The League of Education Voters is sponsoring an event at Highline on January 24^th.  It’s a Parent and Community Training with a Multi-Cultural Perspective, and they will provide breakfast, lunch, and childcare.  In addition to Legislative and Policy efforts, this organization is an advocacy group who will advocate for children when issues in the school aren’t being addressed.   

You need to register online in advance so that they can plan for food.   If you have students who would like to attend, you can either have them sign up online, or email me their names, zip code and children (names, ages, how many), I will get them registered.

http://educationvoters.org/get-involved/parent-and-community-training/

The League of Education Voters (LEV) hosts multiple parent and community trainings throughout the year.

Access, Equity, and Excellence

January 24, 2015 Highline Community College

Keynote Speaker

Sili Savusa, White Center Community Development Association
Sili Savusa left her position as Family Center Coordinator for Southwest Youth and Family Services to lead White Center CDA. In addition to her long tenure at Southwest Youth and Family Services, Sili’s other accomplishments include being elected as the first woman of color as Highline School Board Director in 2007 and founding the first Samoan/Pacific Islander Parent Teacher Student Association in the nation in 2002 to address education issues impacting Pacific Islander students and their families.

Workshops

Workshop topics include:

• 2015 legislative session
• Closing the opportunity and achievement gaps
• Social-emotional learning
• Students with special needs and preparing for an IEP meeting
• School discipline
• Advocacy 101
• Early learning
• K–12 education
• Higher education
• Public charter schools
• Advocacy and organizing from multicultural perspectives

Register for the training

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