What does it mean to be a parent leader? And how do parent leaders help our schools develop clear, shared priorities that serve all students well? So often, parents seem to effectively advocate for a specific more narrow goal.
I’d suggest that too many competing goals is one of the major challenges that limit our schools ability to serve all of our kids well. In a world of trying to do too many things and moving in too many different directions, how do we clarify what matters most? What does it look like to really build a group of engaged, diverse parent leaders to advocate and support ONE vision? I’m trying to learn more about several groups that are working in this area:
Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership
Parent Institute for Quality Education
Parents Supporting Educational Excellence
If you’ve had an experience working with these groups, or participating in these programs, please share!
I continue to rely on several key sources (with some great e-newsletters and facebook pages) as a helpful way to gather information on my learning journey – Annenberg Institute for School Reform, Public Education Network National PTA, Harvard Family Research Project, Institute for Democratic Education in America (IDEA), National Network of Partnership Schools and GreatSchools.org.
