| Cincinnati Schools' Parent Leadership
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| | all children."
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| Institute
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| | Other educational professionals in the
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| This summer saw the creation of the
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| | Cincinnati schools have also welcomes the
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| Cincinnati Schools ' Parent Leadership
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| | process and look to the success of the
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| Institute. The program reflects the
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| | Lexington program to justify their
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| changing role that parents play in public
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| | enthusiasm. Superintendent Rosa
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| education. As Vanessa White, the Board
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| | Blackwell argues that "decades of
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| President of the Parents for Public
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| | research confirm that when parents are
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| Schools (PPS) stated: "The days of bake
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| | more involved, student achievement
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| sales are long gone. Today, parents
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| | increases." Cincinnati schools stand to
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| need a new set of skills and knowledge if
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| | benefit from those decades of research in
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| they are to realize their full potential
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| | creating a program that clearly aligns
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| to impact student achievement and drive
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| | the activities of parents and teachers in
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| school improvement." Organizations such
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| | order to make a Cincinnati public school
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| as PPS work to align the needs of
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| | environment that provides the most
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| Cincinnati schools with the resources of
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| | comprehensive program for students.
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| parents in order for both sides to work
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| | Cincinnati schools are relying on a
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| together for the benefit of children
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| | number of local and national partners to
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| attending Cincinnati schools.
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| | implement the program. In addition to
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| One of the models that the Cincinnati
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| | the Pritchard Committee, Cincinnati
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| schools have been looking at is the
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| | schools will be working with the United
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| Pritchard Committee of Lexington,
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| | Way and Xavier University. These groups
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| Kentucky. The Pritchard Committee
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| | hope to create Community Learning Centers
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| established the Commonwealth Institute
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| | where parents can come for training.
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| for Parent Leadership and trained over
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| | Cincinnati schools are grateful for the
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| 1300 parents from a variety of
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| | support from business and other community
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| backgrounds in the ways that they could
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| | partners in order to fund these Community
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| be productive in assisting the public
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| | Learning Centers. Among the grant
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| school system. Cincinnati schools have
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| | supporters are the KnowledegeWorks
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| seen the success of the Lexington program
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| | Foundation, the Scripps Howard Foundation
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| and have worked diligently to see if such
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| | and the Kroger Foundation. All of these
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| a program could have a similar positive
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| | groups will work in conjunction to make
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| effect on parental involvement in
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| | the program as effective as possible for
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| Cincinnati schools. Ms. White is eager
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| | Cincinnati school parents.
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| to see how Cincinnati schools will
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| | To start the program off, a pilot group
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| benefit and expresses high hopes for the
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| | will begin working under the direction of
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| program: "Expectations have been raised
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| | Zakia McKinney. Ms. McKinney has worked
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| for students and teachers, and it's time
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| | as an Education Director at the Urban
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| for parents to step up to the plate as
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| | League as well as an Executive Director
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| well. This program will greatly enhance
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| | of the Walnut Hills Churches. She has
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| our ability to identify and develop
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| | been active in community organizations
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| parent leaders who can then engage other
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| | for many years and looks forward to
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| parents to ensure that our schools
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| | sharing her experience with Cincinnati
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| provide a quality public education for
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| | schools.
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