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Wednesday, June 10 is the deadline for registering to take part in the WCPSS Family Involvement Day Summer Institute.
The WCPSS Family Involvement Day Summer Institute will be held June 18 at the McKimmon Center on the NC State campus by the Wake County Raising Achievement and Closing the Gaps (RACG) Sub-Committee.
The Family Involvement Day Summer Institute is open to all Wake County Public School System parents and staff. The event will provide information on increasing the involvement of families in schools.
The Keynote Speaker will be the National PTA CEO Byron Garrett. Garrett was selected as the National PTA CEO in June 2008 and leads the PTA's national office headquartered in Chicago engaging parents, schools, legislators, and community leaders in improving children's health, safety, and educational success.
Garrett is a former school administrator, community leader, and education advocate. Before joining PTA, Garrett held leadership positions within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the administration of Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano. He is also a published author of several books, including "The ABC's of Life."
An accomplished speaker, Garrett has delivered presentations all across the U.S., Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean. He has also been a guest on the "Dr. Phil Show," and been featured in a number of publications, such as the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Jet. In 2009, Ebony named Garrett to its "Power 150," an annual list of "The Most Influential Black Americans."
He was born, raised, and attended public schools in the Carolinas. He holds a bachelor's degree in human relations from High Point University, a master's in organizational management from the University of Phoenix, and has completed doctoral coursework at Pepperdine University in their educational leadership, administration, and policy program.
You can find out more about Garrett on his blog, http://www.pta-blog.org/
WCPSS schools have been asked to encourage families, school improvement team members and PTA officers to attend.
The day will begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 3:30 p.m. While the event is free and open to any parent in Wake County, please note that you will be responsible for lunch on your own that day. There are several restaurants in the area, or you should feel free to bring a bag lunch from home.
Space is limited and people interested in attending are asked to register, by contacting Roslyn Moffitt, WCPSS Title I Department, by phone at (919) 850-1935 or by e-mail at rmoffitt@wcpss. net . Ms. Moffitt will need to know which sessions you plan to attend when you RSVP.
8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.
KEYNOTE
Byron Garrett
10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
MORNING SESSIONS
(Choose one of the following three sessions)
Math Strategies
Literacy Strategies
How to Navigate the WCPSS system
12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
LUNCH BREAK
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
(Choose one of the following three sessions)
Math Strategies
Literacy Strategies
Advocating for Your Child from the Male Perspective with Byron Garrett (National PTA CEO)
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