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PIN Notebooks and Parent Meetings. PIN Notebook. Please make sure all items on checklist are in the PIN notebook each month.
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PIN Notebook • Please make sure all items on checklist are in the PIN notebook each month. • All postings and handouts given to parent must go in PIN notebook- Make sure the handouts given by Education, Health. Fatherhood Information-etc-- all go into PIN notebook each month. • Policy Council – Place page in PIN Notebook regarding Where you can find information.
Parent Meeting • Send a flyer out one (1) week prior to parent meeting, send out another flyer three (3) days before the parent committee meeting and sent one out the day of meeting. • Place the date sent out on the corner of page and 1st notice, 2nd notice, 3rd notice on flyer. The following information will be provided on the Parent Meeting notice: • Date, • Time, • Location, • If refreshments, or food is being served, • Child care availability and • Information about the agenda and training being provided
Parent Meeting • Make sure Chairperson is running the meeting. • Assist as needed. • A quorum shall be established by the members present. Parent Committee meetings are for parents/guardians of children enrolled. Therefore, in accordance with Robert’s Rule of Order, the members present establish a quorum. • What is a quorum?--- What if Chairperson is only person at meeting?
Parent Meeting Agenda • Do not change agenda topics- go over all topics on agenda. • Can add topics to agenda. • Help chairperson complete agenda and have chairperson and FSW initial agenda once completed. • Make sure site name and date are put on agenda. • Add speakers name and organization along with person responsible for each item.
Meeting Minutes • Please make sure and use new meeting minutes form on Internet. • Make sure minutes can be read and that two (2) sets of minutes are completed. One by secretary and one by staff.
Parent Trainings • Parent Committee Meetings are to provide information and training opportunities to the families of the Head Start/Early Head Start, other parents and other interested persons in the following areas: • Child Development and child outcomes • Parenting skills • Prevention and reporting child abuse and neglect • Family literacy • Medical, Dental, Nutrition, and Mental Health Services • Community advocacy • Transition activities • If one of your speakers has cancelled or you have not completed a training this year on one of the following items- please reschedule speaker and have more than one speaker at that meeting.