Organizations

 There are many organizations that are helping in promoting paretn involvement within school and children's edcuation. One  such organization is  the National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education.  This organization can be viewed on the web at  http:ncpie.org. This  organization has a wonderful site in which teachers and parents can view vital information on parent involvement. this organization post on its site a list of all of  its members in the member index, which also has great resources listed.  This organization provides trainings for teacher, parents and school inprovement personal. I like that the organization post updated information and newsletters. I do not know if this  organization has any openings. I have emailed the organization but have not gotton a reply as of yet.
 Another organization that many of us are familiar with is the Parent Teacher Association (PTA). I think this is an excellent organization because the PTA can be found in many schools across the nation.  The PTA get paretns involved with thier child's education and help schools put on activities where parents can can and have fun learning with their child. The PTA also help schools with fund raiser which with all the budget cuts is greatly needed. I could not find if there were any job openings at the national level of the PTA. However,  since PTA's are in school paretns could hold an office such as President, Secatary etc. The skills required would be that   you are trustworthy and understand the  importance of parent involvement.
 Another organization is the Harvards Family Research Project. This organization  can be  found at http:www.hfrp.org.  This site deals with early childcare and education, out-of-school time and community involvement.This organization  is sponsored  by Harvard  Education. There are no job openings at this time for this organization.

Communities of Practice

 The three local community of practice  I would like to be involved with are DEFACS, Relay for Life and School improvement and Parent Involvement. I have also loved working with children and their families this is why I would like to be involved with DEFACS. I do not know if our local DEFACS is hiring. I believe the  skills I would need  are those of our state law and I believe the courses I have taken through Walden would also be a great  assess also. The school improvement and parent involvement are housed within the schools  of our school system. I also beleieve that the diversity  class I have taken would help in the job of school improvement and parent involvement. I would like to work and volunteer for Relay for life due to the fact that my mother died in 2000 of lung cancer. This is a great community practice for every community. I have looked into volunteering for our towns next relay for lfe event.
 Community practice are a great tool to helo better our communities.