Editor, Saint Petersburg Times
RE: Parental Involvement is a key variable in education equation (in print Sunday, August 21, 2011)
Dear Editor:
The article touched upon a topic that is sure to be discussed as the education landscape changes. The writer didn’t list any resources available for parents who are seeking assistance in an effort to further the education of their child.
In St. Petersburg, since 1999, the Parent Support for Education Council, Inc., assists parents and other caring adults who want to be actively engaged and are not aware of how to begin and continue engagement. We empower parents and caring adults prior to School visits, additionally assistance is provided by portal/parent connection training (how to use school systems on-line service); scholarship information and student support, and empowerment training for parents prior to parent-teacher conferences. We also coordinate for the parents, referrals to apartment leasing and rental, child and sibling care, computer classes and computer training, ex-offender job training and placement, family anger management and conflict resolution, health services and health fairs, homework and study monitoring locations, job fairs and job training, home ownership, budgeting and credit improvement, mental health issues and church based mental health support teams, navigating the 211 network system, parenting and life skills and tutoring.
For further information, please contact Reverend Martin Rainey.
Thank you.
Rev. Martin Rainey
642 22nd Ave. South
St. Petersburg, Florida 33705
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St. Petersburg Times --
Parental involvement is a key variable in education equation
By Marlene Sokol, Times Staff Writer
Joe Vitalo has seen it all: The mother who doesn't notice her daughter's shorts are shorter than her underwear. The father who lets his son stay up until 3 a.m. playing video games when the school bus comes at 6. And the many parents who don't leave a working phone...
© 2011 St. Petersburg Times
Link: http://www.theledger.com/article/20110820/NEWS/110829963
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