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District outlines 2025-26 parent engagement events and advisory groups
Summary
District staff presented the districtwide family engagement calendar for 2025–26 — back-to-school fair, curriculum nights, fall festival, Parent University, Las Rosadas and Black History Month events — and summarized parent advisory groups including BPAC, AAPA and EA Dads.
District family-engagement staff presented a calendar of districtwide and school-level parent engagement activities for the 2025–26 school year and described advisory groups supporting bilingual and cultural family engagement.
Presenters (identified as Martinez and Diaz in the transcript) listed major district events: a back-to-school fair on Aug. 9 (where "a little over 3,000 backpacks" were distributed), curriculum nights in September, a fall festival on Oct. 3, Parent University on Nov. 8, Las Rosadas on Dec. 6, and a Black History Month celebration on Feb. 26. The presenters said each school will continue to host coffee-with-the-principal sessions, parent-liaison trainings and parent-teacher conferences throughout the year.
The presentation described advisory groups and their focuses: the African American Parent Association (AAPA) to foster engagement and celebrate cultural identity; EA Dads to strengthen father engagement; and the Bilingual Parent Advisory Council (BPAC), led by Dr. Rita Guzman, to empower bilingual parents with resources and leadership opportunities. Staff also said a new student-services parent group will be introduced at the September BPAC meeting to preview the student services plan for 2025–26.
Presenters said parent liaisons act as a bridge between families and schools and support navigation of resources. No questions were raised during the presentation; the item was informational.
