The Parents Plus e-newsletter is a monthly resource for professionals and parents. It contains timely links from all over the web in the areas of parenting, cradle-to-college education and healthy family relationships.
The First 100 Days: Milwaukee Public Schools Report
On July 1, 2010, Gregory E. Thornton, Ed.D., took the oath as Superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools, saying, “Let’s go to work!” That invitation quickly became a mantra for representatives of the MPS administration, who aligned their work to three clear goals:
1. Student achievement
2. Effective and efficient operations
3. Student and family support
The First 100 Days is a list of the work that has been accomplished to date, and the “next step”- activities that are planned or underway.
Great Families Mean Great Schools: PIRC Outcome Data 2008-2009
This report was designed to tell the story of a unique set of statewide programs, Parental Information and Resource Centers (PIRC), who are working to engage families in improving the education of their children and building homeschool partnerships. This story provides a transparent picture of program and outcome data, in an effort to evaluate and continuously improve PIRC services. Parents Plus has been serving families as Wisconsin's PIRC since 1995. Parents Plus works to enhance parental involvement for increased student achievement.
