Join us for Virtual ParentCamp on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT!
We’re excited to invite you to join us in celebrating National Family Engagement Week! At ParentCamp, we know that strong connections between families, schools, and communities make a lasting difference for every child. This week is all about honoring those partnerships and sharing ideas that help us grow together.
This month’s Virtual ParentCamp coincides perfectly with Family Engagement Week—the ideal time to join us for our monthly session as we continue meaningful dialogues that connect families, schools, and communities in stronger partnerships. We’re excited to bring you some amazing conversations this year as we celebrate this important week together!
It is also National Family Literacy Month. As the days get shorter and colder, this is a great time to snuggle in with your children and create amazing memories reading new and old books with them.
As always, we use Mighty Networks to safely connect with our parents and community. This space is for you to use to connect and share with our community nationwide and globally.
Register for Virtual ParentCamps on Mighty Networks, where you will find the Zoom link to join. We hope you are enjoying it as much as we are!
Register at: https://tinyurl.com/vpc-2025-11-19
Mighty Networks introductory video https://youtu.be/yhFIOKushdA
You will be prompted to create an account on Mighty Networks when you register. Consider joining the Virtual ParentCamp space on Mighty Networks to stay connected to those you have met to keep conversations going.
Virtual ParentCamp Community on Mighty Networks
Facilitator – Nathan Williamson, Ph.D., Owner, MAZI Education, LLC
Dr. Nathan Williamson serves as an educational and financial consultant for school systems across the country through MAZI Education as an Owner-Consultant. He is considered an expert in federal education programs, such as Title I which focuses greatly on the purpose of parent engagement. He is a student-focused leader who has served in roles ranging from preschool, elementary, secondary, and university level in instructional, administrator, and financial capacities at the local and state levels. He has been appointed to several boards in his tenure, including by Governor Pence to the Early Learning Advisory Council and by the U.S. Department of Education to its Coordination Working Group.
You can also hear more from Nathan on the ParentCamp Podcast Season 2, Episode 2 where he joins Julie Pile and April Draine and talks about budgets, funding and the challenges we face in family engagement and the importance of ‘seeing the children behind the numbers’.
Room 2 Let’s Talk Reading! Helping Kids Find Joy and Confidence in Literacy
Facilitator – Kristin Kane
Senior Research Scientist, National Center on Improving Literacy (NCIL)
Kristin Kane is the Family Engagement Lead with the National Center on Improving Literacy. She previously served as the Senior Advisor for the Office of Early Childhood Development in the Administration of Children and Families for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Kristin has dedicated the last 15 years to advocacy and awareness, focusing on family engagement and the intersection of public school, special education, and dyslexia. This includes her time as a family engagement specialist with Virginia’s Center for Parent Training and Information, PEATC. Her work includes contributions at both the federal and state policy level related to dyslexia and literacy laws. Kristin is a founding member of Decoding Dyslexia Virginia, a grassroots movement. She holds a B.S. in Psychology and an Associate’s Level OG certification. She is a mom to four awesome children, two of whom happened to be diagnosed with dyslexia.
Room 3 Money Meets Meaning: States Investing in School-Family Partnerships
Facilitator: Chris Lehman and Marsha VanHook
Christopher Lehman, Education Associate, Delaware Department of Education
Chris Lehman is an Education Associate at the Delaware Department of Education and adjunct faculty member at Wilmington University. A former principal in Delaware schools, Chris brings deep experience in instructional leadership, school improvement, and educator development. He is passionate about supporting strong, inclusive school communities where every student can thrive.
Marsha VanHook, Full Service Community Schools Manager, Division of School and Program Improvement, Kentucky Department of Education
Marsha VanHook is an experienced leader in education transformation and system-change. She has led portfolios of K–12 and post-secondary initiatives using innovative solutions in school communities. Marsha is committed to building strong partnerships, fostering continuous improvement, and ensuring that every student has access to effective, inclusive learning environments.
You can also learn more at the new Parent and Family Connection Hub, created by the Kentucky Department of Education as a one stop shop for families to find resources and more.
I hope you will join us for this all-star line up on November 19, 2025 starting at 12 pm ET/9 am PT
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If you would like to learn more about bringing ParentCamp or one of our family of camps (Career, Industry, Community, GrandParent, Student) to your school or district, please reach out to Julie or Laura. We would love to walk with you on your family-school-community engagement journey.
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