Bill Cosby and Mayor Brown Supporting Education
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Posted By: William Jackson on February 19, 2013 Bill Cosby and Mayor Brown Supporting Education The responsibility to be involved in the strengthening of any cities educational system is a community responsibility. Sole accountability and responsibility cannot be left just to educators, but must be applied to parents, community stakeholders and business leaders. When there are educational challenges this is an indication that challenges need to be collectively addressed, parents should be more involved in promoting the value of education to their children. Successes should be celebrated by all that promote children success in schools. Quotes by Bill Cosby show the needed involvement of the community, “We, have to do a better job,” stated. “We have to start holding each other to a higher standard.” Educating children is a TEAM effort involving parents, educators, administrators and community based stakeholders. Mayor Brown and his staff have taken it further with the Learn2Earn Experience a summer educational experience for high school students and the upcoming Education Summit involving educational advocates such as Dr. Bill Cosby, that invites the community of Jacksonville, Florida to be involved. The collaborative nature of the Education Summit is important to the success of schools and represents never before cooperation and collaboration of Mayor Brown and Superintendent Vitti. The collaboration extends beyond the summit and provides business owners opportunities for mentorship’s. This is a genuine partnership that invites new ventures for the successful education of children district wide. Business partnerships can expand and strengthen with schools because students of today will be employees of tomorrow and business owners creating new opportunities for increased commerce and employment in the future. Business leaders need to provide mentors to schools and young professionals should be role models and volunteers in the school system. This creates and encourages a continuous infusion of motivated, educated, skilled and progressive youth that value hard work and helping Jacksonville Florida grow to be competitive in global markets. Cheryl Jackson, Sister2Sister Catering has provided meals for Andrew Robinson families for their education nights, feeding over 200 and involved in the National Elementary Honors celebration again feeding over 200. She states, “as a business owner I understand the importance of an educated work force, as a parent of three adult males all graduating from DCPS I know parental involvement is critical to any childs’ success in school.” “My future employees must be capable, competent and skilled for my business and others to grow and contribute to the economy of Jacksonville, Florida.“ Sister2Sister Catering http://sister2sistercatering.wordpress.com... Mayor Brown and his administration should be commended on their involvement to encourage students to value education and understand the high expectations for their success. The Education Summit involving Dr. Bill Cosby is a great opportunity for families to be involved and engaged so the public should REGISTER now to attend!! Space is filling up fast so the public is encouraged to attend the Bill Cosby event at the FL Theater from 6pm to 8pm on February 28th. The mission of the Summit is: "facilitate an audience which reflects the diverse mix of stakeholders in the education community, including the many parents, teachers, school administrators, advocates, nonprofits, businesses, community and faith-based organizations that serve and have an interest in our schools." What better way to tell parents that they are needed in the mission to educate students in Duval County. Parental involvement has always been key to the success of students. Evidence of the lack of parental involvement is seen in lower graduation rates, dropout rates, increased truancy of students, potential criminal activities by minors and challenges for teachers in classroom management and instruction. The positive implications of parental involvement show that parents are very influential in their child's educational success. Parents that are involved promote a vision of success and a strong value for learning. Students whose parents are actively involved in their education are more likely to attend school regularly, adapt well to school procedures and policies, take advanced classes and excel academically; what more could a parent want? As an elementary teacher of over 20 years my experience shows that student achievement in school is not always income or social status based, but the involvement of the family. A strong bond of parents to instill the values of reading, comprehension, mathematics and accountability and responsibility for a person’s actions. Parent Involvement "When schools, families, and community groups work together to support learning, children tend to do better in school, stay in school longer, and like school more." Education Week 2/13 The Mayor is opening doors for unprecedented cooperation with parents, business owners, faith based organizations and community groups. In order for DCPS to be successful nationally and internationally all of Jacksonville must work together for a first class educational system. Education Summit Community Registration http://www.coj.net/mayor/bizforms/educatio... Mayor Alvin Brown's Education Summit will kick off on Thursday, February 28 featuring an evening performance by actor and education activist Dr. Bill Cosby at the Florida Theatre. Tickets can be purchased through the Florida Theatre Box office at (904) 355-2787. 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William Jackson
Educator, Duval County Public Schools South Carolina State University class of 1985 Member Since July 2011 |
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