PPP CENTER UPDATE
by Janet Shepard, Director
December 23, 2008
Our best wishes and sincere thanks go to two PPP trainers who have worked passionately and tirelessly to advance parent involvement in education in Missouri. Dr. Virginia Shain has been a member of the PPP training team since it was formed in 1992. Virginia, a former school teacher and administrator, is retired from University of Missouri Extension where she served first as a Continuing Education Specialist and then as 4-H Youth Development Specialist. Virginia is an active volunteer in the Kansas City community where she spent many of her professional years and in Harrison County where she and her husband live. Virginia retired from the PPP training team this year.
Darcel Patterson of Kansas City joined the PPP training team in 1995. During the time Darcel worked with PPP she also worked in direct services with families for a large greater Kansas City agency, served as a monitoring specialist for Head Start and worked in schools and in school age care. Darcel contributed to our understanding of working with families transitioning from early childhood to school, with families in poverty and in multicultural communities. Darcel is moving to Atlanta to be closer to her daughter and granddaughter. If Atlanta calls for PPP training, we will know who to call!
January finds the center staff and their partners busy planning for the new Partnering for Success Conference. You will find information about the plenary speakers in this edition of the newsletter. We expect to post the full conference schedule on the website around the middle of January.
There are four remaining regional workshops. Shelly and a PPP trainer will be in Rolla on January 8, Portageville January 13, and St. Joseph, February 4 and here at the PPP Center on February 10. Remember, we offered a discount to those who qualify to receive a PPP Certified Facilitator lapel pin. Give you a call if you need a new copy of the discounted registration form.
