Row 1: Cathy Kelley, Shawna Petit-Dinkins, Laurel Mullally, Vicki Broberg, Bonnie Cardinale, Stacey Heston, and Bob Whale.
Row 2: Mike Bement, Nancy Harms (Associate Superintendent), Ruben Zepeda, Heather Williams, Germaine Kinsey, Beverly Beemer, Wayne Joseph, Stephen Gasca, John Lynde, Brenda Walker, Dan Galindo, Patty Quiroz, Kelly Blacher, Stephanie Johnston, Andrea Baker, Sharon Gray, Carol Garman (NNPS Key contact).
District-Level Leadership for Partnerships
Chino Valley Unified School District is a rising star in NNPS. The district leader for partnership started to work with NNPS on family and community involvement in the 05-06 school year with the first cohort of Title I schools. One district-level leadership activity in 07-08 was Passport to Your Future, which brought families from many schools and local businesses together to participate in a day of hands-on math and science activities. The activity was designed to introduce students in Title I schools to adults who are following careers in math and science, provide hands-on experiences in math and science, and illustrate possibilities for students to consider math and science in their futures. The event featured more than 20 local businesses, including a forensic science booth staffed by members of the local police department, a construction math booth staffed by Home Depot employees, and a cow eye dissection display staffed by a local optometrist. Over 500 students and parents and more than 100 educators and community members attended this exciting career awareness event.
Facilitation of Schools’ ATPs
The Partnerships for Learning website (http://pfl.chino.groupfusion.net/ was developed to support fifteen Action Teams for Partnerships in the district’s first cohort of schools linked to NNPS. With the new technology, educators and parents have easy access to information about professional development opportunities, and district-level and school activities for family and community involvement. Visitors can read news about partnership program development, download documents and PowerPoint presentations relating to schools’ Action Plans for Partnerships, and review No Child Left Behind requirements. The website also features “best practices” for parental involvement from schools across the district.
Visit the district at http://www.chino.k12.ca.us.