• Parent Ambassador Program

    The Parent Ambassador program helps increase the district’s capacity to build a community of leaders that will support outreach to parents and families. He/she is dedicated to improving the quality of the school and CMSD experience for students and families and is an important part of the school culture.  The ideal candidate is involved with the school and is a champion of the school and its community and able to establish and build relationships.

    Parent Ambassadors will find information, resources, training videos, and important information in this space specifically designed to build their capacity and deliver superior service to their schools and the families of their schools.

    2023-2024 Parent Ambassadors

     

Print Resources

  • Beyond the Bake Sale

    by Anne T Henderson, Karen L Mapp, Vivian R Johnson, and Don Davies Year Published: 2007

    Countless studies demonstrate that students with parents actively involved in their education at home and school are more likely to earn higher grades and test scores, enroll in higher-level programs, graduate from high school, and go on to post-secondary education. Beyond the Bake Sale shows how to form these essential partnerships and how to make them work.

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  • Engage Every Family

    by Steven M. Constantino Year Published: 2017

    Family engagement increases student achievement, but how do schools connect with families who don’t participate yet? Educators can easily become frustrated trying to reach the disconnected and often fall back to engaging the already engaged. Is it possible to win over everyone? Discover how to move beyond theory to change your culture for better family engagement and student achievement.

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Parent Café

  • Cafés are physically and emotionally safe spaces where people talk and hear each other on topics that matter to them, such as the challenges and victories of raising a family, navigating landscapes of inequality, enhancing well-being, or being involved in the recovery process of someone they love.

    Through individual deep self-reflection and peer-to-peer learning, participants explore their strengths, learn about the Protective Factors, and create strategies from their own wisdom and experiences to strengthen their families.

    Participants leave Cafés feeling inspired, energized, and excited to put into practice what they’ve learned.