CSPV is excited to announce a series of Connect Webinars next month to explore with parents what we've learned during remote learning. Please save the dates in your calendars for these two very important webinars with experts in parent engagement exploring how to leverage what you now know and continue to engage in your child's learning. 

About the speakers

Rachel Saliba is a Catholic school parent of three secondary aged children and is the Executive Officer of CSPV. Rachel also runs a consultancy and coaching business, Practically Learning, to continue developing parent and teacher capacity to work in partnership to support children to thrive. Rachel is also a coach and an author of a book written for parents, ‘Staying Connected – Guiding and supporting children on their learning journey’.

Jodie McLeod is a Catholic school parent of two children and is the Deputy Chair of CSPV. Jodie also works as Community Development Manager at St Aloysius College in North Melbourne, a Catholic girls College. She is passionate about parent engagement and supporting families to engage in the learning of their children, supporting Catholic communities to help families become empowered to advocate for themselves.

Anne T Henderson is a senior consultant with the Community Organizing and Engagement Program at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform. Her specialty is the relationship between families and schools, and its impact on students’ success in school and through life. Anne is also Vice Chair of NAFSCE (National Association for Family, School and Community Engagement).

Anne has written many reader-friendly articles, reports, and books including Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family-School Partnerships, A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family and Community Connections on Student Achievement, and Family-School-Community Partnerships 2.0: Collaborative Strategies to Advance Student Learning.

Dr Debbie Pushor is a Professor in the Department of Curriculum Studies at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. In her program of research, Debbie has engaged in narrative inquiries into parent knowledge and into parent engagement and leadership.

Debbie teaches pre-service teachers and has presented her research throughout the US, Canada and in Australia, more recently as a guest of CSPV touring around Victoria to present to many parents, teachers, principals and system leaders. Debbie has published two books, ‘Living as Mapmakers – Charting a course with children guided by parent knowledge’ and ‘Portals of Promise – Transforming Beliefs and Practices Through a Curriculum of Parents’ and continues to promote parent engagement as an essential element of school improvement and teacher training.