Category: Indiana

Four ParentCamps. Hundreds of families. One big message: Communities connect. Conversations flow. Everyone belongs. – Family Engagement Week

Julia Pile
2025 Family Engagement Week ParentCamps

This National Family Engagement Week, Delaware schools are celebrating connection, belonging, and community in a powerful way: three school ParentCamps in two days, each bringing families, educators, and community members together for real conversation and real relationships. In addition, we are hosting our monthly national Virtual ParentCamp to celebrate the week! ParentCamp isn’t a workshop or a sit-and-get. It’s a space where families and educators talk with each other, not at each other. Stories are shared. Trust is built. Kids and adults alike feel like they belong. This week features:…

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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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