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Unami Parent Council
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The purpose of Unami’s Parent Council is for parents to share their
ideas and voice their concerns.
Principal Gary Fuller and Assistant Principal Cheryll Dougherty preside
over the meetings, with visits from Unami staff and district personnel.
Parents are able to keep in tune with what’s going on in the
school and the district, and help determine expenditures.
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Minutes from Previous
Meetings (2004-05):
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For Info on the Unami
Parent Council contact the Unami office.
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May 20, 2005
Superintendent’s Advisory Council
– Susan Kolterman – Susan let the Parent Council know that Karen Smith,
the PR Specialist for the District is still in need of “Key
Communicators” from the district schools. Any parents interested can
contact Karen at the District Office.
Treasurer’s Report
– Mr. Fuller spoke for Joy Doneson
informing the council that there was $3,480.00 available. It was agreed
on by the Council to disperse $3,200.00 as follow: 1) $1,500 for a
large poster maker 2) $300.00 for framing of student artwork, to be
hung throughout the school 3) $1,000.00 held for next years school
musical 4) $400.00 for the Library. The remaining $280.00.15 will be
carried over to the 2005-06 school year.
Staff Appreciation Luncheon
– The luncheon was a great success and enjoyed by the staff. Mr. Fuller
expressed a thank you, from the staff to, Mary Pat Kuchen for her
organization of the luncheon.
Faculty Show – Unami Night Live
– Due to scheduling conflicts the show has been rescheduled for June
2. Students only may attend, unless there are open seats, than
families may attend. The proceeds will go to Relay for Life.
Spring Arts Festival
– The evenings of May 11, 12 & 18 were enjoyed by many Unami families.
The Art, Band, Chorus and Orchestra departments put on fabulous shows.
21st Century Schools of
Distinction – Unami is still
waiting to hear the results.
Ninth Grade Dance
– Mrs. Dougherty asked for parent volunteers to decorate and chaperone.
Anyone interested in decorating or chaperoning should contact the front
office. Decorating will be at Lenape Swim Club on June 10 at 11:30am.
Chaperones for the evening dance will have to arrive at 7:15pm on June
10.
Schools News
– The music department will be changing next year:
1)
Mr. Hensil the orchestra teacher will be going to CB South
2)
Mr. Hudock will be retiring as of October 2005
3)
Mr. Harry Bower will be coming from CB East for band
4)
Mrs. Leonardo will be leaving on a one year sabbatical
5)
Mr. Spencer Williams has been hired for Orchestra. He is coming
from Utah and is an all-around musician and music teacher.
New bleachers will be installed in the
gymnasium, 4 new portables will be installed for 7th grade
use and a TV/Radio Broadcast room will be built.
Fundraisers
– Mrs. Dougherty suggested that QSP may not be used for the magazine
drive next year. Evidently their customer service has been lacking.
The school may choose to use Great American.
Susan Kolterman suggested to Mr. Fuller
that the school check into a program known as “Community Book
Solution”. Used books (no text books) in exchange for money. The
entire student body can participate.
Unami 40th Anniversary
Committee – If you are
interested in helping with the planning and preparation of the Unami 40th
Anniversary Event call the front office.
Cheating – Primetime Video
– Any interested parents wanting to view a video on student cheating can
contact the front office. The video will be shown at the Parent Council
Meeting in September or October.
FINALS:
Social Studies……. June 1 – essay
June 8 – multiple choice
World Language…. June 7 – written
June 8 – listening
Math……………….. June 9 |
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April |
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Superintendent’s Advisory Board
– Susan Kolterman reported back from the Board meeting regarding the
health and nutrition of the CBSD students. A nutritionist is working
with the board on ways to promote healthy eating in the cafeterias.
Also, body mass index testing of students will be taking place over the
next few school years. Parents of children who fall into a health risk
category will receive a letter alerting them of the potential health
problems.
Treasurer’s Report
– Joy Doneson reported that after fulfilling all budgeted funds to date,
there is $3,200.00 remaining in the Parent Council Account.
