Classnotes Podcast (September 14, 2015) Community groups, parents and students came together recently with 16 school superintendents from across the Rio Grande Valley to affirm their expectation that all students be put on a path to graduate highly prepared for college.At this second annual Mesa Comunitaria event, community leaders of the RGV Equal Voice Network Education Working Group presented results from their survey of more than 1,600 parents about their knowledge about Texas’ curriculum tracking policies and new graduation requirements. The survey found that few parents across 24 school districts and 30 cities in the RGV have received information from their children’s schools. IDRA analyzed the survey data and developed a report with the survey’s key findings, implications, and recommended next action steps for communities. In this episode, Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed., IDRA senior education associate, Sofia Bahena, Ed.D., senior education associate, and Hector Bojorquez, IDRA education associate, describe how at this unique event, parents shared personal stories about barriers and successes in getting their children into college prep courses. Then participants met in cross-sector teams (families, educators, etc.) to develop action plans to work together to set college-readiness as the standard graduation plan for all students.Show length: Send comments to [email protected]Sign up for Classnotes e-mail alerts.Resources¿Y Ahora Qué? And Now What? – Community Groups in South Texas Work Together to Improve Educationby Josie D. Cortez, M.A., IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/y-ahora-que/More Comprehensive Advising Needed in the Aftermath of Changes to Texas High School Curriculum Requirementsby Albert Cortez, Ph.D., IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/more-comprehensive-advising-needed/Equal Voice Rio Grande Valley Graduation Requirements Community Survey Infographic Bilingual: http://www.idra.org/images/stories/Equal_Voice_RGV_HB5_Community_Survey_Infographic_Bilingual.pdfEnglish: https://create.piktochart.com/output/5884973-equal-voice-rgv-hb5-community-survey-infographic-englishSpanish: https://create.piktochart.com/output/7298834-equal-voice-rgv-encuesta-sobre-la-comunidad-hb5-infographicEqual Voice Rio Grande Valley Graduation Requirements Survey Results (Bilingual)http://www.idra.org/images/stories/EV_RGV_Community_Survey_Results_Bilingual_2015.pdfAlso available on Slidesharehttps://www.slideshare.net/IDRAedu/ev-rgv-community-survey-results-bilingual-2015IDRA’s Family Leadership PrinciplesBy Aurelio Montemayor, M.Ed., IDRA Newsletterhttp://www.idra.org/resource-center/idras-family-leadership-principles/Media CoverageSchool Days2015: Making Sure Graduation Means Somethingby Michael Seifert, Network Weaver for the Rio Grande Valley Equal Voice Network. Rio Grande Guardianhttps://riograndeguardian.com/seifert-school-days-2015-making-sure-graduation-means-something/New Survey Finds Colonia Parents Know Little About House Bill 5by Steve Taylor, Rio Grande Guardian.https://riograndeguardian.com/new-survey-finds-colonia-parents-know-little-about-house-bill-5/Education Success Happens When Parents Come Togetherby Michael Seifert, Network Weaver for the Rio Grande Valley Equal Voice Networkhttp://www.equalvoiceforfamilies.org/education-success-happens-when-parents-come-together/Your 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 Community Expects College Prep for All – Podcast Episode 156 appeared first on IDRA.