HOT TOPICS: ROUND TABLES
TOPIC: BEST STRATEGIES TO CONNECT WITH PARENTS
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Trades sampler for parents (gr 5-7) to empower parents as career coaches
Link ‘trade’ with ‘tech’ to reduce stigma. Eg. ‘robotics, drones, composites’
Social Media Place for Parents to involve parents trades persons as advocates
Reality show about tradespersons!
Plan
a. a parent/child even and build a project to take home- local trades to assists (pro-d day
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Strongly Encourage’ parents to attend meeting to discuss trades/parents or SSA student
speaker
Survey students to find out who has trades in family-reach out to parents
PAC meetings with Younger Years (more parents)
Follow up with students and parents who attend trades on ‘take your child to work day’
Work of mouth -> networking
Bring back classroom interview nights to show work
Develop an Ap to share info with parents