Staff Appreciation Luncheon
– The luncheon is to be arranged by Mary Pat Kuchen on May 4 from
10:30am – 1pm. Approximately 75 staff members will attend. $750.00 has
been allocated for the luncheon.
Relay for Life
– Volunteers to man the registration table are needed. Contact the front
office for information. The Relay for Life will be held on Saturday,
May 21. The 7th graders, March 24 performance of
“Say What?” was attended by approx. 400 students, with 14 acts. They
raised $2,000.00. The 8th graders, April 8 assembly
of “Shining Star” raised $2,000.00. The 9th graders,
Dance Marathon on April 8, attended by 145 students raised $5,000.00.
The Faculty Show, “Unami Night Live” will be held on May 13.
Showcase of the Arts –
Three students from Unami, two 9th
graders and one 7th grader, won the Arts contest.
Congratulations!
Souderton Jazz Festival
– The Unami Band’s trumpet section won “Best in Show”. Congratulations
to Mr. Hudock and the band members.
Spring Arts Festival
– May 11, 12 & 18
21st Century Schools of
Distinction – Unami has made
it into the semi-finals. Unami was one of 2,500 schools to enter into
the selection process. A team of judges will visit the school in late
spring.
Finals – Ninth grade finals schedule
– Social Studies - June 1 & 8
World
Languages – June 7 & 8
Math – June 9
National Junior Honor Society
– Mr. Fuller led a discussion on the criteria for the NJHS. The
criterion for membership as it stands now is:
1)
Scholarship – 3.6 or better
2)
Service (community or school)
3)
Leadership (It was pointed out that this is very hard to
determine at this age)
4)
Character (making good decisions)
5)
Citizenship (respect other people)
Staffing
– Staffing for next year is taking place now. The school population for
next year will be in the mid 900’s. A lot of building maintenance and
classroom alterations will be taking place over the next year.
Next Meeting –
May 20, 2005 at 9:00am |
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February |
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Susan Kolterman gave the
Superintendent’s Advisory Council report. Two points of discussion
were the middle school philosophy of “Second Chance Learning” and report
card comments. Second Chance Learning is an initiative allowing
students repeated opportunities to become proficient in set standards of
a subject. The student is required to re-learn material before
re-assessing.
The Treasurer’s report
reflects all monies dedicated to student activities or projects. If
money is not spent, the account will have some funds available in May.
Mary Wright presented the council with a request for funding 19 new
sewing machines for Family and Consumer Science at a cost of $3800
($200@). The current machines date back to 1961 and are desperately in
need of upgrade. A discussion followed. Money is not currently
available in the treasury, however a solution was found. Bryne Sewing
Connection will raffle of a quilt provided by Susan Kolterman's quilting
group, and proceeds will go toward the sewing machines. Mr. David
Bassion (parent) will fund the dollar difference in order to purchase
new machines on the condition that the machines purchased are the best
grade.
Unami Update: Ninth grade
assessment is in full swing. Presentations are next week, Feb. 22-24.
Unami has raised over $2600 so far for Tsunami Relief and UNICEF. Relay
for Life is still in need of paper plates. Drop off at Unami. Cheryll
Dougherty presented a power point that students will see this coming
month. All three grades as well as faculty are preparing various talent
shows to raise money for Relay (7th “Say What?” March 24, 8th
“Shining Star” April 20, 9th Dance Marathon April 8, Faculty
Show-Unami Night Live May 13).
Check the newsletter for dates
and times. Unami’s musical “Once on This Island” will have
three performances: two evening (3/10 & 11) and one matinee (3/12).
Next meeting is March 18,
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January |
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Minutes from January 21, 2005
Superintendent’s Advisory Council
A)
No meeting was held
as of January 21.
B)
The Council is still
looking for volunteers to become Safe Home Reps. There will be reps from
each school in the district.
C)
The CBSD web sight
has been redone, and should be more user friendly.
D)
The Council would
like to get the word out regarding ACT 72. Please refer to the end of
minutes concerning Act 72.
Treasurer’s
Report
A)
There is $2,000.00
remaining after all budgeted funds have been dispersed.
