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Advocating For Your Child
Parent Workshop # 11
Overview
- How to Define Parent Advocacy?
- When to Advocate?
- Who to Communicate With?
- How to Advocate for Your Child During High
DC College Access Program Advocating For Your Child Parent Workshop - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
DC College Access Program Advocating For Your Child Parent Workshop - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
DC College Access Program Advocating For Your Child Parent Workshop # 11 Overview How to Define Parent Advocacy? When to Advocate? Who to Communicate With? How to Advocate for Your Child During High School? How will you Define
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How will you Define Parent Advocacy?
Advocacy
– Ongoing support for your child on a particular issue or concern.
How will you advocate for you child?
– Who will take the lead? – Will you have public or private involvement? – Who will be on your support team? – How often will you advocate?
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When to Advocate?
- Your child brings an issue or
concern to you
- Teacher/School Administration
recommendation
- Changes in your child’s behavior
- Parental instinct
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How to Communicate?
- Establish positive, consistent lines of
communication at home
- Develop and maintain communication
channels within your child's school
- Create a network of other
parent advocates
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Helping your child succeed in high school:
- Maximize parent teacher conference time
- Encourage Self Advocacy
- Teach through Practice
- Stay Calm and Collected
How to Advocate For Your Child in High School?
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How to Advocate For Your Child in High School?
Going through the college process:
- Consider asking for help from a professional
- Combine a college tour with a vacation
- Encourage your student to reach out to admission officers
- Support your child financially
- Move at the pace of your child
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We are here to help
High School Email School Phone
Anacostia High School anacostia@dccap.org (202) 724-1479 Ballou/STAY High School balloustay@dccap.org / ballou@dccap.org (202) 645-6448 Cesar Chavez – Parkside cesarchavezparkside@dccap.org (202) 547-3975 Friendship Collegiate Academy friendship@dccap.org (202) 396-3126 Friendship Tech Prep friendshiptech@dccap.org (202) 552-5700 Ext. 8327 H.D. Woodson High School woodson@dccap.org (202) 939-4750 Ext. 1247164 IDEA Public Charter School idea@dccap.org (202) 399-4750, Ext. 106 Maya Angelou Public PCS maya@dccap.org (202) 379-4335 National Collegiate PCS nationalcollegiate@dccap.org (202) 832-7737 Ext. 1334 Ron Brown College Preparatory ronbrown@dccap.org (202) 729-4343 SEED Public Charter School seed@dccap.org (202) 248-7773, Ext. 5099 Somerset Prep somerset@dccap.org (202) 562-9170 Thurgood Marshall Academy thurgoodmarshall@dccap.org (202)-563-6862, Ext. 211
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