WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.840 --> 00:00:09.929 And then I will show apparently I have to do this in a sequence of events. So now I'm going to share the PowerPoint to make sure even consider can't go on a board. Okay. 2 00:00:10.769 --> 00:00:11.400 Okay. 3 00:00:12.630 --> 00:00:13.740 Hi everyone. 4 00:00:15.660 --> 00:00:29.940 Well you got solo today. My, my co partner Monique Garcia is actually on her way back from Southwest Kansas has been doing some literacy work down in liberal and garden and dodge the last few days so 5 00:00:30.720 --> 00:00:49.110 I am glad to be here and glad to see so many of you all that are are jumping on if we could just have everybody kind of do a quick again if you tell us your name and where you are from that would help us all to know who's on here today. So Christina convinced the Kansas Health Foundation. 6 00:00:58.500 --> 00:01:01.440 Amber I think your microphone is muted. 7 00:01:02.700 --> 00:01:03.960 Gina present. I'm not 8 00:01:07.500 --> 00:01:12.720 Against the State Department of Education. I'm the world languages coordinator and co founder see 9 00:01:13.590 --> 00:01:14.490 Great, thank you. 10 00:01:17.040 --> 00:01:18.000 I'm glad. 11 00:01:21.090 --> 00:01:25.560 You wanna Bustamante and Mary Carlin are here in Garden City. 12 00:01:26.220 --> 00:01:27.810 Oh, wonderful. Thank you. 13 00:01:31.980 --> 00:01:37.920 Camera Roll and I'm from the University of Kansas and I'm supposed to be running the technology, the show but apparently can't figure it out. 14 00:01:41.220 --> 00:01:45.270 I'm Nicole Brown from the Kansas State Department of Education. 15 00:01:49.980 --> 00:01:56.460 I'm Susie Myers and I am from the Center for Research on learning ambers 16 00:01:57.600 --> 00:02:06.960 partner in crime and I'm actually joining from my vehicle today. Well, I'm in route back home to a site council meeting so 17 00:02:08.160 --> 00:02:09.030 I'll be raining. 18 00:02:14.670 --> 00:02:15.210 All right. 19 00:02:16.350 --> 00:02:26.850 I think we'll go ahead and get started. And we've got some ideas and some discussion points today so amber or Jenny, whoever can click the slide for me just a little bit. 20 00:02:28.080 --> 00:02:36.960 Geez, we've put together an agenda and I'm not sure how much folks will have is what they want to share today. But if not, we can talk about 21 00:02:37.830 --> 00:02:43.500 The guide that was sent out that was put out on the folder and we can talk about some ideas that 22 00:02:44.190 --> 00:02:51.210 We've gained and then I want to share a little bit about some other resources at the end. So you'll see a quick agenda and 23 00:02:51.900 --> 00:03:04.860 Of course, always. This is much richer when we have your ideas and your experiences. And of course, just as a reminder, how much it helps us at the Kansas Health Foundation in our work to help support all of you in 24 00:03:05.220 --> 00:03:11.760 Education across the state. And that's we know we're not the experts. We really learned a lot from you all, and 25 00:03:12.240 --> 00:03:23.070 How we use that to help lift up your work and lift up your communities as well. So we can move on to the next. I just we send out a guide on the 26 00:03:23.970 --> 00:03:36.480 In the folder. It was a resource that we had found 20 strategies for school leaders and hopefully that folks had maybe a chance to quickly read through it, I know it seemed like it was a lot but 27 00:03:37.650 --> 00:03:50.280 It's pretty easy read, I think, or at least some of the ideas that may be caught your attention or some things that maybe you've seen before. And what we liked about it is that they gave a couple of examples under each one of the 28 00:03:51.750 --> 00:04:03.870 Different strategies that were out there. And so just asking for some feedback if you all had a chance to look at the guide. I know it was stated of 2011 so maybe it 29 00:04:04.290 --> 00:04:16.710 There's kind of current more current information out there, but we just be curious your feedback from the guide that was available in the folder and the strategies that were provided 30 00:04:19.770 --> 00:04:29.670 And in case you forgot. If you want to unmute yourself. You just go to the lower left hand corner of the zoom window and it'll the microphone should pop out and you should be able to hit mute or unmute 31 00:04:39.060 --> 00:04:40.050 If there weren't 32 00:04:41.070 --> 00:04:52.050 Specific to the guide kind of to go along with it was just, we thought, well, we need to just prompt with to say, you know, where do you all get your ideas. Where do you get the 33 00:04:52.350 --> 00:04:57.930 You know, how do you come up with ideas to engage with parents and engage with families. 34 00:04:58.230 --> 00:05:08.340 And to create that welcoming space and kind of tied to that is, who are your biggest supporters in this effort, whether it's within your school or within your community. 35 00:05:08.610 --> 00:05:21.750 We're just trying to find out, you know, how do you, how do you go about every day saying, How do I make this experience work for students and families and and where do you get those ideas and who is your biggest cheerleader support. 36 00:05:29.760 --> 00:05:38.100 Um, well, since I'm not actually in the schools, but I do have that communication with schools. And so from what I hear. 37 00:05:39.600 --> 00:05:40.920 They tell me that they 38 00:05:42.930 --> 00:05:52.320 They kind of use different tools translation tools to help them communicate with the families and that has been really receptive, because as 39 00:05:53.220 --> 00:06:13.380 Microsoft Office offers like a tool translation tool. And so where parents can be kind of group together. And so those people that speak that language while the person is talking, it will translate to them as well. If they have a device. So I think just kind of 40 00:06:14.580 --> 00:06:19.980 Making the environment, inclusive is what I've heard, to really get parents out 41 00:06:21.150 --> 00:06:44.220 I visited a school in Lawrence recently and they kind of have it's kinda like a mom group. And so they kind of learn different skills like cooking and they get to share different things that are just kind of geared towards being a mom and that seems to bring people out 42 00:06:45.450 --> 00:06:52.620 Okay, I think I was, I was gonna say that's my school, one of my schools are here in Lawrence. 