Classnotes Podcast (June 27, 2011) IDRA’s Quality Schools Action Framework emphasizes connections among schools and communities to secure success for all students. After decades of working with schools to integrate IDRA’s Family Leadership in Education Model, we added a twist. An innovative PTA Comunitario (Community PTA) was initiated two years ago in south Texas and is now multiplying. A second has been formally organized, and a third is in development. In this interview, four leaders of the nation’s first PTA Comunitario talk about their experience and passion for community engagement in education. Aurelio Montemayor, M.Ed., director of the IDRA Texas Parent Information and Resource Center, interviews these four leaders: Eva Carranza, Emilia Vega, Angelica Nava and Carmen Vargas. The conversation was in Spanish. A summary in English is available online in the shownotes.Show length: Send comments to [email protected].Sign up for Classnotes e-mail alerts.ResourcesIDRA’s Family Leadership PrinciplesBy Aurelio Montemayor, M.Ed., IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/idras-family-leadership-principles/ARISE: A Resource In Serving Equality websitehttp://www.arisesotex.org/ARISE South Tower PTA Comunitario – A New Model of Parent EngagementBy Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed., IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/arise-south-tower-pta-comunitario/The ARISE South Tower PTA Comunitario – An Example Community-Based School EngagementBy Aurelio Montemayor, M.Ed., IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/community-based-school-engagement/IDRA Texas Parent Information and Resource Centerhttp://www.idra.org/Texas_IDRA_PIRC.htm/ARISE PTA Comunitario Annual Report 2010-11 ~ Reporte Annualhttp://www.idra.org/images/stories/PTA_Comunitario_End_of_Year_Report_June2011.pdfYour feedbackWe welcome your comments and questions to the podcast. Send an e-mail to [email protected].Listen to every episode!To ensure you don’t miss a single episode of IDRA Classnotes, subscribe to the podcast in iTunes, (download iTunes free if you don’t have it) or sign up to receive an e-mail alert as soon as a new show is published.The post A New Model for Community Engagement in Education – Podcast Episode 91 appeared first on IDRA.