Category: Federal Department of Education

Funding with Purpose: Aligning Budgets to Student Needs with Nathan Williamson of Mazi Education

Julia Pile
Season 2 Episode Podcast Cover - Funding with Purpose - Mazi Education

Summary In this episode of The ParentCamp Podcast, host April F. Draine sits down with Nathan Williamson, founder of Mazi Education, and Julie Pile, President of ParentCamp. Nathan shares how his team helps schools flip the script on budgeting—ensuring dollars fund meaningful plans rather than simply filling budget lines. Together, they discuss the challenges schools face with family engagement, how COVID shifted the landscape, and why it’s critical to see “children behind the numbers.” Listeners will walk away with actionable insights on aligning funding with strategic goals, partnering across schools…

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Join us for Virtual CareerCamp Thurs., March 2nd!

Kristen Franks
CareerCamp

ParentCamp is honored to partner with GROW NKY (Growing Regional Outcomes Through Workforce) for this inaugural event. GROW NKY is a strategic workforce collective composed of leaders across key industries, educational institutions, and community organizations working collaboratively to leverage the region’s assets to grow, attract and retain a globally competitive workforce. CareerCamp is designed for middle school and high school families, educators, and business professionals, to help guide local youth in navigating the world of career exploration. This is FREE event begins at 7:30pm EST but registration is required at:…

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It’s time for RADICAL Family Engagement Week!

Julia Pile
Virtual ParentCamp RFEW

Are you ready???  It is time for RADICAL Family Engagement Week and ParentCamp is excited to get the week kicked off!  ParentCamp is over the moon excited to partner with the US Department of Human Services – Administration for Children & Families and the US Department of Education to dig deep into family engagement so we can connect, strengthen and collaborate with each other. Laura Gilchrist, (@LauraGilchrist4) Vice President of ParentCamp (@ParentCamp) shares a few words to welcome you to the experience on Monday, October 26th starting at 1:30 pm.…

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Not one but TWO Virtual ParentCamps in the next 7 days as ParentCamp kicks off Radical Family Engagement Week! ©ParentCamp, 2016-2020, All Rights Reserved

Julia Pile
Radical Family Engagement Week

We are quite excited!  We have two new capabilities to share with you that is going to make life much easier in the ParentCamp world. Zoom has released the capability for attendees to choose their own rooms!  Yeah!  That means we can open registration up even earlier for Virtual ParentCamp, no longer do you have to choose which room you wish to start your evening in.  We have a couple of weeks open and are adding more to the event calendar. We have new event and registration capabilities on our…

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Sessions Announced for #EDParentCamp, Plan Your Day! Still time to register!

Julia Pile

We are pleased to share that the sessions for #EDParentCamp on Monday, April 23rd to be held at the United States Department of Education have been announced!  Time to start planning your day and if you have not registered yet, it isn’t too late!  Registration ends Friday, April 13th at 5pm ET.  Registration is free! Register and Details including Session Descriptions #ParentCamp #SummerSlide #ParentEngagement #InformedFamilies #EdParentCamp

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