Press ReleaseINSTITUTE FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND PEPSICO HOST FIRST-EVER FAMILY ENGAGEMENT CONFERENCE
Leading Experts Share Best Practices for Building Effective Relationships and Open Communications Between Families and Schools
Lake Success, NY, May 8, 2006 – The Institute for Student Achievement (ISA) and PepsiCo announced today the first-ever ISA Family Engagement Conference, to be held Friday, May 12, 2006 and Saturday, May 13, 2006 at the PepsiCo Conference Center in Purchase, NY. With the theme, “Best Practices in Family Engagement - Building Effective Relationships and Open Communications,” nationally renowned researchers and educators will share effective techniques and cutting-edge information with conference attendees. This event will provide principals, teachers, guidance counselors and parents with practical tools and strategies to help improve student achievement.
ISA will engage more than 150 individuals involved in its partner schools at the conference. ISA partners with schools and school districts to create small autonomous schools and to transform large comprehensive high schools into academically rigorous, personalized learning environments that prepare all students for success in college and beyond. Approximately 8,000 public school students participate in 31 small schools and small learning communities in school districts in New York, Georgia, New Jersey and Virginia.
As the event’s official sponsor, PepsiCo granted ISA complimentary use of its conference facilities, located at the PepsiCo worldwide headquarters in New York. The Family Engagement Conference was made possible through a grant from the United States Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
“Based on our hands-on work in high schools, as well as research from national experts in education, ISA knows that parent involvement in their child’s education is a critical component of student progress, achievement and satisfaction. Additionally, ISA’s Seven Principles, which serve as the framework for the creation and development of small learning environments, include parent involvement as a key principle,” said Dr. N. Gerry House, ISA’s president and CEO. “The Family Engagement Conference will encourage families and schools to work together as a team to enable students to reach the highest levels of academic, personal and social achievement throughout their high-school career and in the future.”
The conference will kick-off with an evening reception on May 12th at 5 PM. The agenda will feature a series of collaborative workshops, as well as plenary speeches from the following experts:
Workshops will cover critical topics involving families, students and schools including: Creating a Welcoming Environment; Families as Partners: Cultivating Collaborative Relationships Within the School Community; Effective Communication Among Families, Students and Schools; Working with Families of Diverse Backgrounds; and Mobilizing for Change: Creating a Family Involvement Plan of Action.”
About the Institute for Student Achievement (ISA) Focusing on improving academic achievement, the Institute for Student Achievement (ISA) is a leading school redesign partner that facilitates the transformation of low-performing high schools into small learning communities and small schools designed to prepare all students for success in college. Founded in 1990, ISA partners with school administrators and teachers to create and sustain intellectually rigorous and caring, personalized learning environments. A set of Seven Principles defines and guides the ISA model. Building upon these Seven Principles, the Institute for Student Achievement collaborates with schools to create comprehensive plans and implementation strategies for school redesign that are customized to meet the unique needs of schools and districts. For more information contact us at (516) 812-6700 or visit www.studentachievement.org. |
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