She is the facilitator for our parent discussion group, which meets once a week for an hour. This year the group is discussing the importance of a positive self-image. The parents in the group are diverse. There are 10 parents who attend, and ages range from 19-45. Any parent in the city is welcome in the class as long as there is space and child care.
Referrals come from local community agencies and friends and family of students in the class.
Transportation assistance and on-site child care are needed by most of the parents in the group and are provided by the program. We just received a grant from the Junior League for our summer program. When a student begins class, I do both an informal and formal assessment. We talk privately about their educational goals, present and future, and any adult education classes they have attended. We also discuss choices each student has about working individually or in a small group.