Middletown School Family Resource Programs
Working Together to Strengthen The Ties
Between Schools and Families
The Family Resource Center (FRC) exists to encourage family-school-community partnerships. Schools, families and communities all contribute to student success. The best results come when all three work together. The Family Resource Centers provide programs that support student success and help adults coordinate their efforts to promote learning. A Family Resource Center provides a comfortable environment within the school setting where family members can grow with each other and interact positively with the school.
OUR GOALS:
- To promote high academic achievement among all learners.
- To provide a supportive environment at school where parent involvement is encouraged.
- To build and nurture school-home partnerships that support family literacy possibilities
- To articulate strategies designed to expand upon a family's strengths in creating language and literacy rich environments for their young children.
- To increase children's readiness for school entrance.
- To provide Information and Referral with followup support.
- To provide parenting workshops and specific meetings on topics requested by parents and/or teachers.
- Offer students a range of recreational and educational opportunities that support positive relationships with peers and adults.
- Develop networks that build upon existing community resources and link with the school
- To increase availability of high-quality child -care (preschool and /or school-age before-and-after school).
- To enhance student achievement
Programs Offered:
Parents As Teachers: All parents are their child's first teachers. Come join us to receive information and guidance about your child's development and emerging skills. Develop a true partnership between parents and school.
Play & Learn Groups: Families and children ages birth to five are invited to attend group meetings For more information call 638-3742.
Personal Visits: Families who may be interested in information specific to their own child can arrange for a personal visit. Call Maureen Partyka at 638-3742
Home Day Care Providers: Call to schedule a personal visit. Frc staff will share activities, materials and support. To schedule a music and movement class or story time with your group call Traci at 347-0869.
People Empowering People Program: (PEP) Join our volunteer groups.. "Volunteer" not only means those who come to school during the day, but also those who support school goals and children's learning in many ways. PEP is an Action Team for partnerships
FRC Family Literacy Activities: The Family Resource Centers offers directly or in collaboration with other agencies, programs that support parents as full partners in the educational process for their children. Programs include: Parent Leadership Programs, Parent Resource Library, Special Family Events, Family education workshops/activities, Raising Readers Parent Club, Parent and child activities and support groups.
Adult Education Parenting and Family Literacy: Programs are coordinated by the Middletown Adult Education. Adult Education offers continuing education classes such as GED, ESL, EDP and Evenstart.
Information and Referral To:
After School Programs
School Age Child Care
School Readiness and Early Childhood Programs
Give us a call!!!
Maureen Partyka
Middletown Family Resource Program Coordinator
Tel. 860-638-3742 partykam@mps1.org
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