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TPS
Announces Parent Engagement Program
Special to The Truth
The motto of the new Parent University is
“FOR parents BY parents!” Toledo Public Schools has
partnered with Partners In Education to coordinate FREE
classes for area parents and guardians on a variety of
topics that will help them raise happy, successful children.
Parents and officials introduced this initiative at a
Registration Kick-Off on August 11.
The concept is simple: Parent University will
bring together community resources and leaders to offer FREE
classes on a variety of topics throughout the school year.
Parent groups have decided what classes should be offered
and will even lead some of the classes that start this fall.
Topics include Healthy Cooking, Standardized Testing,
Preparing for College and Career, Parent Leadership and
more. Childcare and transportation
will always be provided for these one to two hour classes
held across Toledo.
Registration for all classes will begin at 10
a.m. on Tuesday, August 11 during the Registration Kick-Off
event at Grove Patterson Academy, 3020 Marvin Ave. A news
conference was held at the school at 10:30 a.m., where
Romules Durant, Ed.D, CEO/superintendent of Toledo Public
Schools, was joined by parents excited for this new
initiative.
Board of Education member Chris Varwig, a
driving force behind bringing Parent University to TPS, also
spoke. Registration will also be available online and sent
home with students once school starts.
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