Parent Involvement Is Needed More than Ever

PAGE for Schools is here to help

Need to Foster Greater Parent Involvement in Your School?

When parents are involved - good schools become great schools. This manifests itself in their own student's achievement & improving the education system affecting the local school community.

  • Our communities are diverse in terms of needs, ethnicity, history and community - recognizing different circumstances and ways to reach out to parents to support them to take on leadership opportunities in their local school and school board.
  • Parents need increased awareness of school activities and initiatives - there are many ways at various levels to be or get involved.
  • Parents need to understand how to advocate for themselves & their child to address local needs and systemic barriers in the school community.
  • Parents need to know how to make their voices heard, with diplomocacy and political activism when necessary.

    At PAGE, we want to drive Parental Advocacy and Growing Engagement in our publicly funded elementary & secondary schools

    • Why Parent Involvement Matters

    Improved Student Achievement

    Better Learning & Outcomes

    Accountability Within the School Board

    Transparency & Responsiveness

    Better Schools

    Building & Fostering Community

    Featured Speaker - John Del Grande

    For over 20 years, John has been a parent advocate pushing for accountability, transparency and equality. He has sought to empower & train Parent Councils and overall grow parent leaders

    2020-2023

    OAPCE | TCDSB

  • Regional Director

  • Parent Adovcate

  • CPIC Liasion

    Advocating on behalf of parent needs and participating in driving action at the Board level and accross the province
    • 2018-2023

    Parent Involvement Committee - Board Level | TCDSB

  • Chairman

  • Vice-Chair

  • Member

  • Advisor

    Original author of the Parent Involvement & Parent Enagagement Opportunities Triangles
    • 2014-2023

    Parent Council Chair - School Level | TCDSB

  • St. Agatha

  • St. Nicholas

    Enacting best practices for good local school governance and fostering parent involvement at every level
    • 2003-2014

    Elected Trustee | TCDSB

  • Chair - Budget Committee

  • Chair - Audit Committee

  • Chair - Administrative & Corporate Services Committee

  • Vice-Chair - Human Resources, Programs & Religious Affairs Committee

    Over a decade of supporting, artibrating, growing & coaching to over 100 parent councils

    • Past Speaking Engagements

    Running for School Trustee

    Parent Summits & Conferences

    Role of the Parent Council Chair

    School Council Training

    Community Delegations to Board of Trustees; Ontario MPPs

    Getting Your Message Heard

    The Ministry of Education Prioritizes Parent Involvement

    The Government of Ontario knows that good schools become great schools when parents are engaged in their children's education

  • identify barriers to parent engagement and found local solutions to help more parents be involved
  • Demonstrating respect for parents as valued partners within the education system regarding decisions about their child’s education

    The Ontario Ministry of Education provides each school funding each year through PIF - (Parent Involvement Funds) & PRO (Parent Reaching Out) grants to allow local parent council's to provide resources, speakers, activities to foster parent involvement.

    • Formats Available To Your School Community

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    Other Parent Resoures & Organizations