Connecting with Families of Diverse Backgrounds

Presenters:
Brian K. Perkins, CUBE Steering Committee Immediate Past Chair; Board President, New Haven (CT) Public School District; and Professor, Department of Organization and Leadership, Columbia University Teachers College
Robert Parks, Board Member, Broward County (FL) Public Schools
Merrie Meyers Kershaw, APR, Fellow PRSA, Director, Community Involvement, Broward County (FL) Public Schools

Parents from Miami-Dade County (FL) Public Schools:
Eduardo Pradel, President of the Devon Aire K-8 PTA
Cheri Ball, Miami Palmetto Feeder Pattern Representative

This session explored how urban school districts are practicing innovative methods to reach out to parents of many different ethnic heritages and cultures.