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For Immediate Release Contact:Linda Bazerjian, (410) 767-0488
Notices to the media and community about upcoming events MEDIA ALERT
First Meeting of Maryland’s Parent Advisory Council (M-PAC) —
Parent Involvement subcommittee to be held January 20, 2004
DASHER GREEN OWEN BROWN K-8 SCHOOL • HOWARD COUNTY  (January 16, 2004)

WHO:
• Esther Parker, M-PAC Chair, President of Maryland PTA
• Samuel Macer, Chair, Parent Involvement subcommittee
• Ann Chafin, Chief, Program Improvement and Family Support Branch, Maryland State Department of Education
• Newly-appointed members of Parent Involvement subcommittee

WHAT:
Parent Involvement subcommittee of M-PAC convenes for the first time in a two-year-long series of meetings that will provide input to the newly established Maryland’s Parent Advisory Council.

Esther Parker, M-PAC chair & Maryland PTA president will give an overview of the M-PAC mission and official charge of duties, and outline the Parent Involvement subcommittee’s mission and goals. Esther Parker will share her vision for the group and how this is a pivotal time for parent involvement in Maryland and nationally. The subcommittee will listen to several presentations on the current state of parent involvement in Maryland.

A 30-minute public comment period will be held at the end of the meeting. Comment will be restricted to the Maryland School Assessment only and will be limited to three-minutes per person.

WHEN:
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
6 to 8:30 p.m.; public comment from 8 to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Dasher Green Owen Brown K-8 School
6700 Cradlerock Way
Columbia, Maryland 21045-4800

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