"Orgullo" Conferencia Bilingüe de Educación para Padres
To combat the growing high school dropout rate, the conference gives parents the tools they need to help their children graduate from high school and receive their college diploma. The conference also exposes parents to college recruiters and helps them better understand school application and the financial aid process. HOT partners with local colleges and universities in the greater Whittier area to host the event. Because of the community need and demand for this event, HOT has partnered with middle schools to bring the Parent Mini-Conference.
Workshops in which participants can attend at the annual conference and mini conference include:
What are the differences between the types of colleges and universities and what is the process for applying to college
What is the cost of a college education, and how do I finance my child’s education?
How Do I encourage and support my child once they are admitted?
Parent Leadership: How to be an advocate for my child’s education
Technology and Internet Access
Learning Reading with my Child
Learning Math with my Child
Improving your child’s education: A guide for Latino parents
How can I keep my child from joining a gang or participating in gang activities
Children at risk to go to college
The Parent Education Conference was developed by Psychologist Pete Gomez in 1999 who realized that Hispanic students and their parents were not being informed about college. Pete is as educational psychologist who specialized in counseling Hispanics regarding the psychological issues of immigration. He mobilized school districts, speakers, food providers under the HOT banner and held the first annual parent education in which 400 parents attended. Since then HOT gas continued to identify the needs of parents looking for guidance on how they can improve their children’s education and future.
2008 Mini Parent Education Conference
at Burke Middle School
Over 150 Parents and Children attended HOT’s Parent Education Mini Conference on April 22, 2008 at Burke Middle School in Pico Rivera. The Mini-Conference sponsored by El Rancho Unified School District, Verizon, and Comerica Bank featured bilingual workshops to help give parents the tools and resources they need for their children’s educatsion. The event also featured a leadership academy training for young children, vendor fair and participation from local community leaders.
2007 Parent Education Conference at Whittier College
On Saturday October 13, 2007 over 350 parents attended HOT’s 8th Annual Parent Education Conference. The event was held in partnership with Whittier City School District, Keenan and Associates, Verizon, Union Bank of California, City of Santa Fe Springs and hosted by Whittier College. Each Parent Educational Conference features a roundtable panel discussion of Hispanic parents and their children and the steps they took to help their children graduate from college. The event gave parents the opportunities to attend two workshops to help them prepare their children. The event also featured keynote address from inspirational speaker Jerry Tello.
2006 Parent Education Conference at Rio Hondo College
HOT hosted its 7th annual Parent Education Conference Saturday October 14 at Rio Hondo Community College in Whittier to give parents the tools they need to help their children graduate from college. Workshops explained the difference between the college and university systems, how financial aid works, and what parents can do to support their children in college.
“From day one parents must set high academic expectations for their kids, meet regularly with their children’s teachers and provide a household environment that allows them maximize study time” said Dr. Carmella Franco, Superintendent of Whittier City School District and Chair of HOT’s Education Committee.
The event was co-sponsored by Whittier City School District, Washington Mutual, Southern California Edison, State Farm Insurance, Keenan and Associates and Rio Hondo College. The conference held in English and Spanish featured comments by Whittier Mayor Cathy Warner, Rio Hondo College President Dr. Rose Marie Joyce and keynote speaker Ignacio Rojas of the Los Angeles County Office of Education.
To combat the growing high school dropout rate, the conference gives parents the tools they need to help their children graduate from high school and receive their college diploma. The conference also exposes parents to college recruiters and helps them better understand school application and the financial aid process. HOT partners with local colleges and universities in the greater Whittier area to host the event. Because of the community need and demand for this event, HOT has partnered with middle schools to bring the Parent Mini-Conference.
