Learning Leaders group promotes parental involvement
Middle School Success program reaches nearly 400 families
The key to a successful student is to have a parent who is fully involved in the child’s education according to Learning Leaders, a non-profit organization that seeks to get moms and dads engaged in what goes on in the classroom.
Six Brooklyn public schools are currently taking part in the Middle School Success Program, a city-wide initiative sponsored by Learning Leaders to provide help and guidance to families so that kids can succeed in middle school and beyond.
Under the program, Learning Leaders works directly with families of students from fifth to eighth grade at a series of after-school workshops to tackle achievement gaps that might emerge during these grades. The program focuses on family engagement and is unique in that it works with students and parents together, according to Learning Leaders.
The participating schools are: P.S. 203 in Flatlands, P.S. 213 in East New York, P.S. 221 in Crown Heights, Middle School 50 in Greenpoint, P.S./I.S. 262 in Bedford-Stuyvesant and the Van Siclen Community School in East New York. The program is reaching nealry 400 families, according to Learning Leaders.