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Know&Tell Grants Willy Santos, father of three Bennett-Kew students, has become better at communicating. "Before, I would ask, 'How was school? Do you have homework?' I thought I was communicating, but I wasn't." Now Santos asks open-ended questions and looks for behavior and facial cues to see how his children's day really went at school. Hearing a psychologist speak on child development helped him to understand what his children may be going through developmentally and emotionally. "Parent University taught me how to talk to my children, and how to encourage them to do better. Instead of just asking them if they have homework, we sit at the table and do homework. We read together almost every night. My schedule is kind of tight, but I make time." While it's too soon to tell whether API scores are improving, teachers say they are seeing success. "I've a positive thing," says Kelly seen results in my students Iwamoto, who volunteers whose parents came to the at Parent University. workshops," says Adriana "Despite negative things Perez, a kindergarten happening to us, we know teacher. "You see progwe're making Parent University ress in those students when a difference." taught me how parents practice things with ITA members reapplied them at home that are learned to talk to my for the IFT grant and plan here. All parents want to help children, and how to extend the pilot program their children succeed; they to encourage them to other district school sites just need information on how in the future. to do better. to make it happen." "It's clear we are building a true, collaborative partnerParent University's instruc- W I L LY S A N T O S ship with parents, founded tors are ITA members who on trust and honesty," says Iwamoto. volunteer their time; some do not even "There is definitely more work to be done, teach at Bennett-Kew. Unfortunately, Inglewood Unified School District is the more relationships to build and more walls to break down. But in Inglewood, we're lowest-paying district in Los Angeles doing it one step at a time. Our journey is County and was taken over by the state just beginning." for mismanagement. "Under dismal conditions, we're doing "La Verne provided the tools to make me an effective educator." Credentials and Certificates § § § § § § § § § Multiple and Single Subject Administrative Services CTEL Education Counseling/PPS School Psychology/PPS Special Education: Mild/Moderate Reading and Language Arts Child Life Specialist New Learning Technology Bachelors § Liberal Studies § Child Development Masters § § § § § § § § Educational Leadership School Counseling School Psychology Special Education Reading Special Emphasis Child Life Child Development (also online) Doctoral § Organizational Leadership (Ed.D.) WASC accredited, CCTC and NCATE approved. Programs offered at campuses throughout California. Contact for more information: College of Education and Organizational Leadership 1950 Third Street La Verne, CA 91750 laverne.edu 877-GO-TO-ULV degreeinfo@laverne.edu Educator 09 Sep 2013 v3.6 int.indd 18 Natasha Burrell M.Ed. Special Emphasis/Credential 2010 M.S. Educational Counseling/ PPS Credential 2014 6th Grade Math and ELA Teacher 9/3/13 2:25 PM