2007/2008 Parent Involvement Traveling
Trophy Award
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| Sweetwater Union High School: Left-Right: Parents Honoria Saenz and Dolores Meyer, Superintendent Dr. Jesus M. Gandara, Board President Pearl Quiñones and Categorical Director Nancy Stubbs. |
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SWEETWATER UNION HIGH SCHOOL IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY
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Immediate Release Contact: Lillian Leopold
August 19, 2008 (619) 691-5578 Sweetwater District Wins County Parent Participation Trophy
Beating out much larger districts, the Sweetwater Union High School District won the traveling trophy recently for having high parent participation. In fact, the Sweetwater District swept most of the awards given by the San Diego County Title I Parent Association.
The Sweetwater District had 29 parents, staff and administrators attend the second annual Title I Parent Advisory conference held in May at the Hilton Harbor Island. The three-day training offered dozens of workshops and seminars on such topics as how to be a more effective parent at home and at school, classroom management for teachers and following federal funding guidelines for school administrators.
“Parents have been, and always will be, our students’ first teachers,” said Sweetwater Board President Pearl Quińones. “We are delighted that so many of our parents have taken the time to learn new ways of helping their children succeed in school.”
The district snatched the traveling trophy from the San Diego Unified School District because the number of Sweetwater conference attendees represented 20 percent of the total number attending the conference, said conference organizer and association President Diane Haney.
In addition to the traveling trophy, nine Sweetwater District principals received the Front Line Principals award because of their family-friendly campuses. Schools were judged upon the ease of navigation for their school website and the friendliness of their front-office staff. Schools given the recognition were: Hilltop High, Montgomery Middle, National City Middle, Otay Ranch High, Palomar High, Southwest Middle, Sweetwater High, Alternative Education and Chula Vista Adult School.
“Sweetwater really stepped up and took every award we had,” Haney said.
The San Diego County Title I Parent Association formed in 2007 as an avenue to bring together hard-to-reach parents. Its formula for parent participation is now a model for the state.
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