B)
Mr. Fuller let the
Parent Council know that the organizers of the 9th Grade
Dance Marathon may put a request in for additional funding. The
organizers were given $300.00 from the sale of the Unami wear, plus they
have $1,000.00 in reserve from last year. They believe the cost of the
Marathon will be $1,500-1,800. A suggestion was made that the
organizers put a bit more in reserve for next years Dance Marathon.
Ninth Grade Assessment
A)
Progress meetings are
taking place each Tuesday and Thursday with group mentors.
B)
Library is available
for research, after school until 5pm.
C)
Presentations will be
held after school February 22-24. Snow dates are March 2 – 4.
MLK
Day of Service – Yvonne
Flath and Jen Rodes organized a Soup Kitchen and Sewing group. 45
students and some parents spent their school holiday putting together 96
meals for distribution, and sewed side bags for those in wheelchairs.
Family
Consumer Science – Yvonne
Flath has asked for donations of bags of potatoes, stuffing mix, green
beans and gravy. She, along with the Unami Soup Kitchen Volunteers will
be putting together turkey dinners for distribution in the community.
Program Planning for 2005-2006
A)
Students entering 10th
Grade - planning is now in progress
B)
Students entering 9th
Grade - planning will be February 2–22
C)
Parent Night for
students entering 9th Grade - will be February 8
D)
Students entering 8th
Grade - planning will be February 22–March 2
E)
Parent Night for
students entering 7th Grade - will be March 2
Mid-Term Exams
– 9th graders will be having mid-term exams in Social
Studies, Foreign Language and Math, February 7 -10. The exams will
count as ½ of a 5th marking period grade. End of year finals
will in the three subjects above and will count for the other ½ of the
grade. A 5th marking period grade will be reflected on the
end of year report card.
Tsunami Relief
A)
February’s Dance will
be called “Gift from the Heart”; all proceeds will be donated to the
UNICEF and the Red Cross.
B)
Bracelets are being
sold for $2 each. They are red with the school name. All proceed will be
donated to UNICEF.
Relay for Life
A)
American Cancer
Society will be the sole beneficiary of the Relay for Life. The relay
will be held at Tohikan Middle School on May 21st. Last year
Unami students, parents and friends raised $17,000.00. The five middle
schools jointly raised over $70,000.00.
B)
Each grade will hold
a special fund raiser – 7th grade will have a “LIP SYNC”
competition, 8th grade will hold a “TALENT SHOW”, along the
lines of American Idol and 9th grade will host the “DANCE
MARATHON”.
C)
If you are interested
in volunteering at the Relay for Life please contact Mr. Chuck Cottman,
Dean of Students.
Other Business
A)
Graffiti in and
around school is being addressed by the administration.
B)
A request to replace
the Girls lavatories in the old wing has been made to the district. In
the mean time building maintenance engineers will try to keep the
lavatories in working order.
Act 72 - Dave Maytas - CBSD Business
Administrator
Mr. Maytas presented to the Parent
Council the pros and cons of Act 72. Please go to the CBSD website, and
educate yourself on this very important issue. The school board needs
input from the CBSD community; this is an issue that could greatly
affect our school district in the future.
www. CBSD.org
Next Parent Council Meeting –
February 16, 2005 at 7:00pm |
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December |
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Minutes from
December 17, 2004
Superintendent’s Advisory Council
Meeting – Sue Kolterman
a) 5th
Grade Field Trip – The field trip had been moved from the College
Settlement this year to Peace Valley Park. A suggestion has been made to
redesign the program to fit the time frame of one day. There were some
complaints that too much information was being taught in too short a
period of time. The old field trip was held over a 2 day period
b) Class
size limits were discussed. No definitive number as of now.
c) The
senior graduation project will remain as is for now. The grading will
remain Pass or Fail.
d) A
recommendation for an anonymous “Chatter Box” to be placed at each
school to allow students to inform school administration of any problems
that may be going on in the school, or with particular students. At
present in Unami there is a START Team – Student At Risk.
Treasurer’s
Report –Joy Doneson
The funds from the
magazine drive are starting to come in.
