Keeping PACE
March 3, 2022
February Parent Academy Workshop for Promotion
Please share the latest Parent Academy video and description (below) on your school's social media sites and websites and in parent newsletters as appropriate. As a reminder, you can always share posts from the Parent Academy Facebook page. Thank you!
Parenting Pivots During the Pandemic
HCPS Parent Academy, together with Partners for Success, is pleased to share this February 2022 workshop. Over the past two years, young children have experienced drastic changes to pre-pandemic routines, experiences, and opportunities. These changes can greatly influence a child's normal patterns of thinking, feeling, and behavior. During this workshop, worldwide, award-winning speaker and child advocate Frank Kros, MSW, JD discusses practical tools you can use to support your child's healthy development in this challenging time, address behavior conflicts at home, and identify when to reach-out for help. Frank has more than three decades of experience in "Helping Adults Help Kids" and brings a wealth of knowledge to his workshops.
Coming Soon! March Parent Academy Workshop
This month’s Parent Academy workshop is designed for parents/caregivers of students in grades 11 and 12. On Thursday, March 10, Parent Academy, together with N-STEP, Inc., will present FAFSA: The Next Step After College Acceptance online via Zoom. Two sessions will be offered: 12:00-1:00 p.m. and 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
During this workshop, participants will learn about:
- Financial aid tips
- Full-time versus part-time enrollment
- Parents’ rights to grades
- Satisfactory academic progress
High School PACE Liaisons: Please share this flier and information with your school community via your communications and social media pages. A Blackboard Connect5 email will be sent to those in our system with a child in grades 11 or 12 on Monday, March 7. In addition, the information has been shared on the HCPS and Parent Academy Facebook pages and is available on hcps.org.
Third Biennial Harford County Youth & Family Resource Festival
for youth from birth to young adults of all abilities.
Please see the linked flier for more information and share widely in your school community.
Family Friendly School Award Program - Jarrettsville Elementary Named February's Winner!
Congratulations to Jarrettsville Elementary School for having been named the February winner for the school system’s Family Friendly School Award program!! Way to go, Kangaroos! Keep up the great work!
The school system will continue to celebrate its schools that best engage all families by consistently demonstrating the National PTA Standards for Family-School Partnerships. One school will be named a family friendly school each month through May.
March is up for grabs! Want to see your school highlighted for this award on the website and social media, plus treated to a Chick-fil-A lunch? Continue to encourage parents/guardians, students, staff and community members to nominate your school for the Family Friendly School Award! The nomination window is open NOW through March 8, 2022, on the Parent Academy page of hcps.org. If your school is nominated, our community can show how welcoming your school is by casting their vote March 10-17, 2022.
More information may be found on https://www.hcps.org/parents/parentacademy/familyfriendlyschools.aspx.
HCPS is deeply grateful for its generous Chick-fil-A partners at the Aberdeen, Bel Air, Constant Friendship, and Forest Hill locations for their tremendous support of this program.
PACE: Forest Lakes Elementary School
Watch this PACE video to see how our January Family Friendly School Award winner, Forest Lakes Elementary School, recognizes families as essential members of their students’ learning team, and uses proactive strategies to ensure parents/caregivers can support learning at home.
Reminder: PACE Payroll Forms Are Due!
Please submit payroll for your PACE work – you’ve worked hard on behalf of our students and their families so make sure you get compensated for your time! Linked below are two (2) payroll forms that you should use to submit your PACE hours for payment. There is one form for teachers to use and another form for support staff to use. Instructions on submitting your PACE hours for payment are also included.
These documents are saved in the PACE section of the Family & Community Partnerships SharePoint site for you to access in the future.
PACE Resources
Please email Mary Beth Stapleton if you need supplies and materials to support PACE activities. Please make sure you include the data you are using to identify the need (SPA plan, parent surveys), a brief activity description, the budget, and when the activity will be completed (must be completed by 6/30/2022).
Office of Communications and Family Outreach
Keeping PACE editors:
Manager of Family and Community Partnerships
Communications Specialist
Email: ParentAcademy@hcps.org
Website: https://www.hcps.org/parents/ParentAcademy/Default.aspx
Location: 102 South Hickory Avenue, Bel Air, MD, USA
Phone: 410-588-5263
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HCPSParentAcademy