Format
Individual Presentation
First Presenter's Institution
Gilead Consulting Group
Second Presenter's Institution
N/A
Third Presenter's Institution
N/A
Fourth Presenter's Institution
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Fifth Presenter's Institution
N/A
Location
Session 1 (Ballroom A)
Strand #1
Academic Achievement & School Leadership
Relevance
Presenter will provide.
Brief Program Description
Parental involvement is one of the leading indicators of students’ academic achievement. The lack of parental support often found within the African-American and Latino communities has often contributed to suspensions, expulsions, and truancy. This interactive seminar will provide participants with useful strategies that can be used to increase the level of parental involvement and also help parents understand the importance of their role in their children’s academic success.
Summary
Parental involvement is one of the leading indicators of students’ academic achievement. The lack of parental support often found within the African-American and Latino communities has often contributed to suspensions, expulsions, and truancy. This interactive seminar will provide participants with useful strategies that can be used to increase the level of parental involvement and also help parents understand the importance of their role in their children’s academic success.
Evidence
Presenter will provide.
Biographical Sketch
Reverend Timothy Allen is a nationally recognized lecturer on urban issues. Born and raised in the city of Boston, he began his career in the corporate world, experiencing success in engineering, sales and executive recruiting. His heart for the plight of troubled youth drove him to begin working directly with this population as his vocation. For more than 20 years, he has worked with high-risk youth and their families. He has pioneered strategies to assist youth in re-integrating into their home communities and has designed and delivered training for families to help them support their children. His innovations have caught the attention of law enforcement agencies, schools, community-based organizations, and faith-based organizations, for which he is a regular speaker, trainer and consultant. Rev. Allen is also the senior pastor of the Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, an urban ministry that focuses on restoring broken families.
Presentation Year
2019
Start Date
3-4-2019 10:30 AM
End Date
3-4-2019 11:45 AM
Recommended Citation
Allen, Timothy, "Increasing African-American and Latino Parental Involvement in School" (2019). National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference. 116.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2019/2019/116
Increasing African-American and Latino Parental Involvement in School
Session 1 (Ballroom A)
Parental involvement is one of the leading indicators of students’ academic achievement. The lack of parental support often found within the African-American and Latino communities has often contributed to suspensions, expulsions, and truancy. This interactive seminar will provide participants with useful strategies that can be used to increase the level of parental involvement and also help parents understand the importance of their role in their children’s academic success.
