PALs - Parents Advocate League
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TELL EVERYONE YOU SUPPORT FUNDING OUR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION: SHOW YOUR BRIGHT, GREEN RIBBONS PROUDLY ON YOUR CARS, TREES, MAILBOXES, ETC.
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Parents helping parents and their children succeed
Mission Statement:
We will inform parents of students attending public schools on ways to get the best out of their educational experience based on the individual need of each student.
What we do is to provide:
A website to help parents find answers for their child’s educational needs. This website will offer alternative advice and answers from teachers and links that the school district may be reluctant to provide. Needs are defined as all types of needs, not just special education. A one-stop informational website to answer questions parents have regarding their child’s education. A place where parents can get trusted answers to most any public education concern.
Most teachers don't become teachers for the money because their salaries can't sustain a family of four. Most teachers don't go into teaching for the free summers because that is when teachers have to keep up and pay for their continued education or find supplimental work. Most teachers become teachers to make a positive difference on a child's life.
As a first time elementary teacher, ready to change the world with my enthusiasm toward helping children learn, I was surprised with the education I received. I became an insider to the world of teaching and soon found out school districts are more concerned with money than their students and teachers needs.
I also discovered teachers have all the responsibility, but none of the control. No matter how hard I fought to get extra resources for a child, it always came down to dollars, not the needs of a child. I was not even allowed to suggest to a parent that their child should have their eyes checked. If I did, the school district was unwillingly required to pay for that service.
Eight years later, I am now a parent of a child attending a public elementary school. I thought being equiped with my teaching experience would make the journey easier. Unfortunatly, I am still frustrated and concerned.
I know other parents feel my same frustration without having the insite to education. The good news is that parents do have power to make changes in public education. We can take back the power for our students of elementary, junior high, and high school. We can work together and help teachers take control and have a voice.
I have created this website to help encourage parents to be an advocate for their child. We have the power to help change education. Let's work together.
- Julie Collier
