THE EDUCATION FORUM - “Opening Doors to Success": Ensuring Access to Education for Pregnant and Parenting Students

Are you interested in learning how your school or agency can provide the supports needed for teen parents to complete their high school education?  Does your school comply with Title IX and our state’s law on Education for Pregnant and Parenting Students?  Do you want to learn about effective partnerships and programs that decrease barriers and improve educational success and graduation rates for teen parents?

APPCNC invites you to attend The Education Forum on April 11, 2008, and join with community advocates, legislators, educators and experts to create a plan to help pregnant and parenting teens succeed in school. 

When:             Friday, April 11, 2008
Time:              9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Where:           The Carolina Center for Educational Excellence, 9201 Seawell School Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Cost:                $40 (includes light breakfast and lunch)

Jocelyn Samuels from the National Women’s Law Center will share findings from their report, When Girls Don’t Graduate, We All Fail: A Call to Improve High School Graduation Rates for Girls.  Although dropout rates are rising in North Carolina and one-third of teen parents fail to receive a high school diploma, there are effective community partnerships in our state that provide support services and result in teen parents successfully completing their education. Join with us in this campaign to improve high school graduation for young parents, by removing barriers, providing supportive services, and improving access to quality education.  Because investing in young families is something we all believe in.

Keynote speaker:  Jocelyn Samuels, Vice President for Education and Employment, National Women’s Law Center, Washington, D.C.

Forum Highlights:

• NC High School Dropout and Graduation Rates
• Joint Legislative Commission on Dropout Prevention and High School Graduation
• Title IX and NC General Statute 115C-375.5 Education for Pregnant & Parenting Students
• Barriers to Education for Pregnant and Parenting Students
• Effective Community Partnerships and Programs
• Recommendations and Strategies that Support Quality Education for All Students.

This six hour Forum will:

• Provide recommendations on dropout prevention from the report, “When Girls Don’t Graduate, We All Fail”
• Present information about graduation and drop-out rates for North Carolina high schools and the economic and personal costs of not graduating
• Provide an Update from The Joint Legislative Commission on Dropout Prevention and High School Graduation
• Increase you understanding of how federal Title IX and state law GS 115C-375.5 (Education for Pregnant and Parenting Students) protect these students’ rights to a quality education
• Expand your awareness and knowledge of the barriers to education for pregnant and parenting students
• Learn about effective community partnerships and programs that support teen parents’ educational success.
• Develop recommendations and strategies to improve access to education for pregnant and parenting teens

Click here to register.  Registration deadline:  April 7, 2008.

Click here for directions to the Carolina Center for Educational Excellence. 

For more information, contact Kathy Putnam at 919.226.1880 x 106 or kputnam@appcnc.org   Registration deadline:  April 7, 2008.

Upcoming APPCNC Events:

• March 5, 2008 - AHAD
• March 14, 2008 - First Annual Executive Director /Leadership Development Day
• April 11, 2008 - The Education Forum
• May 15, 2008 - APPCNC Annual Conference