The MCCPTA Summer Area Advocacy Meetings (SAAM) begin this week, and our Area Vice Presidents (AVPs) & Cluster Coordinators (CCs) need your help to make each of them a success. Please consider helping in your cluster/area and in another cluster/area. If we all help each other, we will have all the help we need and that will allow the host AVPs & CCs to fully participate in the discussions. Students are highly encouraged to attend and will ear SSL hours for participating in the conversations. MCPS parents/caregivers are welcomed in all discussions and volunteer roles; students can earn SSL hours for assisting where indicated.
This week the Northeast Consortium (NEC) is meeting to discuss and talk with elected & appointed officials about their priorities. Please join us! The NEC includes Blake/Paint Branch/Springbrook & Sherwood clusters (a cluster is the high school and all schools that feed into it).
What we need:
- Set up: SSL
- Greeters and navigators (best for those familiar with the location) SSL
- Facilitators for each small group discussion - subject matter expertise helpful, but not required, just need to keep the conversations flowing, redirect back to the topic where necessary, and prevent monopolization of the conversation. SSL (possible)
- Committee Chairs & Subject Matter Experts (SME): those with subject matter expertise and/or experience, would be very helpful in sharing real world experiences which may differ from policies or guidelines thought to be in place. SSL (possible)
- The topics of the June 20th meeting are:
- School Safety & Security
- Facility/Maintenance/Capital Improvements
- Fostering Inclusive & Equitable School Communities
- Student/Parent/Family Engagement (including athletics and extracurricular activities)
- The topics of the June 20th meeting are:
- Note takers - preferably two per room/topic to ensure that all topics and main points are captured for the Advocacy Priorities. You do not need to be a scribe! Primary notes will be put on large note pads for participants to see (legible handwriting is helpful) and then transferred to a Google doc. These can be done in a Google doc simultaneously if there are two note takers. Having two notetakers also provides a good cross check to ensure everyone's concerns are captured. SSL
- Interpreters/translators to ensure everyone is included and all voices are heard. Students pursuing the bi-literacy certificate and fluent bi/multilingual adults are welcome. SSL
- Clean up. SSL
Kindly RSVP here so we have accurate attendance information: https://bit.ly?NEC-SAAM
Student participation in this service project is at the discretion of the student’s parent/guardian and must be completed outside of school hours. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining student safety. Parents/guardians should contact the nonprofit directly with any questions and/or concerns.