43 00:06:52.890 --> 00:06:55.260 Yes, very powerful program. 44 00:06:55.530 --> 00:06:55.920 Yes. 45 00:06:56.310 --> 00:07:04.800 And I think there was one of the strategies that I read in there that they they actually brought the parents together through 46 00:07:05.610 --> 00:07:15.570 Using a tool where they could create recipes and then create a book. So that was one of the strategies, very similar along that to do something that was an all 47 00:07:15.870 --> 00:07:26.190 related activity, but how it helped them to learn English as they went along, and then to have a product that was useful for them. So that's, that's great. 48 00:07:29.880 --> 00:07:32.460 Something that was really noticeable to me. 49 00:07:33.780 --> 00:07:44.370 That I wouldn't have thought about because often my mind goes to this, you know, how do we reach out communicate and things like that. But when amber and I were visiting schools. 50 00:07:45.990 --> 00:07:57.450 For the initial for the first year site visits for the link grant, we went. We were in one district that had really made a point to create 51 00:07:59.490 --> 00:08:10.950 a welcoming environment right when you walk into the school. So when you, when we walked in, it looked like a living room like it looked. It looked like. 52 00:08:11.550 --> 00:08:22.740 You're walking into someone's home and they had, they did this through like furniture and the pictures that they had on the walls and a carpet. 53 00:08:23.280 --> 00:08:35.160 That wasn't like the usual stock, you know, carpet that I mean it looked very welcoming and it was so noticeable that I asked the administrator about it. And she said, 54 00:08:35.970 --> 00:08:52.710 That they had a consultant come in and talk with them about, you know, just coming into your school before I even get to the office. I saw five signs that told me. Stop. No, don't you know it was all these negative messages about 55 00:08:54.420 --> 00:08:57.030 That I would think to someone who 56 00:08:58.590 --> 00:09:09.330 You know, I'm a school person so school is comfortable to me. But for example, my husband did not come from this educational background. And so it's not a comfortable place for him. 57 00:09:09.780 --> 00:09:23.370 And if he comes to this space where before he even sees a human being he sees stop signs and no signs and don't enter here and all of that is just going to create this anxiety. 58 00:09:23.760 --> 00:09:34.500 For him, so I think that's one of the things that I never really thought about much until I experienced going to a place that had that kind of welcoming environment. 59 00:09:37.980 --> 00:09:48.360 A great observation. It's we kind of get into what we think and how our view and our filter of the world versus someone else's and what they experience when they walk in. 60 00:09:54.450 --> 00:10:00.870 What about in the garden. We know you all are on there and talk to us about the great things that you 61 00:10:02.490 --> 00:10:04.320 You come up with your ideas. 62 00:10:07.110 --> 00:10:14.460 And we went through the here at engagement training last year with the scholastic 63 00:10:16.080 --> 00:10:28.170 Consultant and so we learned about the welcoming environments. Some of our schools have started. I'm making coffee stop areas. 64 00:10:29.220 --> 00:10:41.400 where parents can stop and visit with each other, um, they invited me to come. A couple of weeks ago and I called it a coffee talk but 65 00:10:44.520 --> 00:10:51.750 I stopped the parents and told them, talk to them about our thousand bucks before kindergarten program that we started 66 00:10:53.160 --> 00:11:04.290 And so that that was a good experience I had someone available that could translate for me in Spanish, um, 67 00:11:05.340 --> 00:11:19.800 And another girl there that was able to translate for me in Vietnamese. And so we did talk to quite a few parents gave quite a few starter folders away. 68 00:11:21.960 --> 00:11:22.530 And 69 00:11:23.730 --> 00:11:25.590 Also here at the ESC 70 00:11:26.970 --> 00:11:36.390 Even some of the people on staff attended the same training. And so here at the ESC we revamped the 71 00:11:37.740 --> 00:11:53.340 Area where they first come into our building, and they first come in contact with a person as far as enrollment or if they've come for a conference or anything like that we've put in some 72 00:11:55.290 --> 00:12:04.620 Different furniture and a TV that tells in two languages. What's going on in the district. 73 00:12:09.750 --> 00:12:11.430 And I think a lot of the 74 00:12:12.660 --> 00:12:20.430 Impact meetings or the meetings that we have for families we try to incorporate as many factors that would help the families out, including having some of our 75 00:12:21.360 --> 00:12:30.450 Bilingual staff and translate for families in different ways. We try to learn a lot about the families where they come from some of the things that are important to them. 76 00:12:30.960 --> 00:12:40.290 And then as we put together events for families we try to incorporate some of those things that are important to those families in there just so it makes it feel a lot more comfortable. 77 00:12:41.460 --> 00:12:45.060 And inviting and really makes them want to come back to another event. 78 00:12:49.530 --> 00:12:57.000 Can you all share just a little bit more about this scholastic or or anyone on the call the scholastic 79 00:12:58.440 --> 00:13:00.570 Consultant or scholastic training. 80 00:13:03.660 --> 00:13:08.280 Well, it was, um, something that had already been 81 00:13:09.960 --> 00:13:16.260 budgeted for when I took this position. And so our 82 00:13:17.670 --> 00:13:18.180 State. 