Unami Wear
– Michele Paradysz
All Unami has been
distributed. Overall the distribution went quite well.
Ellis Island Day
The ninth grade
students were partaking in a reenactment of landing at Ellis Island and
spending the day going through immigration. The students dressed up in
period costumes and formed families to immigrate to the USA.
Greek Times
The seventh grade
will be taking part in The Greek Times activity on Dec. 22-23. All
students were expected to wear togas and be involved with activities of
the era. This activity coincides with their Social Studies Class on
Greek Times. The program was scaled back from 5 days to 2.
Ninth Grade
Assessment
Teams have already
been chosen and work will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 4. The teams will meet
each Tues. & Thurs. with their mentors to work on their project and
presentations. The ninth grade schedule has been arranged to accommodate
these meetings. A student will receive .5 credits when they pass the
assessment, which will begin in February. A passing grade must be
obtained by all students in order to go on to their senior project.
Program Planning
During the months
of January and February students will be picking their courses for next
year. Ninth grade will be first to select. The students will be
organizing their block schedules for High School. Eighth grade will be
scheduling in late Jan. or early Feb. for sequential classes and new
electives. Seventh grade will schedule in late Feb. for foreign
languages and honors classes. A Program Planning Night will be held on
March 1 for 6th graders.
CB South
An open house will
be held on January 20th.
The Presidents
Volunteer Service Award
The Zhao’s had
proposed to the Unami Administration and The Parent Council, the
involvement of Unami Students with the Presidents Volunteer Service
Program. Mr. Fuller welcomed the idea, but felt more research by Service
Coordinator–Jenn Rodes and the
Parent Council was needed. Information regarding this program can be
found at:
www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/index.cfm
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Council Meeting will be January 21, 2005 at 9am. |
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Minutes from November
19, 2004
Superintendent Advisory Council
A)
Susan Kolterman reported that Dr Laws would welcome “Key Communicators”
to get the word out regarding Act 72. The community needs to be aware of
the impact Act 72 could have on the school district. Mr. Fuller
suggested that Mr. Dave Mathis come to Unami in the earlier part of the
new year, and give a presentation to the school community regarding Act
72, Referendum and Pennsylvania State Gambling.
B) CB Healthier Community will be hosting 3 Parent Workshops,
Thursday, January 20, 2005
– Managing Life in the 21st Century
Thursday, February, 17, 2005
– Are Today’s Children Depressed?
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
– Calendar Girls (“perfect bodies”)
All workshops will be held at Lenape
Middle School, from 7:00 – 9:00pm. Contact Amy Tielemans, Parent
Education Mobilizer at 215-489-9120 ext19.
C) CB Healthier Community is looking for 1 representative from each
school for the “Safe Homes”
project. They are also considering changing the name from “Safe Homes”
to “Parent Network”.
Treasurer’s Report –
Joy Doneson reported that the funds from the magazines sales have not
yet cleared. The funds should start to come in shortly according to Mrs.
Dougherty, who has been in contact with QSP. Each grade was given 10% of
their sales, 7th grade = $2,700, 8th grade =
$1,500 and 9th grade = $800.
Unami Wear
– Delivery of Unami wear should be in the first part of December.
Dance Task Force Report
– Lori Drinnan-Campbell – The committee fine tuned the guidelines that
are already in place, plus came up with some future considerations, such
as, grade level dance, pre-ticket sales, after school dance, end dances
earlier. Please refer to Dance Guidelines at the end of the minutes.
Boomerang Youth Recognition Award
– The October winner was Jessica Goelz. November theme is Plan For the
Future. Parents, teachers or students can nominate a Unami student. The
nomination box is located in the front office.
Team Integrations
A)
7th Grade
– Greek Times, December 16, 22 and 23, students will wear Togas.
B)
9th grade
– Ellis Island Day, December 17, students will participate in a
simulation of immigration. They will be working in Family Units.
Ninth Grade Assessment
– Topics and Groups will be picked on December 21, mentoring and team
collaboration will run from January 4 - February 17. Assessment
presentations will begin after school on February 22 – 24. The students
will work in groups of 3-5; they will meet during resource on Tuesdays
and Thursdays. The Assessment is a requirement for graduation from High
School.
