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A Shared Space: Fostering Parent Engagement in Education Decision Making https://www.portlandempowered.org/ Supporting this work Portland, Maine Population 66,300 21% residents in poverty Portland Schools 6,800 students 66 Languages Spoken

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A Shared Space:

Fostering Parent Engagement in Education Decision Making

https://www.portlandempowered.org/

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Supporting this work

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Portland, Maine

Population 66,300

21% residents in poverty

Portland Schools 6,800 students

66 Languages Spoken 27% Limited English Proficiency 51% Free & Reduced Lunch

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Youth Engagement Partners

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Parent Engagement Partners

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It’s not enough to invite parents and other stakeholders to the table.

They must be part of

setting the table.

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Creating Bridges between Communities and Schools

Create a platform for

schools and parents to engage each other

Our model is relational

not transactional

Shifting power dynamic

in favor of parents

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qy5rOG3imY8

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Outcomes in Portland Schools

Updated “Open House”
Improved P.T.O.
Cultural Competency

Training

TeachPortland

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Moving toward Shared Values

What are some of the values that your school community holds?
How might those values be similar or different from the values of your

families and community members?

What could you do to create a platform to put those values together

and create common values?

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Questions?

Thank you!!

Want to contact us?

Micky Bondo abu2_mick@yahoo.com Carlos Gomez gomezc@portlandschools.org Delia Arellano-Weddleton darellano-weddleton@nmefoundation.org Emily Thielmann emily.thielmann@maine.edu

https://www.portlandempowered.org/