83 00:13:19.230 --> 00:13:28.620 Scholastic consultant put together a parent engagement, sort of a pre progression. 84 00:13:29.790 --> 00:13:31.920 Over the next three years of 85 00:13:33.510 --> 00:13:56.010 I'm training, they could provide us so we started out with a boot camp that was for parent liaisons that are in the schools, since all of our schools don't have parent liaisons we enlisted the help of counselors. We even had a 86 00:13:57.630 --> 00:14:00.210 resource officer come and participate 87 00:14:01.260 --> 00:14:08.160 And principles and then the staff of the supplemental office also participated 88 00:14:10.770 --> 00:14:17.880 And then the next three sessions were about creating a welcoming environment. 89 00:14:19.590 --> 00:14:25.830 Ways of communicating with parents how to design and 90 00:14:27.480 --> 00:14:33.660 parent engagement activity and not just a parent involvement activity. 91 00:14:35.010 --> 00:14:45.480 And we have one school so far that's going gone ahead and done that and actually taught parents how to work on some math. 92 00:14:47.220 --> 00:14:49.290 Concepts with their children at home. 93 00:14:50.190 --> 00:14:53.700 That's great. This year we're looking at 94 00:14:57.630 --> 00:15:07.710 Where the like you were talking about. They will come to eat school and do a an initial walk through and talk about the areas that can be improved. 95 00:15:09.390 --> 00:15:17.550 And then after your training, they will come back and do follow up, walk through and 96 00:15:19.020 --> 00:15:22.230 Hopefully, see all the progress that was made. 97 00:15:26.100 --> 00:15:39.570 Yeah, and I can definitely add, I definitely have that contact information to actually was looking at the catalog that they sent me that has all the different kind of workshops that they offer for family engagement. 98 00:15:40.830 --> 00:15:44.310 But of course it is like a fee and so kind of being at the 99 00:15:44.310 --> 00:15:44.790 Position. 100 00:15:44.820 --> 00:15:52.740 That I'm I'm and I don't necessarily try to force it on people. But if they ask, then I can definitely give that as a resource. 101 00:15:54.060 --> 00:16:00.960 But yeah, they seem to offer lots of different workshops on family engagement, which seemed pretty nice. 102 00:16:07.950 --> 00:16:19.530 It sounds like a lot of the things again that corresponded with at least some of the high points of this article to the differentiation, like you said about parent involvement versus parent engagement and 103 00:16:19.950 --> 00:16:29.730 And I think those are all of those nuances of of trying to just have a different filter and understand it from a different place. I think is important so 104 00:16:33.570 --> 00:16:36.480 You also all of our schools are planning. 105 00:16:37.650 --> 00:17:01.440 Fall festivals and things like that in the upcoming couple of months. I'm a lot of contacted me as far as what I would be able to do with them. And actually I have. I just kind of referred them back to the people from their school that attended those 106 00:17:02.550 --> 00:17:14.130 I think there might have been kind of a disconnect with the people planning the event, not knowing about the people who attended the training. So I felt like I needed to 107 00:17:15.210 --> 00:17:19.350 Refer back to those people so they could use what they learned 108 00:17:22.200 --> 00:17:27.360 That's great, though, to have kind of that building liaison or building coordinator, so 109 00:17:33.600 --> 00:17:35.190 Is it okay if I jump in. 110 00:17:35.760 --> 00:17:49.890 And I would like to say something about sealed by literacy. Um, so I think syllabus literacy has a lot of potential for family engagement with our English language learners. 111 00:17:51.540 --> 00:17:53.880 Because the syllabus literacy 112 00:17:55.290 --> 00:18:06.270 Is encouraging students in their families to maintain those first languages and in order to maintain us for sandwiches, you need to speak the language at home. 113 00:18:06.750 --> 00:18:15.180 read stories to your children in that language at home converse with your grandparents and family relatives in that language at home and so 114 00:18:16.560 --> 00:18:27.690 It's it's a big shift from what we have historically done with first languages in the United States. There's a story on NPR. I don't know if anybody heard yesterday about 115 00:18:28.500 --> 00:18:37.980 Hawaii and the language Hawaii and the Hawaiian language and, and at one point, there were only 50 speakers and because of 116 00:18:39.930 --> 00:18:50.760 To a language or an immersion program in Hawaii, that was started there now 5000 speakers of that language and the person was talking about. I said, you know, when my parents went to school. 117 00:18:52.170 --> 00:19:01.650 The wisdom was to only learn English because that's what you need to learn to be successful and the English is certainly very important to be successful. 118 00:19:02.760 --> 00:19:17.730 But there is a shame attached to speaking your own your first language and the sense that it wasn't cool. And in fact, there's even physical corporal punishment that went along with Speaker person. So all of that say the syllabus literacy is quite a shift for saying 119 00:19:18.900 --> 00:19:31.920 Speak to your first language because literacy in one language and literacy in one language equates to strong can transfer to strongly literacy in the second language and be proud of who you are and as a 120 00:19:33.090 --> 00:19:44.730 Part of education. We're going to recognize you for that and we wish to feel proud about that. So I think all of those things connect with family engagement and literacy in them. 121 00:19:45.210 --> 00:19:56.070 So I just wanted a chance to say a couple things about that today. I have to run here in a few minutes, my car, my man is leaving for my way back to Lawrence so 122 00:19:57.210 --> 00:20:02.460 I'd be happy to talk about this more than other time but I just like make a switch to the scoop. 