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Sunday, January 22 • 8:30am - 10:00am
Pre-school Parents: Present, Engaged, and Having a Vision for a Brighter Future

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This presentation will follow a whole-part-whole instructional format. We will begin by sharing several of the parent engagement programs that we use. We will then provide a nuts and bolts approach to explain and highlight how each program was initiated and supported by the school district and staff of the district. Next, we will provide attendees time to collaborate about an engagement idea they have. These ideas will be highlighted and compiled for the whole group. We will connect the dots and show how all of the programs support each other and how Title I has supported our programs.

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Melissa Brendel

Melissa is a Title I preschool teacher at Rockwell Elementary in the Millard School District of Omaha, NE. Melissa is an advocate for family and community involvement in education and has led several programs to successfully engage parents in her classroom.
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Matthew Dominy

Matt Dominy is the principal at Rockwell Elementary in the Millard District. Rockwell is a Title I school in suburban Omaha. Matt has studied literacy development extensively and will be submitting a proposal for a dissertation on the effects of language strategies on expressive language... Read More →
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Kristi Kozak

Kristi Kozak is an Early Start Preschool teacher at Cody Elementary in the Millard School District. The Early Start Preschool is funded by a grant from the Nebraska Department of Education that provides a high quality program for Head Start eligible students.
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Heidi Penke

Heidi Penke is the principal at Sandoz Elementary in the Millard School District. Sandoz is a Title I school in suburban Omaha. Heidi has studied literacy development and language development with English Language Learners and has submitted a proposal for a dissertation on the effects... Read More →
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Ryan Saunders

Ryan is the principal at Cody Elementary in the Millard Public school District of Omaha, NE. Ryan has done extensive work in early childhood education starting with his initial teaching experience in kindergarten. Ryan makes it his personal goal to engage parents in the ecuational... Read More →
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Colette Schweers

This is Colette Schweers’ sixth year as a Title I/ELL preschool teacher at Sandoz Elementary in the Millard School District. She has her BA and Master’s of Science degrees in Elementary Education. Colette excels at networking with parents and enjoys involving parents in the c... Read More →

Sunday January 22, 2012 8:30am - 10:00am PST
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  Family Engagement

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