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Changing the NarrativeSupporting Parent Success Initiative
Photo courtesy of Bezos Family Foundation
PARENT-FACING ORGANIZATION Key Partner/Participant
Abriendo Puertas Sandra Gutierrez, National Director
Attendance Works Cecilia Leong, Associate Director of Programs
Be Strong Families Kathy Goetz Wolf, Executive Director
Book Harvest Ginger Young, Executive DirectorIsabel Geffner, Advancement Coordinator
Brazelton Touchpoints Center Jane Tewksbury, Executive DirectorDr. Josh Sparrow, Program Director
Buffett Early Childhood Fund Portia Kennell, Senior Advisor
Center for the Study of Social Policy Stephanie Doyle, Senior Policy AnalystCailin O’Conner, Strengthening Families
Community Organizing and Family Issues Ellen Schumer, Executive Director
EdNavigator Tim Daly, Founding Partner
First 5 LA Jocelyn Ramirez, Program Officer
Global Family Research Project Heather Weiss, Executive Director
Learning Heroes David Parks, Executive Vice PresidentWindy Lopez-Afflito, Director of Content & Partnerships
National Black Child Development Institute Georgia Thompson, Vice President, Programs & Affiliate NetworksDanielle Adamson, Programs Manager
National PTA Helen Westmoreland, Director of Family Engagement
Parent-Child Home Program Sarah Walzer, Chief Executive Officer
Parents for Public Schools Nita Rudy, Executive Director
CHANGING THE NARRATIVEParticipants — Webinar #1
CHANGING THE NARRATIVEParticipants — Webinar #1
Parent-Facing Organizations
Siouxland Community Foundation Rebecca Krohn, Early Childhood Director
The National Institute on Parent Leadership Patti Keckeisen, Co-Director
USA-Child Care Aware Jennifer Drake, Sr Parent, Family & Community Engagement Specialist
YMCA Sonja Crum Knight
Sonia Cabral
Tyona Ezeilo
Constance Gronstal
Brenda Lory
Aikaterini Tsoura
GLR TEAM
Senior Consultant Leila Fiester
Chief Program Officer Yolie Flores
Executive Assistant Meagan Gant
Senior Consultant Suzanne Immerman
Senior Consultant Jeanne Jehl
Senior Consultant Alicia Maldonado
Project Manager Emily Samose
Program Assistant Adam Schwartz
• Welcome & Introductions
• Conversation Panel: Portia Kennel, Dr. Heather Weiss, Dr. Josh Sparrow
• Group Reflection & Conversation
• The Opportunity for This Group
• Prep for Webinar #2 & Closing Reflections
Getting Grounded: What Have We Learned? What Will We Do Differently?
Agenda
Conversation Panel
Dr. Joshua Sparrow Portia Kennel Dr. Heather WeissBrazelton Touchpoints Center Buffet Early Childhood Fund Global Family Research
Mindset• A mental attitude or a particular way of thinking about something
• A set of assumptions held by one or more people or a group of people
VALUES
BELIEFS
POWER
Paradigm Shift• Individual
• Organizational
• Systems
• Policy
• Public Opinion
To change from one way of thinking to another.
A transformation from one organizing theoretical perspective to another.
A paradigm shift does not just happen, BUT rather, it is driven by change agents.
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From… To…..
Family engagement as an add-on Family engagement as an essential, fundamental component of an effective teaching and learning practice
Perception of families’ deficits Perception of families as resilient
Family involvement Building Relationships with Families
Staff holding power Sharing power with families -creating opportunities for Parents to exercise their power as Decision makers
Role of staff as expert Viewing parents as experts
Staff’s role as provider of service Staff’s role as facilitator and partner-promoting parental comfort, competence and confidence
Staff doing to and for parents Staff partnering with and supporting parents so that they can do for themselves.
Paradigm Shift - ECE
We Gave the Party and No One Came
"In our communities and organizations we know first hand what a difference it makes when we are part of the creation, implementation, and evaluation of public policies and programs."
- United Parents Leadership Action Network (UPLAN)
Reframing and Changing Mindsets About Family and Community Engagement
Sources: Global Family Research Project, 2017 and Zevala example from Murnane, R.J. and Levy, F., Teaching the New Basic Skills, New York: Free Press, 1996.
Broadening the Lens for Equity
From Where We’ve Been to Where We’re Going:Co-creating a Shared Vision for
Family Engagement/Parent Success
Dr. Josh SparrowBrazelton Touchpoints Center
Group Reflection & Conversation
The OpportunityGroup Discussion
What would we do differently as a coalition to succeed?
How do we break the mold; create a different mind shift?
How do we move toward common cause that gets us to action toward a true & accurate narrative about parents?
What will be required of us to reach our goals?
Webinar #2Wednesday, March 21, 3-4pm ET
Visit the Changing the Narrative webpage:http://gradelevelreading.net/our-work/changing-the-narrative
Closing Reflections