Hi everyone! Welcome back to Episode 9 of Season 2 of Community Room! Today we talk about the importance of parent involvement and how their engagement can directly affect a kid's success in school. We talk with Bill Brassington, a Trustee and Vice-Chair of a Board of Education. We talk about his experiences in community schools, what he's seen with engaged parents and more!

RESOURCES:

https://www.edutopia.org/home-school-team

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/protective/factsheets/parentengagement_parents.htm

https://scholar.google.ca/scholar_url?url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ronel-Sapungan/publication/283539737_Parental_Involvement_in_Child%27s_Education_Importance_Barriers_and_Benefits/links/563dc34608ae8d65c01281ac/Parental-Involvement-in-Childs-Education-Importance-Barriers-and-Benefits.pdf&hl=en&sa=X&ei=we-DYZ_aA4G5ygSG0LuAAg&scisig=AAGBfm2dGIDr1fUJL0gweAZThNod4h9GOg&oi=scholarr

QUOTE:

"Despite current ads and slogans, the world doesn't change one person at a time. It changes when networks of relationships form among people who share a common cause and vision of what's possible. This is good news for those of us intent on creating a positive future. Rather than worry about critical mass, our work is to foster critical connections. We don't need to convince large numbers of people to change; instead, we need to connect with kindred spirits. Through these relationships, we will develop the new knowledge, practices, courage and commitment that lead to broad-based change." - Margaret J. Wheatley


BIO:

Bill is a proud parent of two multi-racial teenagers, he is a Vice President of Sales for LGM Financial and he is a Trustee and Vice-Chair of a Lower Mainland Board of Education. Bill has been a volunteer in his community for over 30 years supporting city committees, youth sports, community groups and his children’s schools. It was during the time his son and daughter attended their neighbourhood Community School, that Bill’s volunteerism focused on education. He became involved in the school Parent and Community Council and became Chair of that, as well as a representative on district Parent Councils. His work as a Trustee has given Bill the ability to continue to be involved in the lives of his children, that of his community and the schools that take students and develop them into our next generation of community builders.