The Parent Coalition meets monthly at Oakland Family Services-114 Orchard Lake Road-Pontiac. Parenting topics and advocacy activities differ each month. Please see a list of upcoming meeting dates and topics. below:
| Meeting Date |
Parenting Topic |
Advocacy Activity |
| Thursday, March 18th |
Kindergarten Readiness
Preschool Standards
Celebrate Parent Awareness-Oakland's Poster Distribution
|
Intro to white paper; Advocacy practice exercise
|
| Wednesday, April 21st |
Strengthening Families |
Star Power Preparation
Advocacy Practice Activity
Local white paper on Early Childhood
|
| May 1/May 19 |
Parent Conference 5/01/10
Start Power Rally 5/19/10
|
Advocacy table; Message in a Bottle activity; Voter Registration Table; Advocacy breakout workshop
Advocate to elected officials
|
| Tuesday, June 1 |
Families Engaging the Education System
Advocacy Skills
|
Update state candidate list
Review Star Power
Candidate Response to Survey Summary
|
| Wednesday, July 14 |
Early Education Convention |
Attend event and participate in public rally |
| Saturday, August 14 |
Annual Parent Coalition Family Picnic
Kindergarten Readiness Skills
|
Meet the Candidates
Families engaged in learing while having fun
Voter registration cards
State budget updates
|
| Wednesday, September 8 |
Team Building |
How will early education issues be effected by the 2010 election; state budget update and candidate contacts; election and primary tracking; advocacy 102 |