The Island Trees School District presented its first Parent University on Thursday, March 24 at the Memorial Middle School. A good turnout of parents and staff enjoyed the variety of courses offered. Dr. Charles Murphy, Superintendent welcomed the participants. Dr. Susan Kelly, Director of Curriculum and Instruction spoke about the background and purpose for the evening. Parents chose two workshops. Workshop choices included: Cyber Safety, Healthy Children is a Family Affair, Bullying, Parenting with Love and Understanding, How to Talk to your children about drugs and alcohol, Internet Safety, Tolerance, and Self-Esteem. Staff members who presented included: Dr. Gail Sherry, Dr. MaryAnn Leone, Mrs. Jean Ryan, Mrs. Sherrie Liamo, and Mrs. Susan Lyons. Administrators who joined the evening included: Dr. Arlene Genden Sage, Ms. Pam Hostetter, Mr. Roger Bloom, Mr. Sean Burns, Mrs. Lisa Newman, Mrs. Penny Fisher, Mr. John Rezek and Mr. Jim Cranmer.
Dr. Kelly commented, “We are very lucky at Island Trees that the cooperation between our educators and our parents furthers our students’ chances to reach their potential.” Pictured are the educators and parents of Island Trees School District at Parent University.
