Q&A
Engagement with parent advocates and school leadership teams
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Council Member Rita Joseph inquires about the DOE's engagement with parent advocates and school leadership teams. Key points from the DOE representatives' responses:
- The DOE provides parent materials and supports a citywide wellness advisory council
- All CEC members are invited to participate in the wellness council
- Information about health education policy, curriculum, and content is shared at these meetings annually
- Student youth advocates are also included in messaging efforts
- The DOE aims for comprehensive messaging to all stakeholders, including teachers, superintendents, principals, and parents
- The messaging includes information on requirements, resources, recommended curricula, and training
- The goal is to encourage parents to be advocates for the DOE's work in health education
Rita Joseph
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Are you working with parent advocates as well?
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Are you working with, your SLT, your PTA?
Despina Zaharakis
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Absolutely.
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We, not only do we have parent materials, but we also, support the citywide wellness advisory council for the wellness policy, and all CEC members are invited to participate.
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That is run by one of our deputy, senior I'm sorry.
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Our our senior director.
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And health education policy, curriculum, content, the importance is shared at those meetings and annually.
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And we also have, student youth advocates that we also share the same sort of messaging.
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And I think we try to be as comprehensive as possible.
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The messaging to everyone is, this is what they require this is what the why.
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These are the requirements.
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These are the resources.
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These are the required, you know, recommended curricula.
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And this is the training.
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So everything is just a comprehensive package.
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And that package goes to teachers, superintendents, it goes to principals, it goes to, sort of even the public.
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This is the the best this is the best curriculum.
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We want parents to be advocates for our work.
