Assignment task: Sending a professional email to your boss asking them you want to start development planning for the next school. However, you'll only part-time, and you may have to do it during work hours or if your organization has a budget for development planning. Therefore, in your email, you want to address the following:
What you learned from your Parent Coordinator training
The value of family and community engagement
Creating an action plan to be successful in meeting your goal of:
"Getting more families involved by getting parents together to teach them skills that will help their child learn at home."
Working with your team to build and help engage families in ways to support their child's learning.
You want to tell them you want to practice what you have learned and start Family Engagement Planning for the next school year.
Ask if there are development hours for your position to use to start the planning or if you'll need to plan during your hours.
Why do you believe the development planning is important?
Position:
Parent coordinators work in schools with students, parents, and teachers to improve communication and resolve conflicts. They also develop and implement programs to engage parents in their children's education. Parent coordinators typically work during school hours, although they may also work evenings and weekends to attend meetings and events.