York State Ela Tests Grades 3 – 12 Workshops
How Students, Parents, and Teachers Can Manage Stress and Achieve Success
After the February meeting, the city shut down in March and there were no in person parent meetings.In June, 2020, we started out virtual meetings with parents. The following is a summary of the Zoom meetings from June 20, 2020 through June 2021.
PROGRAM YEAR 2020-2021 : VIRTUAL MEETINGS
June 27, 2020
Remote Learning: How to Navigate the New Normal
August 29, 2020
Blended Learning, Part I: Overview, Positives and Negatives, Best Practices, Resources, Online Assistance for Students, Checklist for the Implementation of BL, Physical Classroom, Q&A
Dr. Detra Price-Dennis
November 14, 2020
Blended Learning Part II: Keeping Students Motivated, Using Rewards and Incentives, Issues and Problems, Getting Help from the School, Special Needs Students, Accessing Extra Assistance, Q&A
Dr. Detra Price-Dennis
December 12, 2020
Empower, Engage, and Enrich: Using the Arts to Build Capacity for Remote Learning
Arts Consultant Wema Harris
January 9, 2021
Remote Learning: Strategies for Reducing Student Stress
Psychologist, Rochelle Robinson
February 13, 2021
Trauma- Informed Care: Types and Effects of Trauma, Impact of Remote and Hybrid Learning on Students, Q&A Therapist Stephanie Carnegie
March 13, 2021
Ranked-Choice Voting: What, Why, How, and When Karen Wharton
April 10, 2021
Expanding My Boundaries: Discovering Who I Am, Where Am I Going, Part I
Dr. Brenda Boyd-Bell
May 8, 2021
Expanding My Boundaries: Self-Reflection and Self-Discovery as a Shared Experience, Part II
Dr. Brenda Boyd-Bell
June 12, 2021
Financial Planning for College
Panel of Current and Graduate College Students