WHY FAMILY ENGAGEMENT? Parents, your involvement influences student academic success. Students with involved parents are more likely to:
- Earn higher grades and test scores
- Enroll in higher-level academic programs
- Are promoted on time and earn more credits
- Adapt better to school and attend more regularly;
- Have better social skills and behaviors;
- Graduate and go on to postsecondary opportunities
** Bari Walsh, Dr. Karen Mapp: Research Stories, Link It to Learning: Concrete Tips for making family engagement happen, posted: October 1, 2014
Migrant education Parent Advisory Council (PAC)
The purpose of the Parent Advisory Council (PAC) is for Migrant Education Program staff, in coordination with elected or selected parent committee members, and other interested parties to plan, implement and evaluate the local program to continue to provide quality services to migratory children. The voice of migratory parents is essential and required for all phases of the local program.
Resources
PAC Guide (English) PAC Guide (Spanish)
The PAC guide is used to help federal program directors, family liaisons, and migrant parent leaders understand the importance of local PACs, knowledge about the program and requirements, detailed information about the roles and responsibilities of the Core PAC members, and tools for conducting effective Core PAC and General PAC meetings.
This guide is divided into five sections with specific intent and purposes.
Section I: is an overview of the MEP and PAC purpose.
Section II: provides guidance and information for MEP staff assigned or appointed to coordinate the council.
Section III addresses the training of Core PAC officers and provides tools to be used in implementing their roles.
Section IV: is dedicated to working with the General PAC.
Section V: provides resources as a reference to enrich the knowledge and understanding of the Core PAC and district staff assigned to provide local leadership for the PAC.
Core PAC and MEP Staff to coordinate with ESD Migrant Education Program Office for training including the Core PAC roles and responsibilities.
- Migrant 101 for parents: Our hope with this training is for parents to learn about the Migrant Education Program and the purpose/goal of it. During this training we will discuss how the program came to be, eligibility, budget, and the services that the program provides.
- Recruitment of PAC Officer Training: This training is designed to recruit parents to take a role in the Parent Advisory Council. In this training we discuss the importance of family engagements, using their voice to advocate for their children and to be part of decision making.
- PAC roles and responsibilities training: This training comes after a PAC is established and everyone has a role. I will discuss the roles and responsibilities of everyone and the purpose of the PAC.
- PAC guide training: ESD Migrant Education Program Core PAC Workshops are designed to provide the school district MEP team and Core PAC the opportunity to set some time aside to work on the consultation process for planning, implementation, and evaluation of the local program while being able to network with other local PACs from their region.
Parent/Family Leadership
Work with your school district and school to implement programs and projects through the Parent Advisory Council (PAC).
Parent Advisory Council (PAC) advises the school district with concerns of migrant parent that relate to the Washington State Migrant Education Program. Parents are essential to the decision-making process of each district migrant program.
PAC Trainings are leadership trainings that will help build, strengthen and provide best practices to district migrant parent advisory council board officers. We have various training options.
State Advisory Council (SAC) The Washington Education State Advisory Committee (SAC) advises the Superintendent of Public Instruction on the delivery and effectiveness of the state’s programs and services that support migrant students and their families. For more information about the SAC, or to get involved, contact our MEP staff.
More information on PAC’s and SAC’s can be found at the OSPI Migrant Education Website.
Please contact Faviola Martinez Bautista for more information.
School Readiness
School success and the road to graduation begin with our student’s first experiences as learners. Our Migrant Early Learning and Family Engagement Coordinator offers a Migrant Education 101 specific to early learning that supports early learning programs to improve offerings and access for migrant preschool-aged students and their families.
Contact Faviola Martinez for more information.
For more information about NWESD’s early learning services, please visit NWESD Early Learning.
How can you access services?
Please contact our Family Engagement & Early Learning Coordinator to determine eligibility. Once eligibility is determined, you can begin receiving services.