Event: Effective Strategies for Connecting Schools with Families & Community

Learn and discuss effective strategies for connecting schools to families and the community with educator Karen Mapp. Mapp is a lecturer at Harvard Graduate School of Education and former deputy superintendent of family and community engagement at Boston Public Schools. She specializes in educational leadership and partnerships and co-authored "Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family-School Partnerships."

All parents, school staff and community members are welcome. This FREE event is Wednesday, May 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at PCC Cascade Campus, 705 N. Killingsworth, in the Moriarty Arts and Humanities Building, Room 104. Lunch will be provided. THis event is sponsored by PPS and Portland Community College.

To RSVP, contact Candice Ysasaga, 503-916-2000 x71582 or email cysasaga@pps.k12.or.us.