Voices of the District: Meredith Schecter
Meredith Schecter is a first grade teacher at the Charles W. Henry School in Mt. Airy. While it is her third year at Henry, she’s been a...
SAC Members Learn about Analyzing School Data at SAC Academy Workshop
At the April SAC Academy Workshop, SAC members learned about the importance of looking at school data before making any decisions around...
Roosevelt Elementary School: Putting the FAMILY in Family Engagement
Ginger Glass is always moving. In a single hour, she might call multiple organizations and convince them to donate prizes and food for...
Introducing: SAC Academy!
For the first time, School Advisory Councils are mandatory in the District (starting in school year 2016 – 2017), meaning that there are...
Families Share Insight on New Report Card Format
The Office of Family and Community Engagement (FACE) knows that when it comes to making important decisions that will affect the lives of...
Voices of the District: Sonia Cooper
Sonia Cooper is the proud mother of Daresha Cooper, an eleventh grader at Kensington Creative and Performing Arts High School. Ms....
Grant Alert! SAC Members, Bring Wellness Programs to Your School
Action for Healthy Kids will award approximately 600 schools with Game On grants for the 2017-2018 school year. These grants provide...
Inside a SAC Meeting: Edwin M. Stanton School
On Tuesday, February 28, the Edwin M. Stanton School had not one, but two School Advisory Council (SAC) meetings for the Stanton...
Best Practices: Building relationships, Using Creativity to Engage Families in SAC
Building a School Advisory Council—or any family/community group for that matter—takes a lot of work. SACs include all stakeholders:...
Victoria Trower, SAC Champion for Sullivan School
When Victoria Trower, a new parent at James J. Sullivan School saw "SAC Meeting" on the school's monthly calendar, she was intrigued. "So...
