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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

by Janet Shepard, Director

September 6-10 Family Involvement in Education Week in Missouri   September 30 Third Annual Child Abuse Prevention Summit Jefferson City 10:00 -5:00 October National Bullying Prevention Month   read more

FACILITATION TIPS – Reaching Parent Who are Distanced

by Janet Shepard, Director

A commitment to building relationships with parents means reaching out to all parents no matter where they may be or their station in life.  Not only does PPP promote this belief but we try to support you in taking action. This summer . . . read more

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT

Keeping It Fresh Yet Familiar

by Janet Shepard, DIrector

“Plant flowers every spring.”   This line on the Life’s Little Instructions poster which hangs in our office jumped out at me this week for a couple of reasons.  First it spoke literally and directly to a goal I had set . . . read more

GRANTS

by Janet Shepard, Director

Active play, healthy meals and reducing childhood obesity seems to be the theme for available grants this month.  Parent involvement is an important component of all of these efforts.  You might even look for a parent volunteer with . . . read more

PASS IT ALONG!

by Shelly Lock, Program Development Coordinator

Do you ever feel like just when parent involvement events and activities seem to be going great, staff and/or parents involved in the planning move on?  We often hear from schools, “We used to do that and it was great, but the person . . . read more

REGIONAL WORKSHOPS

by Shelly Lock, Program Development Coordinator

During the school year, PPP will continue to provide support to school staff through workshops held in various regions of the state.  This year, our focus will be on increasing and improving ongoing parent involvement throughout the . . . read more

RESOURCES – Focusing on Middle and High School Students

by Janet Shepard, Director

Food allergies can be difficult for students at any age, but perhaps more difficult for adolescents.  The Summer issue of Adolescent Shorts  is devoted to teen food allergies, new food allergy legislation which has policy and . . . read more

SITE NEWS MARCH 2010

by Shelly Lock, Program Development Coordinator

Ritenour School District hosted a very successful ELL Family Night in February, 2010.  The night entailed two hours of fun and information for adults and children.  An information fair including school and community resources to . . . read more

PPP SITE NEWS

by Janet Shepard, Director | February 1, 2009

Stewartsville has been a PPP site for over five years, but last year a K-12 team including the high school special education teacher, high school principal and an elementary parent decided it was time to take a closer look at building a . . . read more

PPP Site News

by Vickie Dickneite, Resource Coordinator | August 26, 2008

Dogwood Elementary in Camdenton teamed with PAT to hold their second Kindergarten Orientation meeting in April. It was attended by approximately 120 families plus many more siblings, grandparents, aunts, etc. PAT educators greeted the . . . read more

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