ABC Unified School District 2009 – 2010 Workshops for Parents

Something is happening at ABC Adult School that is worth knowing about! The Parent Leadership Academy will present several interesting and informative monthly workshops this school year beginning with “PTA: Leadership for Parents and Your Kids,” on Wednesday, September 23rd from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. in the District Boardroom, 16700 Norwalk Boulevard, Cerritos. This workshop will be of interest to parents of Elementary, Middle and High School students. The PTA has many benefits beyond book fairs and fund-raisers. Learn about how your child, your school and your community can benefit from your PTA participation.
The guest presenter is Louise Dodson, PTA Council President. In addition to being a past member of the ABC Unified School District Board ofw Education, Ms. Dodson has a long history with the PTA. Prior to her current role as President, she served local PTA chapters at various school sites, was a member of the District Strategic Plan Committee, whose mission was to solidify the parent’s role in the schools and encourage them to become educated and involved in their child’s education, and she is currently active as a volunteer on the ABC Parent Leadership Annual Conference.
Additional workshops are planned at various locations for the remainder of the school year The October topic is: “Pathways to College” scheduled for the following date: October 7th English/Spanish; October 17th English/Korean; October 21st English/Spanish; and October 24th English/Chinese. These workshops will meet the needs of our diverse language community with an interpreter available to assist those parents whose primary language is Korean, Chinese, and Spanish. The focus is to provide parents with the information needed to help their children get ready for college and to realize his/her fullest potential. Presenters are Gloria Ventura, Stanford University Admission Office, Bryan Glonchak, Assistant Principal-Whitney High School, Larry Nativida, Assistant Principal-Gahr High School, Carey Lin and James Baek, Academic Advisors-Cerritos High School.
More than 20,000 copies of 2009-2010 Parent Education Workshop calendars have been distributed to all ABC schools. Interested community members please stop by the workshop locations or Adult School office to pick up additional copies.
Adult School classes and programs are open to all adults. Please call 562-926-6734, ext. 25021or visit us online at: www.abcadultschool.com for information.