123 00:20:03.390 --> 00:20:11.880 I appreciate you sharing that. And we talked a little bit about that last time, just the just the whole idea of how much it could really 124 00:20:12.720 --> 00:20:26.490 Strengthen just by changing how we how we talk about dual language and how it can strengthen our state and strengthen the perception of having from an economic development standpoint. Look, if we had all these dual language. 125 00:20:27.870 --> 00:20:44.940 People in our, in our state and workers and workforce and so your, your point is is well connected here. We're hearing it and trying to, to think through how we work with that as well. So I appreciate the reminder on that every time. 126 00:20:54.930 --> 00:21:03.900 We also have a presenter that comes pretty often. Jane Groth out of Topeka, and she presents on a lot of these topics that are really related to 127 00:21:04.440 --> 00:21:15.540 Working with the email population, just the same things that we have been said really getting them to continue to practice their home languages. 128 00:21:16.290 --> 00:21:27.990 That's always been a big thing with families as the other person was saying that it used to be kind of frowned upon. But now they're really pushing it so she does a really good job touching on all of these 129 00:21:28.440 --> 00:21:42.030 Just making these families feel very comfortable getting to know where they're coming from some of the needs that they have ways that they can be supported through the district and staff. So she's been a good resource for us as well. 130 00:21:42.990 --> 00:21:43.680 That's great. 131 00:21:50.760 --> 00:22:02.040 One of the pieces that we've heard a little bit and so on our, on our questions up there about what's your experience with parent teacher conferences, because it's something we've heard a little bit about 132 00:22:02.880 --> 00:22:18.000 Here from some of our other contacts and so would be interested in your experience of how you, how you encourage parents to come and attend and your experience when you do have that opportunity to talk to 133 00:22:19.110 --> 00:22:21.660 Parents and engage them into that opportunity. 134 00:22:43.170 --> 00:22:58.140 You'll see we have the, the one little graphic up on our screen about the student led conferences and that was one of the ideas. Again, I know you all as the folks who do this. 135 00:22:59.460 --> 00:23:01.380 Come up with different ways and different 136 00:23:02.550 --> 00:23:14.340 Kind of you, how do you make them interesting. How do you encourage parents to come. How do you get the conversations between the students and the parents or everyone's involved and communicate. We had heard from 137 00:23:16.920 --> 00:23:29.340 Lauren, who was with the Turner schools. They were here for a meeting here last week. And one of the things that they had shared with us from Turner schools with their Hispanic population Hispanic 138 00:23:30.090 --> 00:23:35.880 Students and parents is, you know, it's just the sensitivity of really making sure to address. 139 00:23:36.630 --> 00:23:54.000 And celebrate, even the small gains because there seemed to be that sense of, you know, want to make sure everybody knows, here's here's here's where we want improvement or or here's where we need things to be better. I guess there's a real sensitivity to 140 00:23:55.620 --> 00:24:00.480 Not wanting to feel as parents like they're failing their children. It's so really, really. 141 00:24:01.590 --> 00:24:17.700 Selling celebrating all the small gains at all of the the good things and helping to lift up the parents through that way as well. So be curious if you all have other experiences or ways that you engage and bring parents in 142 00:24:18.840 --> 00:24:24.360 I will say, Christy just watching the chat over here, Mary from 143 00:24:25.980 --> 00:24:38.670 Garden City, said Jane graph from K Park and then Angie Williams said that planes those student led conferences, we have had great success with these nearly 100% participation. 144 00:24:39.360 --> 00:24:40.620 Oh, that's awesome. 145 00:24:46.830 --> 00:24:55.500 Do you find that that is that all ages, or is it younger ages. You do that for children of all grade levels. 146 00:24:57.060 --> 00:24:58.500 For the student, man. 147 00:25:00.420 --> 00:25:09.900 Yes, it starts like even with the kindergarten, first graders, will they will do part of the conference and present to their parents. 148 00:25:11.340 --> 00:25:25.830 We teach third grade Angie and I do and we have the kids, create a, like a PowerPoint a slideshow that kind of hits all the information and then they present that for the some of the 149 00:25:26.850 --> 00:25:28.500 The students who have 150 00:25:29.820 --> 00:25:48.720 Parents who speak mostly Spanish, they will they will translate from English to Spanish for their parents if they're able and we also have a translator with us in case they need some help with getting their message across. 151 00:25:50.220 --> 00:26:03.900 That's wonderful. What a multi multi approach between the technology and the student kind of leadership skills and the conversation skills and just what a welcoming opportunity there. That's awesome. 152 00:26:05.550 --> 00:26:14.340 And it feels kind of like we're coming alongside with the parents, more so than then we're I mean on traditional conference, it's almost 153 00:26:14.850 --> 00:26:24.090 A little confrontational your child needs to work on this. We need to improve on that. Whereas when it's being presented by the child. 154 00:26:24.870 --> 00:26:35.220 I think we get that feeling of the teacher is trying to help the student be successful and the and the parent as well. It just kind of puts a whole different slant on it. 155 00:26:36.150 --> 00:26:37.470 That's wonderful. 156 00:26:46.260 --> 00:26:54.930 Gordon. We're going to come back out to you again and ask you if you have anything to add related to the parent teacher conversation. 