{"A":"Dinwiddie County Public Schools","B":"Elementary Parent and Teacher Universities","C":"Our new Title I Family Engagement Specialist conducts weekly webinars with parents. Highlights include: understanding PALS, local authors reading to families, promoting literacy at home, exploring your local library, closing the readability gap, and word study.      The Specialist has grown our family engagement outreach program to engage parents during times that best fit their schedules.Universities are held throughout the school day, nights, and weekends. Topics evolve from the on-going Needs Assessment as well as input received via chats\/surveys during the universities.     The universities are building strong relationships with parents. The engagement sessions are responsive to the needs of the community. For sessions, parents have access to materials via home visits or backpack supplies ahead of time. Offering materials needed removes barriers and increases collaboration and communication. The universities have been an integral step to meet parents where they are, build relationships and partnerships, and offer any support needed.   ","D":"Paige Hannon, Director of Elementary Education and Title I, phannon@dcpsnet.org, 804-469-4190","E":""}