Presenter urges Summers County to highlight parent‑coaching sign‑ups in press rollout
November 01, 2024 | SUMMERS COUNTY SCHOOLS, School Districts, West Virginia
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A presenter asked Summers County Schools officials to emphasize local enrollment numbers when the district issues a press release about a parent‑coaching program, arguing that visible county data will show community support and help leverage state attention.
The presenter said showcasing local counts would “wake up” state-level interest: “I want that number to go wake up because then the state and all the people can say this money is being spent and look at this county. They really support it.” She reported that “as of the end of October” the county had five leadership sign‑ups and six parent sign‑ups.
The presenter described a model used in Berkeley County’s mental‑health tier system — “tier 1 is the on‑demand courses and tier 2 is the parent coaching” — and urged the district to adopt a simple website landing page or a single “day” link so parents can click directly to resources.
On service design and outreach, she recommended avoiding the phrase “mental health” in public messaging for some communities and instead using terms such as “parent guides” or “parent coaching,” saying parents can resist labels tied to Child Protective Services involvement: “I never say to parents ‘mental health.’ I’ll tell you why … they have CPS going on in the door and ask, ‘why do you think I’m a bad parent?’”
The presenter also reviewed professional‑development (PD) options tied to the program and provided pricing: an in‑person six‑hour PD package is $4,000 with 16 selectable topics (three topics can be combined to make six hours); a six‑hour virtual option is $2,000. She said the sessions can be split across months (for example, two‑hour sessions in February, March and May) to fit local schedules.
She offered to return for parent‑engagement events and to share contact information and materials: “I’ll come back anytime if you have any parent engagement lines that I could present… I go out and just talk about what the website is and what the parent coach knows and the value of it.”
The Chair acknowledged the presentation and the need to proceed through agenda items; no formal motion or vote on the program was recorded in the transcript excerpt. The presenter’s outreach offer and pricing information will be available for board members to consider when the district decides whether and how to feature the program in future communications and engagement events.
The presenter said showcasing local counts would “wake up” state-level interest: “I want that number to go wake up because then the state and all the people can say this money is being spent and look at this county. They really support it.” She reported that “as of the end of October” the county had five leadership sign‑ups and six parent sign‑ups.
The presenter described a model used in Berkeley County’s mental‑health tier system — “tier 1 is the on‑demand courses and tier 2 is the parent coaching” — and urged the district to adopt a simple website landing page or a single “day” link so parents can click directly to resources.
On service design and outreach, she recommended avoiding the phrase “mental health” in public messaging for some communities and instead using terms such as “parent guides” or “parent coaching,” saying parents can resist labels tied to Child Protective Services involvement: “I never say to parents ‘mental health.’ I’ll tell you why … they have CPS going on in the door and ask, ‘why do you think I’m a bad parent?’”
The presenter also reviewed professional‑development (PD) options tied to the program and provided pricing: an in‑person six‑hour PD package is $4,000 with 16 selectable topics (three topics can be combined to make six hours); a six‑hour virtual option is $2,000. She said the sessions can be split across months (for example, two‑hour sessions in February, March and May) to fit local schedules.
She offered to return for parent‑engagement events and to share contact information and materials: “I’ll come back anytime if you have any parent engagement lines that I could present… I go out and just talk about what the website is and what the parent coach knows and the value of it.”
The Chair acknowledged the presentation and the need to proceed through agenda items; no formal motion or vote on the program was recorded in the transcript excerpt. The presenter’s outreach offer and pricing information will be available for board members to consider when the district decides whether and how to feature the program in future communications and engagement events.
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