Illinois - March 7 Parent Advocacy in Aurora

Here is an announcement from our friends and colleagues at

The Packer Foundation Scholars Program
Aurora University and Fearn Elementary
Enrichment Classes for Youth: PreK – 8th grade

Sunday, March 7th
from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Parent Advocacy

Jill Ko,
-State-wide organizer for IAGC's Please Don't Leave Our Children Behind Day Event;
-2008 – current President of PACE, Parents And Community for Excellence, gifted and talented parent organization in Oswego 308 School District,
-Activist for gifted/talented children
-Mother of two

and

Terry James Mohaupt,
-Father of four
-Consultant and Parent Affiliates Chairman- Illinois Association for Gifted Children
-Illinois State Board of Education Advisory Council on the Education of Gifted and Talented Children
-Advisory Board, Regional Office of Education, Boone/Winnebago Counties
-Chicago Area Mensa Gifted Children Committee
-American Mensa, Ltd. National Vision Committee
-Past-past President, Parents for Gifted Education, Rockford Public Schools District 205
-Guest speaker and facilitator, Northwestern University Center for Talent Development Saturday Enrichment Program and Summer Program
-Facilitator of Outdoor Education at Stronghold Conference Center, Oregon IL
-Owner/Moderator of several online gifted networks

will speak on:
"Parent Networking and Effective Advocacy"
and
"Information on participating in
Please Don't Leave Our Children Behind Day 2010 in Springfield, IL,
and Advocacy at the State Level."

All audiences welcome
Cost: $5.00 per session– please register on your child’s form your interest in attending to allow us to prepare handouts for all.

For registration and more information, such as Children's Course descriptions and printable registration form, go to:
http://www.packerfoundation.org/scholars/youngscholars2.pdf
and http://www.packerfoundation.org
and http://www.packerfoundation.org/scholars/index.cfm

Winter Term I (WI): Sundays, March 7th
Winter Term II (WII): Sundays, March 14th and 21st

Questions? If you wish a response,
Call (630) 8GIFTED (844-3833) or 630-518-6987
E-mail Dr. Ann Butcher, Director: abutcher@aurora.edu
The Scholars Program, 347 South Gladstone Ave., Aurora, IL 60506-4829



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