FMPAC
Florida Migrant Advisory Council Meeting
The third meeting of the Florida Migrant Parent Advisory Council (FMPAC) for the 2016-2017 school year took place at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida on February 17 & 18, 2017. Dahlia Peña welcomed members and called the meeting to order, thirteen members attended. The agenda and minutes from the previous meeting were approved. The next meeting is schedule for April 29 & 30, 2017 at the Rosen Plaza Hotel.
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Testing: Access 2.0, FSA, EOCs Dr. Maria Pouncey FMPAC Coordinator Dr. Pouncey talked about the state tests for students in kindergarten to twelfth grades. She stated that Florida State Standards are content standards that identify the expectations for what the student needs to and is able to do. Copy Cats
Dr. Maria Pouncey FMPAC Coordinator Dr. Pouncey gave a presentation that focused on parents as teacher/role models of their children, along with some parenting tips. |
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Parents as Reading Tutors
MJ Ziemba Florida Inclusion Network Consultant Ms. Ziemba gave a workshop on how parents can help their children become better readers. The program is easily learned and scientifically developed for parents to use with their children who have reading problems. |
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Emotional Intelligence
Angeles Silva-Johnson Migrant Advocate Ms. Silva-Johnson gave a presentation on the ability to identify their emotions. She talked about how to react and how to respond. She gave members different strategies to train their emotional intelligence. |
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Computer Training
Accessing Parent Portal Isaac Altamirano, PAEC Migrant Technical Assistant Lucia Valdivia, Putnam County Representative Mr. Altamirano along with Ms. Valdivia presented on how to access the parent portal. The portal is simply a computer system used by school districts to maintain grading and attendance information. |