Family-School Connection

HPC staff, called Family Liaisons, will work directly in CH-UH elementary schools to reach out to parents. The Family Liaisons work with parents as supportive peers. Their role is to make connections with families, encourage their participation in school events and in HPC offerings, and help them connect with outside community resources so that the families are strengthened from within and through the creation of a network of support in their schools, neighborhood and community. A variety of programs which focus on family literacy and parenting skills will be offered at each of the schools during the school year.

Our Goals: Provide support to parents so that their children will be successful in school.

Help families increase their children's school readiness and reading skills.

Provide elementary school parents opportunities to get to know and gain support from each other.

Provide tutoring and support to students in school.

Host weekly and monthly family events for parents and their young children which promote and improve family literacy.

This year we are conducting Parent Roundtables at Boulevard Elementary.  All CH-UH parents and caregivers are invited to attend these sessions.

Click for Parent Roundtable Schedule

Parent Resource Libraries
Heights Parent Center is opening mini- parent centers in each of the CH-UH elementary schools.  The centers will be staffed by HPC Family Liaisons assigned to each school and will contain a library full of resources for parents:  books, DVD’s and activities for parents to borrow.  Each center will also offer a place for parents to gather, share a cup of coffee or tea, and chat.  The center libraries are generously supported by the Ronald and Isabel Brown Fund of the Jewish Community Federation.  Mr. Brown, a former president of the CH-UH Board of Education, established the fund to support parent involvement in the schools.

Click the school name for a link to the newsletter.

Boulevard:
Family Liaison: Trena Saxon
t.saxon@sbcglobal.net
Hours of Operation:
Mondays, 8:30 am - 10:30 am and
3pm - 5pm
Tuesdays, 8:30 am - 10:30 am and
2pm - 4pm


Canterbury:
Family Liaison: Charone Edwards
(216) 320-4607
hpcroxbcanter@yahoo.com
Hours of Operation:
Wednesdays, 8:45 am -1pm and
3pm - 5pm
Thursdays, 8:45 am - 1pm and
3pm - 5pm

Fairfax:
Family Liaison: Keesha Tolliver
216) 371-6525
hpcoxford@yahoo.com
Hours of Operation:
Wed., 8:20 am -1pm and
Thursday, 8:20 am -1pm

Gearity:
Family Liaison: Tracy Hill
(216)321-0079 thill@heightsparentcenter.org
Hours of Operation:
Wed., 8:30 am - 10:30 am
Fridays, 8:30 am - 11am

Noble:
Family Liaison: Sharon Bowen
(216) 973-3304
stbowen22@aol.com
Hours of Operation:
Tuesday, 8am - 10am
Thursday, 3pm - 6pm

Oxford:
Family Liaison: Keesha Tolliver
(216) 371-6525 & hpcoxford@yahoo.com
Hours of Operation:
Monday, 8:20 am -1pm
Tuesday, 8:20 am - 1pm

Roxboro:
Family Liaison: Charone Edwards
(216) 320-4607 hpcroxbcanter@yahoo.com
Hours of Operation:
Mondays,8:45 am -1pm and
3pm -5pm
Tuesday, 8:45 am - 1pm and
2pm - 4pm

Parents may also schedule an appointment during off-hours to check out materials by calling Tracy Hill, at Heights Parent Center at (216) 321-0079.

Family School Connection programs are supported by:
The Abington Foundation, Althans Foundation, Bruening Foundation, Cleveland Heights University Heights City Schools, Cleveland Heights Block Grants, Ginn Foundation, The Ron and Isabel Brown Fund for Parent Involvement of CH-UH City School District and
The United Way of Greater Cleveland.