Parent Center - Tidye Phillips School

GET INVOLVED...BE INVOLVED...& STAY INVOLVED!!!

1401 East 13th Place
Ford Heights, IL 60411
Phone: (708) 758-6042
Fax: (708) 758-6097

Parent Center Directors

Nicole Conway-Fason, Home School Coordinator

Adelia Jones, Promise Plus Pre-K Parent Assistant

Parent Center Yearly Timeline of Events

Strong Parental Involvement is the key to the internal success of Ford Heights Elementary Schools, District 169. The Parent Center is a resource center where parents are welcome to congregate, obtain referrals and receive the necessary training and support to be their child(s) first teachers. The Parent Center doors are open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

PTO Meeting Dates

PTO Meetings are held one Thursday after School Board Meetings at 11:00 a.m. in the Parent Center located in Tidye A. Phillips School.

November 13, 2008 December 11, 2008 January 15, 2009

March 12, 2009 April 9, 2009 May 7, 2009

Parent Center Activities

• Child Find (Dial R Screenings)
• Promise Plus Pre-Kindergarten Round Up (Recruitment)
• Village Back To School Fest
• District-Wide Early Registration Days
• Promise Plus Pre-K Mandatory Orientation Meeting
• Title I N.C.L.B. (No Child Left Behind) Parent Conference
• P.T.O. Meetings (Monthly)
• Parent Book Club Meetings (Monthly)
• Parent Workshops (Weekly)
• Home Visits
• Family Read Nights
• Parent Institute Days at South Suburban College
• Parent & Child Field Experiences
• Parent Volunteer Training Program
• Lending Book/Toy Library
• CEDA Headstart Transitioning Workshops

Play Group Dates 2008-09

SPEED EARLY LEARNING CENTER Family Enrichment Program Chicago Heights, IL 60411	Contact: Kathey Chvostal at (708) 481-6101
November 13, 2008 – 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. December 18, 2008 – 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. January 23, 2009 - 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. February 12, 2009 – 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.	March 19, 2009 – 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. April 23, 2009 – 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. May 7, 2009 – 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The Play Group Sessions will be offered for children ages Birth to 3 and their families in the Parent Center Child Care Room. If you have any further questions or concerns please call Nicole Conway at (708) 758-6042.

Collaborative Agreements & Business Partners

Action For Children CEDA Headstart Aunt Martha’s Glenwood/Lynwood Public Library Embracing Your Future Organization Trinity Evangelical Christian Church, Monee, IL Ford Heights Public Library District

Boy’s & Girl’s Club of Chicago (Ford Heights Branch) Govenor’s State University Prairie State College New Faith Baptist Church International Matteson On U Corporation Illinois Strengthening Families

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