157 00:26:58.200 --> 00:27:07.770 I, I know I'm several teachers that I've been in touch with various elementary grade levels. They've been 158 00:27:09.480 --> 00:27:09.930 Student 159 00:27:11.460 --> 00:27:22.140 And I know at the high school, I think all of the parent teacher conferences were student led through 160 00:27:23.880 --> 00:27:26.670 One of the programs that they've adopted. 161 00:27:28.200 --> 00:27:33.540 And because my daughter did her conference with us, and she led that 162 00:27:34.890 --> 00:27:37.260 Okay. He was a little uncomfortable, but 163 00:27:39.540 --> 00:27:41.490 It was nice to see what she could do 164 00:27:44.400 --> 00:27:52.440 What a way to do well. What a way to actually give especially for those in high school, but kind of almost real world experience to 165 00:27:52.740 --> 00:28:05.700 You know, for any child to this is what's going to happen when you get in the workplace and have performance reviews and all those things. So, what a great what a great opportunity to teach it in the grade in the school environment. 166 00:28:06.480 --> 00:28:08.070 And Christy. I think we also have 167 00:28:09.540 --> 00:28:19.500 Elena craft is on and I believe Alina Leavenworth, if I'm not mistaken, is also represented on the call. So I think we have garden. Even worse, and then 168 00:28:20.760 --> 00:28:24.060 Here, Henry. The other district planes points. 169 00:28:26.220 --> 00:28:34.350 Will hop on and Elena, and let us know what you're doing up in Leavenworth, we'd be anxious to hear your experiences as well. 170 00:28:35.250 --> 00:28:37.200 Yes, so, um, 171 00:28:38.310 --> 00:28:40.920 Last year it was, um, 172 00:28:42.420 --> 00:28:49.920 It was not student led parent teacher conferences, the parents had their 173 00:28:51.150 --> 00:29:03.120 Flock with teachers and the way they they did it at first and then the last conferences that were had held last school year they did be 174 00:29:04.500 --> 00:29:07.740 Student led conferences and they went really well. 175 00:29:09.150 --> 00:29:10.650 I do go to 176 00:29:11.880 --> 00:29:22.380 Different elementary schools. So usually the one that I attend for a parent teacher conferences is where my biggest caseload of students is 177 00:29:23.910 --> 00:29:40.740 So by usually have if teachers want me to be in the room during that time. I'm usually there or if parents asked me to be there are one for me. But usually, I'm the face they see when they walked in. 178 00:29:42.300 --> 00:29:43.170 To the building. 179 00:29:44.250 --> 00:29:44.910 So, 180 00:29:48.690 --> 00:29:51.570 Do you have good participation and engagement. 181 00:29:53.010 --> 00:29:58.260 Um, it depends on what school I'm usually 182 00:29:59.340 --> 00:30:01.650 The one where my office is 183 00:30:02.880 --> 00:30:04.110 I would say yes. 184 00:30:05.430 --> 00:30:07.170 But not as 185 00:30:08.700 --> 00:30:11.610 Much engagement as a few of the other schools. 186 00:30:13.410 --> 00:30:17.130 I think it just depends on the location of the elementary school and 187 00:30:19.680 --> 00:30:26.070 You know, parents and I mean because a lot of the school that has 188 00:30:27.570 --> 00:30:33.000 Some more military parents I do see them showing up a little bit more 189 00:30:50.760 --> 00:31:07.440 Any other, any other things you'd like to share about even supporters for the work that you all are doing with your, you know, trying to encourage and change a culture, if you will, for your schools that welcoming, inviting for 190 00:31:08.640 --> 00:31:25.050 Parents of, you know, the English language learners or whatever, that the steps that you put in that welcoming, you know, who do you get support from, who do you in your schools, who's kind of your cheerleaders, or you know who who notices. 191 00:31:37.050 --> 00:31:43.110 I think in Garden City, we found that, especially after a lot of the principles went through that scholastic training. 192 00:31:43.800 --> 00:31:57.810 A lot of them have made great strides to kind of promote those changes within their schools as well as well as like some of the staff that also did the training. Then they went back and shared with others in the school other staff. 193 00:31:58.920 --> 00:32:18.930 And we've heard several of the changes for some of the schools that they've already put in place, just to kind of make it more welcoming to inviting for the families connecting with the families a lot more. So I would say that's probably where our biggest support comes from. Okay. 194 00:32:22.260 --> 00:32:23.670 And I might add. 195 00:32:25.590 --> 00:32:34.770 A lot of our teachers who aren't classroom teachers, same like our interventionists and our instructional coaches. 196 00:32:36.270 --> 00:32:39.060 They have a little more time. 197 00:32:41.700 --> 00:32:50.550 Because they're just not as restricted. So we found pretty good support among that that group of people in our schools. 198 00:32:52.590 --> 00:32:52.950 That are 199 00:32:53.910 --> 00:33:01.230 Parents to when they come into the school and they recognize that those differences there are some differences or changes that are taking place. 200 00:33:02.130 --> 00:33:14.100 I think they comment on that, and they show appreciation for it. And that, in turn, you know, gets everybody going a little bit more to put in even more effort to make those changes. That's true. 201 00:33:24.870 --> 00:33:38.580 Do your community does your community leaders or community business folks do they, do they understand the work in the kind of the environment, the culture, trying to set in your schools. 