PPS-SF : "Unido y Visibles" Event

Our own Rachel Norton penned this week's School Beat column promoting PPS-SF's Latino Parent Club's "Unido y Visibles" event which will be held next Saturday, February 3rd, at Cesar Chavez Elementary School:

The PPS Latino Parent Club was the brainchild of PPS Outreach Coordinator, Daisy Hernandez. Early on, Daisy noticed that Latino Parents were dropping their kids off at school and standing outside. She began to encourage them to come in. "This is your home," she would remind them. Last March, Daisy organized a celebration of Latino parents at James Lick Middle School, inviting them to make the school their home, have some coffee, enjoy good food and network with other parents. It was a huge success! The PPS Latino Parent Club has since grown to over 100 participants, representing over 26 schools. Parents now gather monthly to network together and receive training about parent involvement and serving on a school's English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC).