Post by slt on Nov 20, 2009 8:08:06 GMT -5
Indian Prairie parent groups each have own specific focus
November 20, 2009
There are numerous opportunities for parents to get involved in Indian Prairie's districtwide and school-based parent organizations.
I've previously mentioned the district's 34 PTA/PTSAs, all of which are school-based except for the Special Needs and Project Arrow district-wide PTAs. The Indian Prairie Parents Council is the umbrella organization for these 34 units. The delegate body of the IPPC consists of the president and one representative from each unit. The council exists to help the member PTA units function effectively.
This is my third year as the IPPC representative for Brooks Elementary School, and this year I've taken on an additional role as a member of the executive board. The council meets monthly to share information about issues affecting the education, health and welfare of the district's students. The superintendent and other district administrators answer questions and present information to the council to be brought back to the individual PTAs.
Each PTA serves on an IPPC committee every other year. This year, Brooks is working with Neuqua Valley High School on the Unity Committee. We are currently working on ideas for how to make our very divided district feel more unified.
The Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (BPAC) and Parent Diversity Committee (PDAC) are not directly associated with the PTAs but try to have liaisons back to each PTA when possible to facilitate information sharing.
The role and responsibility of BPAC is to plan, operate and evaluate the Transitional Bilingual Education program. This committee also advises and assists the district in its implementation. BPAC is comprised of parents of children in the Bilingual Education Program and other interested community members.
PDAC published the parent teacher conference guide I referenced earlier this month. This organization's mission is "to positively impact the academic achievement of a diverse student population through school-specific outreach efforts and initiatives that focus on and directly address disparate academic performance."
In addition to their PTA/PTSAs, the high schools also have several very active parent organizations. These parent groups support high school athletics, band, orchestra, chorus and theater in an incredible number and wide variety of ways.
To find out more about how to get involved with these district parent organizations, check with your school or PTA or look for them via www.ipsd.org.
Also, check out these Web sites for more specific information:
• IPPC: ipsdweb.ipsd.org/IPPC
• BPAC: ipsdweb.ipsd.org/Subpage.aspx/BPAC -
• PDAC: ipsdweb.ipsd.org/Subpage.aspx/PDAC -
• Project Arrow PTA: ipsdweb.ipsd.org/IPPC/Default.aspx/ProjectArrowPTA
• Special Needs PTA: ipsdweb.ipsd.org/Subpage.aspx/SpecialNeedsPTA
• NVHS parent organizations: nvhs.ipsd.org/Subpage.aspx?id=16
• NVHS music: www.neuquamusic.org
• MVHS parent organizations: mvhs.ipsd.org/Subpage.aspx?id=335
• MVHS music: www.meteamusic.org
• WVHS parent organizations: wvhs.ipsd.org/Subpage.aspx?id=98
• WVHS music: www.wvhs-music.org/
Sherry Tatar can be reached at SherryTatar@ameritech.net, or visit statar.blogspot.com.
November 20, 2009
There are numerous opportunities for parents to get involved in Indian Prairie's districtwide and school-based parent organizations.
I've previously mentioned the district's 34 PTA/PTSAs, all of which are school-based except for the Special Needs and Project Arrow district-wide PTAs. The Indian Prairie Parents Council is the umbrella organization for these 34 units. The delegate body of the IPPC consists of the president and one representative from each unit. The council exists to help the member PTA units function effectively.
This is my third year as the IPPC representative for Brooks Elementary School, and this year I've taken on an additional role as a member of the executive board. The council meets monthly to share information about issues affecting the education, health and welfare of the district's students. The superintendent and other district administrators answer questions and present information to the council to be brought back to the individual PTAs.
Each PTA serves on an IPPC committee every other year. This year, Brooks is working with Neuqua Valley High School on the Unity Committee. We are currently working on ideas for how to make our very divided district feel more unified.
The Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (BPAC) and Parent Diversity Committee (PDAC) are not directly associated with the PTAs but try to have liaisons back to each PTA when possible to facilitate information sharing.
The role and responsibility of BPAC is to plan, operate and evaluate the Transitional Bilingual Education program. This committee also advises and assists the district in its implementation. BPAC is comprised of parents of children in the Bilingual Education Program and other interested community members.
PDAC published the parent teacher conference guide I referenced earlier this month. This organization's mission is "to positively impact the academic achievement of a diverse student population through school-specific outreach efforts and initiatives that focus on and directly address disparate academic performance."
In addition to their PTA/PTSAs, the high schools also have several very active parent organizations. These parent groups support high school athletics, band, orchestra, chorus and theater in an incredible number and wide variety of ways.
To find out more about how to get involved with these district parent organizations, check with your school or PTA or look for them via www.ipsd.org.
Also, check out these Web sites for more specific information:
• IPPC: ipsdweb.ipsd.org/IPPC
• BPAC: ipsdweb.ipsd.org/Subpage.aspx/BPAC -
• PDAC: ipsdweb.ipsd.org/Subpage.aspx/PDAC -
• Project Arrow PTA: ipsdweb.ipsd.org/IPPC/Default.aspx/ProjectArrowPTA
• Special Needs PTA: ipsdweb.ipsd.org/Subpage.aspx/SpecialNeedsPTA
• NVHS parent organizations: nvhs.ipsd.org/Subpage.aspx?id=16
• NVHS music: www.neuquamusic.org
• MVHS parent organizations: mvhs.ipsd.org/Subpage.aspx?id=335
• MVHS music: www.meteamusic.org
• WVHS parent organizations: wvhs.ipsd.org/Subpage.aspx?id=98
• WVHS music: www.wvhs-music.org/
Sherry Tatar can be reached at SherryTatar@ameritech.net, or visit statar.blogspot.com.