For the fourth consecutive school year, Ontario is helping parents in Brant play a more active role in their children’s education.
Parents Reaching Out (PRO) grants support school-based projects that help identify barriers to parent engagement in communities, and find local solutions to help more parents get involved.
“When parents are engaged in their children’s education, children are able to achieve more in school and in life. Brant’s great schools can become even better with engaged, involved parents.” — Dave Levac, MPP Brant
In Brant grants are supporting parent activities at local schools including:
Please contact MPP Dave Levac's office for full list of school recipients.
QUOTES
“The McGuinty government supports a system where we encourage all parents to feel engaged in their child’s education. This year’s increase in Parents Reaching Out grant applications, and the number of new applications, shows us just how serious parents are about getting involved.”
— Leona Dombrowsky, Minister of Education
QUICK FACTS
-The 2009-10 PRO grants will help support over 1,600 projects through an investment of $2.28 million. This includes $13,857 for projects in the Brant.
- Since 2006, the government has awarded over 5,500 PRO grants to school councils and over 200 regional/provincial grants.
- The ministry is also helping parents get involved via 144 Parenting and Family Literacy centres in high-needs neighbourhoods across the province and the parenting section of the ministry’s abc123 website, which offers parents helpful tips in 14 different languages.
LEARN MORE
Check out this year’s list of approved projects.
Find out more information about parent initiatives.