202 00:33:44.730 --> 00:34:03.360 I think so. I know a lot of the agencies here in town like some of the bigger companies like Tyson, they get involved a lot in the school district and are always ready to help in some of the ways that we need help. So I think in our community is very culturally diverse 203 00:34:05.100 --> 00:34:06.840 And we behold, a lot of 204 00:34:07.950 --> 00:34:10.410 Kind of get togethers for families within 205 00:34:11.580 --> 00:34:22.050 The town. And so I think if we reached out or if they know that there's a need or there's something they can help with. They're always willing to help a lot of the places we keep in contact with 206 00:34:23.430 --> 00:34:24.120 That's great. 207 00:34:29.610 --> 00:34:36.660 All right, I'm going to have us move on, just so we can share some of the others. One of the things that 208 00:34:37.980 --> 00:34:46.650 I, as I told you earlier that Monique is out of the office and they were actually down in liberal and and Garden City and Dodge City today. 209 00:34:47.340 --> 00:34:56.340 We have been for almost a year now working on a kind of general awareness campaign illiteracy awareness campaign and and started in 210 00:34:57.270 --> 00:35:18.030 February with a kind of a TV and radio and billboard and such. Can't wait to read campaign is what it was called. And what we learned out of that as we were not only out there just trying to lift up teachers and family and parents and caregivers to say, you know, this isn't about 211 00:35:19.140 --> 00:35:28.230 This is really just about all of us working together to say what can we do to help with help our kids. So they have that best start as they as they get ready to go to school. 212 00:35:29.130 --> 00:35:36.480 And what we learned in all of that as we continue to gather information and research was a really 213 00:35:37.200 --> 00:35:45.330 And I say it a really great opportunity down in southwest, Kansas, and I know that those folks of you on the phone from Garden City. 214 00:35:46.170 --> 00:35:52.830 You will know this. We've been down there. We've been trying to also connect with the library and with other 215 00:35:53.490 --> 00:36:11.670 Organizations down there as well. But it really is the opportunity to say how can we come alongside and be very helpful to parents who are busy parents who have daily challenges of trying to work and trying to 216 00:36:13.110 --> 00:36:18.570 Engage in the community and have a different culture and different background and so 217 00:36:19.290 --> 00:36:32.220 What we've actually done today. And you'll see if you are familiar with the the Southwest Kansas area and reggae has been a big supporter of for us with from LA mexicana 218 00:36:32.610 --> 00:36:42.150 Radio and you see the book there. What we've done is we've created this we started out with to say we need a parent resource. How can we help provide 219 00:36:42.420 --> 00:36:50.190 To young parents and you know and caregivers, you know what, how important it is and what can they do and and what we learned is that 220 00:36:50.730 --> 00:37:00.930 If we if we give someone a tool that says here's how you do it. They might look at it once, but we were able to incorporate into a story and a culturally 221 00:37:01.770 --> 00:37:08.160 Appropriate story both adult a dual language, but a way that helps to 222 00:37:08.910 --> 00:37:24.270 celebrate their culture and also that helps to engage parents and children into spending that time reading and then also provides those tips as you go along, of why it's important and how you can incorporate reading and others. 223 00:37:24.930 --> 00:37:35.220 Activities as you go along. So we are actually launching the distribution of these books in garden and dodge and liberal 224 00:37:35.640 --> 00:37:43.920 And our next phase is to make this as well a digital version that the libraries are working with us so 225 00:37:44.640 --> 00:37:51.120 Families would be able to get a free digital download and we're going to be moving it into other communities across the state. 226 00:37:51.720 --> 00:38:06.780 Beyond just southwest, Kansas, but kind of our resource, you know, we wanted to put a hard copy into an area that we knew would be really impactful and then then use this digital copy to reach into kind of some secondary 227 00:38:08.400 --> 00:38:16.110 Audiences and locations across the state. So we can make this something that is engaging for parents all across the state. So, 228 00:38:17.010 --> 00:38:27.450 I wanted to let you know about that that be watching, if you're if you're in that area. You might hear about it. You might direct folks to United Way. 229 00:38:28.440 --> 00:38:42.930 Or the other. We've got like 16 partners and the different three different cities down there who are helping us and we will have more with the digital to come for those of you in the other communities so 230 00:38:43.740 --> 00:38:52.560 be watching for that and we will appreciate your help in any way to help get that and those that forward. If you click the Next slide. 231 00:38:54.420 --> 00:39:09.480 And again, this is the is called just like you equal to and we are again there's activities in the back. We've got recipes. We've got the chose for to just really try to bring in that 232 00:39:10.350 --> 00:39:22.350 Connection and just create those conversations. Again, we know we're not we're not solving the literacy of, you know, problems or challenges across the state, we're just really trying to say what can we do to bring 233 00:39:22.710 --> 00:39:33.000 Awareness to it and really give an opportunity for parents and children to engage together or grandparents or, you know, if they go to a library. 234 00:39:34.020 --> 00:39:43.770 Activity, things like that. So that just be watching for that. The other thing I wanted to share with you know the next slide, we are 235 00:39:44.790 --> 00:40:04.680 We are probably in here in our small team and communications. We're constantly just googling and searching everywhere. We can just to find out you know what's going on. And what's what's happening in other communities and and Shannon here is with USD to 59 and 236 00:40:05.760 --> 00:40:22.590 We've, we've had some engagement with her on some other activities. And so we follow her on Twitter. But you see that they have activities, they're strong line strong future event where they talk about careers and scholarships and and bring different people in to help 237 00:40:23.790 --> 00:40:28.470 Just, again, an engaging opportunity to bring folks together and so 238 00:40:29.040 --> 00:40:37.770 Why do we say this about, you know, social media for ideas if you know back when we started is like, where do you get those ideas sometimes we just went out and we would 239 00:40:38.190 --> 00:40:46.680 You know, go on Twitter and type in dual language learners and see who would pop up from all across the country are all on the Twitter. 