The Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium is delighted to announce that we have been awarded the Parental Information Resource Center (PIRC) grant for the state of Maryland. This five-year grant will enable us to help parents, community members and educators work together to address issues related to family engagement and student achievement.
The goals of the PIRC include:
- Creating school, community and parent partnerships
- Providing parents with strategies to support children's learning and
- Offering parents useful resources, including a user-friendly bilingual website, a bilingual hot line and effective techniques to navigate the policies and practices of schools.
We are establishing electronic partnerships between community-based organizations, parent groups and educators. If you know of high-quality parent resources, electronic or otherwise, please let us know. Please forward this information to postings@parentpep.org.
Contact information:
Susan Shaffer, Director
Parents as Essential Partners (PEP) Parental Information Resource Center
5272 River Road, Suite 340
Bethesda, MD 20816
301-657-7742, ext. 118
toll-free information hotline: 1-877-MD-PARENTS
e-mail: info@parentpep.org
For more information about the parent center and its programs, please visit www.parentpep.org.
