PARENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
MISSION To involve parents and the community in their children’s education to achieve lifelong success.
WHAT IS THE PARENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM Through the Parent Ambassador campaign, parents will have the opportunity to use their leadership skills in support of improving daily practices that benefit all students. The program enhances the skills, knowledge, and confidence of parents necessary to create meaningful change in their schools and community. Ambassadors will have the opportunity to impact and support early childhood development. You may be involved in a range of activities with parents and care givers to turn key your training.
THE OVERALL OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM ARE TO • Increase parent knowledge about every day interaction with infant and toddlers • Engage parents in coalition and partnership building efforts with community organizations • To ensure children develop fundamental skills to enter school ready to learn.
WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF COMMITMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PARENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM? • Attend a one day orientation • Participate in five training sessions • Participation, after completion of the training program, in advocacy related to the Mt. Vernon Basics Initiative
ONE DAY ORIENTATION • Meet and Greet • Introduction of the Mount Vernon Basics Initiative • Basics Philosophy and Principles • Watch the Videos • Interactive Q and A • Open forum for comments and discussion • How to saturate the community with the Basics Principles • Ambassador Role
AMBASSADOR ROLES • Lead Ambassador • Note Taker • School/ Day Care Centers Representatives • Community Organized Collaboration • Social Media
PROGRAM ROLL OUT • Create a Basics Data Base • Recruitment of Parents by Program Administrator and Parent Liaisons • Designate location and logistics of Meetings • Disseminate Orientation invite during district events • Create event calendar and training sessions • Create: Application, welcome letter, Ambassador Pins, Certificates
• Recruitment of Families • Orientation Step1 • First Training • Assignment of Roles and Responsibilities Step 2 • Monthly Meetings • On going Themed Training Session Step 3
PARENT AMBASSADOR FLYERS Presents: Parent Ambassador Parent Ambassador Orientation Training January 25, 2019 February 27, 2019 3:30 pm 3:30 pm Mount Vernon Board of Education Mount Vernon Board of Education 165 North Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon, N.Y. 165 North Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon, N.Y. 10553 10553 Please RSVP with email: Please RSVP with email: ltarantin lt ino@mtvernoncsd.org 914. 914.844. 844.0089 0089 ltarantin lt ino@mtvernoncsd.org 914. 914.844. 844.0089 0089 Name:____________________________ Name:____________________________ School:___________________________ School:___________________________ Phone number:_____________________ Phone number:_____________________
TIPS FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN AGES 0 – 2 BABIES ARE BORN TO LEARN. JUST TALKING AND READING TOGETHER EACH DAY LAYS THE FOUNDATION FOR THEM TO BECOME READERS AND WRITERS! HERE ARE SOME FUN AND SIMPLE WAYS TO ENJOY TALKING, READING, AND WRITING TOGETHER AS YOU GO ABOUT YOUR DAILY ACTIVITIES: MAKE EVERY DAY A MAKE EVERY DAY A MAKE EVERY DAY A TALKING DAY READING DAY WRITING DAY Your child’s smiles, coos, and squeals are her It’s never too early! Babies may want to play Let them explore with their hands. Give way of talking with you! Make eye contact as babies many opportunities to practice with the pages while toddlers want you to you talk, make faces, and imitate her sounds. read the same story over and over again. grabbing and holding toys or finger foods » Talk and sing together often. Talk out loud This encourages a love for books and with their hands and fingers. » Encourage about everything you do and see as you go reading. Whenever you read, take time to them to scribble freely. Over time, you can about your day. You could also sing a song give your child a chunky crayon. He’ll be point to and name the pictures. » Read words like “Head, shoulders, knees, and toes” while all around you. Words are everywhere – on delighted to see that he can use it to scribble getting dressed or taking a bath. street signs, storefronts, cereal boxes, and on paper! After he’s done with his drawing, magazines – so take time to point them out. encourage him to tell you about his picture.
PARENT AMBASSADOR TRAINING SESSION ONE
PARENT AMBASSADOR TRAINING SESSION ONE RECITING CAREGIVERS PROMISE
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