240 00:40:47.850 --> 00:40:54.630 On the Twitter scape and to give us ideas or even to give us a contact there. So if those are things that 241 00:40:55.410 --> 00:41:03.840 You haven't done yet. Or maybe you have someone in your on your staff that you could say, hey, could you kind of go out and look for some contacts or look for some ideas. 242 00:41:04.200 --> 00:41:11.940 We found that this is a way to connect us to people, just to, you know, have a quick email conversation with them or 243 00:41:12.300 --> 00:41:18.120 Even a quick phone call to say, can you tell us more about this activity. So we understand, you know, how did it were 244 00:41:18.390 --> 00:41:27.630 What did it. You know what did it cause what, you know, what was the time what. What all did it take and what kind of participation. What were the challenges. What were those so 245 00:41:28.170 --> 00:41:37.290 Social media is one that we like I said many things we don't come up with. We were out there, digging around on the route. The next slide. 246 00:41:39.000 --> 00:41:47.250 This one we had a speaker earlier this year that we had brought in who talked about this, this idea of 247 00:41:48.210 --> 00:42:05.880 multipliers for teachers and how teachers and people in education can be multipliers for each other just to build each other up. And so, Elise, her name is Elise Foster was the speaker and she had I follow her on Twitter and she had retweeted this 248 00:42:06.930 --> 00:42:19.140 From I'm assuming a, a teacher, Mrs. Ryan, who said, you know, parent, I'd like to come to the class, but I can't read English me well please come read in your language. 249 00:42:19.470 --> 00:42:27.990 Real, you know, and she says, really. Yes, me, of course. And she did and it was amazing. Thank you to the small for reading to us your major daughter proud. 250 00:42:28.290 --> 00:42:36.030 And so I think it goes back to the things that you all have talked about here as well and and that idea of how important it is the 251 00:42:36.270 --> 00:42:44.160 First Language and sharing information in, you know, first language in that it's not about necessarily conforming to 252 00:42:44.460 --> 00:42:57.570 You know, come read in English know come and read to us and share and and have that that really rich experience for students have, you know, they're participating and the student whose parents to come in. So 253 00:42:58.290 --> 00:43:07.320 Again, I think that just happened to pop up that we come across that we see is kind of reminds us that that's that's what we're doing here. 254 00:43:07.920 --> 00:43:31.320 I wanted to share another that Moni texted me from her travels today. And this is from Sandy howling at bright beginnings down in Dodge City, and we've done some work with Sandy over the summer with their bus their literacy bus and their Summer Meals bus and she talked about that. 255 00:43:32.400 --> 00:43:42.330 One of the things that and again, promoting that that first language is she said, you know, even if you get books for for parents who may not speak English. 256 00:43:42.660 --> 00:43:47.400 Even if you get books. Don't worry about the words but create the story. 257 00:43:47.790 --> 00:43:55.620 Based on the pictures just by having, you know, creating that story with your child. Based on the pictures that you see in the book. And so 258 00:43:55.980 --> 00:44:12.510 It's really again focusing on that parent engagement and that that vocabulary and that teaching words and sharing words and and just getting connections between pictures and words. And so we thought that was a kind of a unique way. 259 00:44:13.050 --> 00:44:27.510 That she shared that said, you know, let's get past I have to know the words. And she said, it's more of what they called story walk and just again make up a story based on the pictures you see in your language so 260 00:44:28.680 --> 00:44:34.320 We love hearing the stories and we try to figure out how we can 261 00:44:34.950 --> 00:44:49.170 fit them into our communication because that's what we're trying to do as a support to you all is to say, what can we do to lift up and share all the good work that you all are doing to make students successful so 262 00:44:49.920 --> 00:45:01.740 If you have stories like this or if you have ideas or if you've come across, you know, something in the social media world, you know, please share it on to us because we love that. 263 00:45:03.060 --> 00:45:09.900 Any, any comments or things that you all have found or similar his experiences to 264 00:45:11.400 --> 00:45:14.670 The parent reading here that you'd like to share 265 00:45:35.400 --> 00:45:38.130 All right, I'm gonna go to my last slide. 