Vancouver
VPS family centers featured at D.C. school conference
Vancouver Public Schools’ Family and Community Resource Centers will be featured at a conference in Washington, D.C.
Superintendent Steve Webb and Chief of Staff Tom Hagley will present two sessions at the Education Week 2017 Leaders to Learn From Conference on March 30 and 31.
“We’re honored to share Vancouver’s community schools model with our colleagues nationally and to learn from others as part of our ongoing efforts to prepare future-ready graduates,” Webb said in a district news release.
At its 18 FCRCs at Vancouver school sites, the district provides family engagement activities, homework help, medical, dental and housing referrals, food and clothing help and other support.