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AEMP Parent Community Representatives

As an AEMP Parent Community Representative (PCR), you are the person who brings together parents, teachers and school administrators to form partnerships around increasing student literacy and overall achievement in school. You are the glue that holds the partnership together.

Your responsibilities are many and varied. Your job cannot be done alone. To be effective, you will need parent volunteers and support from AEMP staff, teachers and school administrators. You will have many opportunities to use and expand your leadership skills as you carry out your AEMP responsibilities.

The duties of an AEMP Parent Community Representative are listed below and are grouped into four (4) categories which will be explained in the following sections:

Coordinating the Operations and Functions of the Parent Information Center
Coordinating Parent and Community Education
Participating in Educational and Leadership Development
Providing Direct Support for Classroom Instruction

COORDINATING THE OPERATIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE AEMP PARENT INFORMATION CENTER (PIC)

  1. Coordinating the daily operations of the PIC and being responsible for monitoring and maintaining equipment.
  2. Developing and maintaining the PIC Resource Library containing books and learning materials for students, parents and teachers.
  3. Actively recruiting parents to become involved in AEMP workshops, activities and other school-support functions.
  4. Participating on the School Site Implementation Team (S.I.T.).
  5. Developing and maintaining information to document PIC activities during the year for the Parent Information Center’s contribution to the School-Site Implementation Portfolio.
  6. Maintaining regular communication with the PIC Teacher Facilitator and school principal.
  7. Serving as a resource for parents at the school.



COORDINATING PARENT and COMMUNITY EDUCATION

  1. Presenting and/or coordinating educational workshops on topics that will help parents help their children improve their acquisition of Standard English.
  2. Presenting or identifying speakers for workshops on topics of interest to parents such as: Parenting, Supporting language development, Reading to your Child, Nutrition and Healthy Food Preparation, Making Cultural Items, etc.



PARTICIPATING IN EDUCATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

  1. Becoming knowledgeable of AEMP goals and program components
  2. Understanding the role of parents in literacy and language development
  3. Attending the AEMP "Parents as Partners" Summer Leadership Institute
  4. Attending Bi-monthly AEMP Parent Community Representative Educational and Training Meetings
  5. Participating in the AEMP Weekend Professional Development Conference


PROVIDING INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT

  1. Providing reading activities in the classroom and PIC for students
  2. Coordinating the AEMP Literacy Backpack Program at the school
  3. Coordinating storytellers and other cultural performances for student
  4. Developing and coordinating student classroom projects and special activities focusing on increasing cultural awareness

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE AEMP PROGRAM CONTACT:
Noma LeMoine Ph.D., Director (noma.lemoine@lausd.net)
Programs for Standard English Learners
Academic English Mastery Program
333 Beaudry, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Instructional Support Services, 25th Floor, Room-131
PHONE (213) 241-3340 FAX: (213) 241-8495