Kids & Family

Newark Public Schools Host Districtwide Parent Conference

Parents, teachers, administrators meet for series of workshops

Hundreds of Newark Public Schools families gathered for the district’s 27th annual Title I Citywide Parent Conference at the Airport Marriott Hotel, a session during which parents and caregivers learned more about One Newark, a plan to ensure a quality education for all of the district’s 44,000 students.

NPS Superintendent Cami Anderson welcomed participants and stressed the importance of partnerships between schools and parents. “We are partners in ensuring that our children strive for excellence: Newark Public Schools delivers and you deliver,” she said, adding, “Parents are their children’s first teachers: praise them when they do the right thing, converse with them, ensure there are books at home and that they read a lot, ensure they go to bed on time, that they eat the right foods, attend school, and support them, especially through the challenges.”

Following Anderson was the conference’s first-time student keynote speaker Jordan D. Thomas.  A University High School senior who is the Student Representative on the NPS Advisory Board, Mr. Thomas spoke of how supportive parents helped him become a successful student.  “Parents are a powerful force in shaping student success.  My parents always encouraged me and attended school events, which was essential to me being who I am today.”

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Parents attended a variety of workshops, including sessions on addressing the needs of ESL learners, increasing parental involvement, issues related to special-needs students and improving early childhood education.


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