Maxwell Elementary PTA

Lou Ann Cavenee-Ramos

Administrator/Community Support Coordinator

Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership

859-233-9849 x231

lramos@prichardcommittee.org

 CIPL Focused on STEM Areas Seeks Parent Participants

             LEXINGTON, KY – A grant from the J. Graham Brown Foundation to the Prichard Committee will fund a special Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership (CIPL) focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics.  This institute will be implemented in partnership with the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science and The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University.

The institute will be conducted Sept. 17-18, Oct. 22-23, and Nov. 19-20 in Louisville, KY to provide leadership training and support parents to advocate for improved science and math education in their schools.

The Commonwealth Institute's curriculum focuses on training parents to better understand Kentucky's standards-based educational system, accountability system, leadership skills as well as planning and strategic development of a project to implement as a partner with their schools to improve student achievement.

The cost of the program – instruction, supplies, meals and lodging – is covered by the J. Graham Brown Foundation grant. Applications are now being accepted from across the state of Kentucky, class size is limited to 30 parents.  To apply or receive more information, visit www.cipl.org or call Lou Ann Cavenee-Ramos at (859) 233-9849, ext. 231.

CIPL, entering its twelfth year of nationally acclaimed parent training, is an arm of The Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence.