Proviso Schools to Host 'Parent University'

From Proviso Township High School District 209

Proviso Township High Schools District 209 will host a Parent University from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 10, at the district offices at Proviso Math and Science Academy, 8601 W. Roosevelt Road in Forest Park. The activity is part of the district’s parent enrichment through Title I and the Board of Education’s goal of improving stakeholder involvement.

The Parent University has been planned in collaboration between the district and the Proviso Strengthening College and Career Readiness Committee, which is a partnership among the following groups: District 209, Triton College, Community Alliance, Loyola University Medical Center, Neighborhood United Methodist Church, Casa Esperanza, and Resurrection Project.

The Parent University is a workshop designed to prepare parents to help their students in high school and beyond. Among the tentative workshop topics will be the following:

• Navigating high school.
• College and career readiness.
• Sessions specifically about Proviso East High School, Proviso West High School, and PMSA, conducted by each school’s administrators.

"High school can seem a daunting time for parents of students who have finished elementary school and middle school," said Dr. Nettie Collins-Hart, superintendent of District 209. "The Parent University is a good way for parents to be introduced to the expectations and opportunities of high school."

Sessions will be conducted in both English and Spanish. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m., followed at 9 a.m. by a panel discussion featuring parents from Proviso East, Proviso West, and PMSA. Breakout out sessions will follow the panel discussion.

The District is expecting a great turnout and encourages parents to spread the word. Parents of incoming freshmen are especially encouraged to attend.