266 00:45:39.450 --> 00:45:40.170 And 267 00:45:41.850 --> 00:45:43.350 I came across these 268 00:45:47.430 --> 00:45:51.210 So there'll be a link there and we'll make sure that they get in the folder as well. 269 00:45:52.350 --> 00:46:13.440 Their, their links that we've come across as we've searched in and Googled around and I'd actually put in a email request to the Virginia Department of Education, they are holding a webinar and two weeks and I actually put in an email request and ask them if it was 270 00:46:14.490 --> 00:46:23.610 Just kept to teachers in Virginia, or if there were any any folks in Kansas that might want to log in. Could we do that I've not heard back from her yet but 271 00:46:24.030 --> 00:46:33.270 I'll let you know if I do, but these two were speakers that were connected into their series of what they're doing. And so again, I thought they were 272 00:46:33.960 --> 00:46:51.420 Ways to just, it may not be new information. It might be a new turn or a new twist on what's kind of out there. And so I share those with you and for you if you are interested in that, just reading a little bit more 273 00:46:52.800 --> 00:47:06.060 Just, again, I'm. We know that you all have this opportunity, every single day. So I'm sure that we're not telling you anything new. But sometimes you come across a little gym that makes you go online, that gives them something to think about. So 274 00:47:06.660 --> 00:47:12.000 We'll put these in the folder as well to have for for you all. But 275 00:47:14.310 --> 00:47:31.260 I that's all I have for today. I'm more than willing to hear you know your ideas or if you have questions or things that you want us to talk about or to find out for next session we can certainly look into that and 276 00:47:32.580 --> 00:47:33.000 Do you 277 00:47:35.130 --> 00:47:40.350 Do you have a folder and Google diver what folder. Are you referring to 278 00:47:43.260 --> 00:47:55.590 I'm watching amber nod. And yes, we do have a Google Drive folder that we have tried to drop the links to any of the materials that we've talked about 279 00:47:56.670 --> 00:47:59.040 If you want me to share that with you. I sure can. 280 00:48:00.780 --> 00:48:09.480 I think it's been shared with anyone who was invited, but it may be that it got miss so tell me your name. 281 00:48:11.670 --> 00:48:14.910 Well, let me go back and look at the email. 282 00:48:15.540 --> 00:48:15.930 Okay. 283 00:48:17.160 --> 00:48:17.940 No problem. 284 00:48:18.060 --> 00:48:19.260 And I can just reach to that. 285 00:48:19.260 --> 00:48:30.330 Folder. We have a folder for every co op where we're trying to drop all resources. Also, any recordings from these meetings like if you need to miss a month, you can always watch the recording there or if you need to be reminded of something 286 00:48:31.800 --> 00:48:35.130 What else is there. I think contact information for everyone is there. 287 00:48:36.420 --> 00:48:44.280 So it's just, it's just a common resources just shared with COPD members. So if you don't have access to it then just let me know and I will invite you 288 00:48:46.470 --> 00:48:51.000 I probably do I okay let's just get right to the dates. 289 00:48:51.300 --> 00:48:51.870 Okay, well, 290 00:48:51.930 --> 00:48:52.980 It. Tell me your name. 291 00:48:53.910 --> 00:48:56.460 Mary Carlin. OK. 292 00:48:57.330 --> 00:49:04.080 OK, I'll make sure you know what I'll probably do y'all is just everybody who has been reminding about these sessions. I'll just 293 00:49:05.310 --> 00:49:13.170 Share it out one more time. And Elena, I see you're asking the same question. So we may just need to do a big share. So I'll just share with everybody. 294 00:49:14.280 --> 00:49:24.120 Who I've been sending reminders to and make sure you guys get that. But that's just going to be a holding tank for any resources that are mentioned and the PowerPoints for every, every session will be there as well. 295 00:49:27.390 --> 00:49:29.160 That will be great. Thanks. 296 00:49:29.580 --> 00:49:45.960 Thank you. Thank you all very much for your awesome feedback and contributions today. If you have ideas for topics I know Christy and Monique are always interested in better understanding your needs. So that would be welcome requests. 297 00:49:47.490 --> 00:49:55.260 And and I would be interested just if you all have just so we can kind of get a glimpse into your school if you could even 298 00:49:55.620 --> 00:50:04.560 Take a few pictures of your, you know, that welcoming kind of like what you, what you see or what parents see in your schools are kind of that unique how you 299 00:50:04.920 --> 00:50:11.520 You try to create that welcoming environment. We'd love to see those kinds of pictures and that would also give us 300 00:50:12.240 --> 00:50:18.330 Information that we could help to promote and kind of give you all a little shout out as well and 301 00:50:18.930 --> 00:50:25.350 Through our social media world just to, again, promote what great work you all are doing so feel free to 302 00:50:26.160 --> 00:50:39.180 send those often we'd be happy to one if and if you would be willing for us to use them. Let us know that, but even for us just to be able to understand your, your school, a little bit better till we get around to those so 303 00:50:42.900 --> 00:50:48.240 And how, how would I share the picture that we took today with Monique 304 00:50:48.930 --> 00:50:58.650 Oh, great. I just wondered if she was there, you can send it to you can send it to my email or to Monique's email. 305 00:50:58.980 --> 00:51:08.520 Okay, I'll probably give you money because her her last name is a lot easier to spell them line. Okay, it's m Garcia. 306 00:51:10.140 --> 00:51:12.480 At KH f.org 307 00:51:13.890 --> 00:51:14.130 Oh, 308 00:51:15.960 --> 00:51:17.040 Yeah. That rings a bell. 309 00:51:17.580 --> 00:51:21.510 Okay, I wondered if she had gotten by to you all today. So, yeah. 310 00:51:22.380 --> 00:51:29.550 The books are incredible. They're going to be an incredible resource. I was very impressed. Great. 311 00:51:29.610 --> 00:51:38.520 We are glad to hear that and like to have something that we think will create that connection. So thanks for the feedback. 312 00:51:41.460 --> 00:51:54.480 All right, I think we're done. Amber. Until next month, and I thank you all for spending time and I thank you for what you're doing every day. I know some days. It's like, oh, my gonna make it to the end of the week, but 313 00:51:55.170 --> 00:51:56.520 Thank you. Also, 314 00:51:57.540 --> 00:51:59.580 Thank you. Christy will talk to you next month. 315 00:52:00.120 --> 00:52:01.050 All right. Bye bye. 316 00:52:01.350 --> 00:52:02.100 Bye.