National African American Parent Involvement Day Monday aims to address achievement gap
Events scheduled for National African American Parent Involvement Day on Monday, Feb. 10 aim to encourage parents to be more involved in their children's education.
Though the annual event is aimed particularly at parents of African American children, it's an open call to all parents to be more engaged with their students' teachers and educational future.
Particularly for African American students, one of the goals of NAAPID is to address the achievement gap.
At Tappan Middle School in Ann Arbor, parents are invited to accompany their students to class Monday.
There will be a free lunch and guest speaker in Tappan's media center from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday as well as a part of NAAPID.
Monday night, students from public school districts across Washtenaw County will come together in a talent showcase.
The event at Skyline High School's Performing Arts Center at 2552 North Maple Road in Ann Arbor begins 5:30 p.m. Monday with refreshments. The student talent program begins at 6:30 p.m. Monday.
The theme of the NAAPID at Night event is "Parents, Schools and Communities Working Together."
“We are excited to have five school districts throughout Washtenaw County School Districts participating with NAAPID at Night, we would like to see additional school districts send their talents to participate," said NAAPID at Night chairwoman Shoshana DeMaria in a statement. “The quality and diversity of our student talent is amazing. We are expecting another enthusiastic turnout and look forward to another night of fun, food and fabulous entertainment.”
The event at Skyline is free and open to the public.
Amy Biolchini is the K-12 education reporter for The Ann Arbor News. Reach her atamybiolchini@mlive.com, (734) 623-2552 or on Twitter. Find all Washtenaw County K-12 education stories on MLive.com.