Unami Library & Research
A)
Mrs. Holly Kilpatrick gave a presentation on the information available
in the library for the students. There are multiple educational internet
sights and research sights. Most of these sights can be accessed at home
and can be an invaluable search tool for students working on their ninth
grade assessment and any other school projects. Information packets on
how to access these sights can be obtained in the library.
B)
Mrs. Kilpatrick also thanked the Parent Council for the funds to replace
older research books.
C) Book Fair – December 6th
Next Parent Council Meeting – December
17, 2004 at 9:00am |
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Minutes from October 15, 2004
Superintendent’s Advisory Council -
Sue Kolterman - Suggestions
to be presented to Dr. Laws should be sent to Sue at
SKolterman@cavtel.net.
Treasurer’s Report -
No money from the magazine sales have
been paid to Unami at this point, due to the “Pay Later” plan. After
the invoices have been paid, a check will be sent to Unami. Currently
we have $2,200 available in funds.
Magazine Drive -
Mrs. Dougherty reported that the magazine sale have been completed, it
was the most successful sale ever, using “Pay Later” plan. Unami will
receive the sale money after all invoices are paid. The students sold
almost $50,000 in magazines subscriptions. 10% of the profits will go
to teams. The school should make $10,000-$12,000 in profit. Prizes
will be coming next month. Daily winning homerooms received the
colorful orangutans. Congratulations to Mrs. Dulsky’s, 7th
grade homeroom, for the most sales, they received a pizza party and 2
orangutans.
Parent Council Meetings
- Minutes from parent council meetings can be found on the Unami
website.
Unami Wear -
Clothing items with the Unami logo/name
are available for purchase by students and parents. No profit is made
from the sale of Unami wear.
Back to School Nights -
Approximately 950 parents attended on each of the evenings. The
evenings were very successful according to the school administration.
Parent Conferences -
A letter will be coming home November 3rd discussing
conferences. If your child needs a conference you will be notified be
your English teacher. If you are requesting a conference, contact
Unami.
Unami Dance of October 8 2004
- A parent task force is being formed to discuss future dances, and what
if any changes need to be made. A letter will be sent home discussing
appropriate dress at these events.
Request for funding:
A.
Miss O’Hara requested funding in the
amount of $520 for a 7th grade Renaissance Person
Presentation. Ted Brown will dress in costume for 45-55 minutes to
reenact life during the Renaissance period. After some discussion, the
Parent council unanimously approved funding in the amount of $520.
B.
Mr. Crea requested funding for the
Unami Musical, “Once on this Island”, which will be performed in March
2005. Rehearsals begin January 3rd. 80-100 students will
participate in this production. The request for funding was for the
amount of $4,505. Several options were discussed concerning ways to
make additional money during the musical. Such as, selling baked goods
during performances, add an additional performance, and increase the
price of the adult ticket by $1.00. All of these will be considered and
discussed further. Funding was approved in the amount of $4,505.
C.
Mr. Crea also requested funding in the amount of $348 for Student of the
Quarter. 48 students receive these awards throughout the year,
culminating in an end of the year luncheon. The $350 was approved
unanimously.
D. Mrs.
Hlasta needed funding for new cheerleader uniforms. Mr. Fuller was able
to meet this need through other funding.
E. Additional
budget items approved unanimously were: Freshman Day, $1,000;
Agenda Books $3,500; Teacher’s Luncheon, $750; 40th
Anniversary, $300; Clubs, $1,000.
Zap-A-Snack
– Jeanne Kita. Volunteers are needed to assist with sorting the orders
on November 11th from 9:30-2:30.
Bus Transportation
- A reminder to all parents, on half days of school children must
return home on their assigned bus. Due to stricter guidelines from
the Transportation Department, students are not allowed to ride
someone else’s bus.
