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Local parent-leadership groups outline 11-week training, push for community conversations
Summary
Representatives from Washington Family Engagement and LENTI presented programs the DEI Commission says could boost parent civic engagement, offering an 11‑week virtual course in English and Spanish and local community conversations to surface needs.
Representatives of Washington Family Engagement and the Latino Education Training Institute (LENTI) told the Mountlake Terrace Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commission that their parent-leadership programs give caregivers tools to engage with schools and local government.
April, a presenter for Washington Family Engagement, described an 11-week course the organization offers three times a year in English and Spanish. “Parents are an expert on their children, and educators are experts in education,” April said, describing the program’s goal of elevating parents as partners in…
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