Local Community Coalitions composed of community leaders and parents, along with representatives from PALMS, the Massachusetts Department of Education's State Systemic Initiative, will plan and implement outreach activities. One goal of the project is to develop a set of informal science and math outreach activities that can be presented to parents and children in a variety of public sites, such as health clinics and community centers. Adult learning centers will serve as laboratories to test outreach materials and activities.
PALMS and the Museum Institute for Teaching Science (MITS) are collaborating on the design and execution of the project. Partners are welcomed. The project has already engaged community organizations such as the National Urban League, the Council of La Raza, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. The Regional Alliance will help disseminate the projects research findings.
For information about the seminars or the Parent Involvement Project, contact Glenola
Mitchell Massachusetts Department of Education, (617) 388-3300; or Janet Stein,
MITS (617) 695-9771.