Meeting was adjourned at 11:20
Next Parent Council Meeting - November 19 at 9am |
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Minutes from Sept. 17, 2004
Mr. Fuller
welcomed the parents who attended the 1st Parent Council
Meeting of the 2004-2005 school year. He spoke about the opening of
school this year and was pleased to say that everything went very
smoothly. From the introduction of 14 new staff members, to the welcoming
of the 7th grade class.
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTS
– Wednesday, Sept.22 – 7th Grade parents are to meet in the
auditorium at 7PM. Thursday, Sept. 23 – 8th Grade parents meet
for Team presentations at 7PM in the following areas - Reliance Team will
meet in the Cafeteria, Journeys Team will meet in rooms 108/109, Integrity
Team will meet in rooms 105/110. Thursday, Sept. 23 – 9th
Grade parents will meet in the auditorium at 7PM.
Superintendent’s
Advisory Council Representative
– Sue Kolterman volunteered to stay on as the Unami Parent’s
Representative to Dr. Laws.
Treasurer
– Joy Doneson agreed to stay on as Treasurer.
Parent
Council Meeting Minutes – Pam
Galante volunteered to write up the minutes.
Unami Wear
– Michelle Paradysz volunteered to help with the organization and sale of
Unami wear.
Safe
Schools – Marty Levine
volunteered to do the computer input for the Unami Safe Homes information.
Magazine
Moms – A volunteer list went
around for a few Moms to come in on either Sept 22, 24 or 28 to check
orders.
Dean
of Students – Mr. Chuck
Cottman spoke about his role as Dean of Students. His primary
responsibility is to handle minor student discipline problems, athletic
ineligibility, and work with parents/teachers towards a solution that will
best benefit the student. Mr. Cottman is also a Health and Wellness
teacher for 8th grade. He can be reached through ext.3406.
Magazine
Drive – Mrs. Dougherty
explained the kick-off for the magazine drive. The drive is the only
fundraiser that Unami holds throughout the year. The proceeds from this
fundraiser go directly back into the Unami School community. The drive
will run from Sept 17 – Sept 28. NO CASH WILL BE COLLECTED. ALL
CUSTOMERS WILL BE INVOICED. PARENTS ARE ASKED TO GO OVER and SIGN ALL
ORDER FORMS.
Emergency
Drills – A full evacuation
drill will take place in the Spring of 2005. The new evacuation sight will
be CB South. At present the standing plan for full evacuation is to
evacuate the students by bus to CB WEST. Fire Drills will take place
throughout the year. Lock Down may be activated if an “Intruder on Campus”
alert is put out. A Shelter in Place Plan has been organized; there is
enough water and food for at least 24 hours.
Request
for Funds – Mr. Fuller and
Treasurer Joy Doneson explained the procedure for requesting funds.
Requests come in throughout the year from sports programs, clubs,
teachers, etc. Requests can be made in a letter form, a personal,
overhead or slide presentation. The funds that are allocated come from the
money raised during the Magazine drive. At present, a request for
financial support has been submitted by the Cheerleading Squad for review.
Bullying
Policy #249 – Please check in
the Unami newsletter regarding the new Bullying Policy.
CB
Healthier Community – Barbara
Gross and her two associates, Deb and Amy gave out some informative
information regarding the different programs they run. A new program
being introduced is ‘Boomerang, what goes around comes around’. It
is a student recognition program that rewards students for good deeds that
are done at Unami, as well as, the outside community. Students, parents or
teachers can nominate. A nomination box will be kept in the front
office. The Unami coordinator for the program is Jennifer Rhodes. The
program will be based on the 40 Assets. A nomination form and a list of
the monthly asset will be on the Unami web sight October 1. Outback
Steakhouse is a sponsor of the program and will be awarding gift
certificates, a plaque with the winners names will be displayed at the
restaurant and a letter of recognition. The Parent-Parent Workshop and
The Guiding for Good Choices Program were mentioned by Amy as programs the
Unami Parents would find beneficial. Deb touched on the Safe Homes Program
and how success of the program depends on the communication from parent to
parent. Be sure to read the CB Healthier Community Newsletter that will
be sent home with your child. If you have any questions regarding their
programs call 215-489-9120.
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