Education Initiative Education Initiative CouncilCouncil

““A Highway To Education”A Highway To Education”SeminarSeminar

Thursday, November 2, 2006Thursday, November 2, 2006

6:30 pm6:30 pm~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Train up a child in the way he should go: when he is Train up a child in the way he should go: when he is

old, old, he will not depart from it. (proverb 22:6)he will not depart from it. (proverb 22:6)

Education Initiative CouncilEducation Initiative CouncilMission StatementMission Statement

The Education Initiative Council (EIC) willThe Education Initiative Council (EIC) will

operate as:operate as:

a cooperative effort to enhance the a cooperative effort to enhance the educationaleducational

experience of the parents and students of experience of the parents and students of thethe

Pentecostal Church of God of Lincoln, Inc. Pentecostal Church of God of Lincoln, Inc.

Education Initiative CouncilEducation Initiative CouncilMission StatementMission Statement

This effort will be accomplished by assessing This effort will be accomplished by assessing thethe

needs, implementing programs, seeking outneeds, implementing programs, seeking outresources and providing information and resources and providing information and

supportsupportfor the families. for the families. The EIC will create an atmosphere of familiarityThe EIC will create an atmosphere of familiarityand comfort for families of primary, secondary,and comfort for families of primary, secondary,and post-secondary students as they transition and post-secondary students as they transition through the educational process.through the educational process.

EIC Team LeadersEIC Team Leaders

Bishop Marion L. HendricksBishop Marion L. HendricksAdvisorAdvisor

Elder Willie G. ThomasElder Willie G. ThomasChairChair

TIER - I TODDLER – 6th

Brother Michael BrowneBrother Michael Browne

Mother Charlotta CartwrightMother Charlotta Cartwright

Missionary Pamela MorrisonMissionary Pamela Morrison

TIER - II7th – 9th

Brother Carlton CartwrightBrother Carlton Cartwright

Missionary Knita CartwrightMissionary Knita Cartwright

Sister Jamie DickersonSister Jamie Dickerson

Sister Tonya BakerSister Tonya Baker

TIER - IIITIER - III1010thth – 1 – 1stst yr College yr College

Elder Willie ThomasElder Willie Thomas

Missionary Lenore CartwrightMissionary Lenore Cartwright

Missionary Cassandra ShockleyMissionary Cassandra Shockley

Sister Henrietta SavageSister Henrietta Savage

Tier ITier IHelping Our Children Helping Our Children

Succeed!Succeed!

Parental Involvement!Parental Involvement!To help improve the chances of your child success in school, it is important that you become involved! You are your child’s first teacher, and it’s important that they feel that education is important to you!

Tier I Focal PointsTier I Focal Points

The general goal for Tier one is to help empower parents and their children with the tools and knowledge necessary to make each school year a successful one.

Each session will have a specific topic covered that offers insight of its importance in helping children succeed in school, tips to help implement or use the information, and resources to help enhance the concepts discussed.

Future Session Topics Future Session Topics

• HomeworkHomework – This is a very important – This is a very important extension of the school day. Homework help extension of the school day. Homework help students practice lessons. It is also a great students practice lessons. It is also a great tool to help keep parents informed of what tool to help keep parents informed of what their children are learning at school. their children are learning at school.

• Parental RightsParental Rights – Parents that are well – Parents that are well informed of their rights in relations to school informed of their rights in relations to school policies and procedures have a stronger voice policies and procedures have a stronger voice in making positive change in their child’s in making positive change in their child’s school and seeing that their child receives a school and seeing that their child receives a high quality education.high quality education.

Future Session TopicsFuture Session Topics• Having Positive and Successful Having Positive and Successful

Parent – Teacher ConferencesParent – Teacher Conferences – It is – It is very important to have conferences with very important to have conferences with your child’s teacher often. This can be a your child’s teacher often. This can be a great opportunity for you and the great opportunity for you and the teacher to share ideas and concerns to teacher to share ideas and concerns to help you child in school. Make sure to help you child in school. Make sure to meet with all the teachers that work meet with all the teachers that work with your child!with your child!

• Readiness to Read and ReadingReadiness to Read and Reading – This – This session will cover tips on how to help session will cover tips on how to help young children obtain skills to prepare young children obtain skills to prepare them to read, as well as motivate older them to read, as well as motivate older children to read for enjoyment. The children to read for enjoyment. The stronger a student can read, generally stronger a student can read, generally the more successful they are in school.the more successful they are in school.

Future Session TopicsFuture Session Topics• TestingTesting – This session will focus on how to – This session will focus on how to

prepare children for all forms of testing that prepare children for all forms of testing that they will encounter and the purpose of testing. they will encounter and the purpose of testing. This includes teacher made test, county/state This includes teacher made test, county/state assessments, and standardize test.assessments, and standardize test.

• No Child Left Behind (NCLB)No Child Left Behind (NCLB) – The focus of – The focus of this session is to help bring an understand of this session is to help bring an understand of the purpose of NCLB, how it impacts schools, the purpose of NCLB, how it impacts schools, and the impact on students. It will also cover and the impact on students. It will also cover key terms associated with this act. key terms associated with this act.

• Nutrition and HealthNutrition and Health – This session will look – This session will look at how proper nutrition and physical activities at how proper nutrition and physical activities can help to improve your child’s ability with can help to improve your child’s ability with their academic performance. Studies show their academic performance. Studies show that with healthy eating habits, and physical that with healthy eating habits, and physical activities student can concentrate more, and activities student can concentrate more, and behaviors associated with ADHD are behaviors associated with ADHD are diminished.diminished.

Parents Get Parents Get Involved!Involved!

Being involved in your child’s education helps them to do well in school. In addition, your involvement helps to improve the quality of education that is provided.

Tier III Tier III Helping Our Children Helping Our Children

Succeed!Succeed!

Education Initiative CouncilTier III Focal Points

To form a partnership with parents and students

To aid them in the process of obtaining a post-secondary

educationeducation

To accomplish this, the Tier III team To accomplish this, the Tier III team leaders will:leaders will:

• coordinate college and job fair tourscoordinate college and job fair tours- Taking the student to the informationTaking the student to the information

• plan events to help students plan events to help students understand the “real college life” understand the “real college life” - “ - “ Real Talk” Sessions – knowing what to Real Talk” Sessions – knowing what to

expectexpect• Having current college students or recent Having current college students or recent

graduates share their college experiencesgraduates share their college experiences

• schedule financial aid and schedule financial aid and scholarship workshops or inform scholarship workshops or inform parents/students when and where parents/students when and where they are being offeredthey are being offered– What will it cost me to send my child to What will it cost me to send my child to

collegecollege– When to apply for scholarships, When to apply for scholarships,

financial aidfinancial aid– Importance of doing volunteer workImportance of doing volunteer work

• assist students with college entry assist students with college entry testing such as SAT and ACTtesting such as SAT and ACT– scheduling study group sessionsscheduling study group sessions

• distribute pertinent information via distribute pertinent information via various communication devicesvarious communication devices– email, telephone, bulletin boards, email, telephone, bulletin boards,

announcements, etc.announcements, etc.

Tier III believes that parental Tier III believes that parental involvement is the involvement is the

key to any child’s overall success; key to any child’s overall success; therefore Tier therefore Tier

III will work closely with parents and III will work closely with parents and students.students.

Tip # 201 ~ Seek Counsel

Tip # 20 ~ Don’t Be Afraid To Ask Questions

Tip # 02 – Take Time To Have Fun!

Tip # 001 ~ Take Advantage of Free

Information!

NO CHILD OF GODNO CHILD OF GODLEFT BEHIND!LEFT BEHIND!