Be There Campaign

Today the Muscogee County School district will launch the Be There Campaign in the 5:30 p.m. newscast at the WTVM (Channel 9) television studio. Be There is a multi -media, national,parent involvement campaign that is sweeping the country. It is not a program or a curriculum. It is a campaign designed to inspire parents to be engaged and involved in their child's education and daily learning experiences. The campaign focuses on little reminders that teachable moments are all around us, even for those parents whose schedules may not permit them to be at a school event or extra-curricular activity. We want to inspire parents to make ordinary moments extraordinary by encouraging them to engage with their children during their daily routines. By doing so, we hope to make them aware that teachable moments are everywhere.

The goal is 100% participation (all schools participate). Each school has been tentavively assigned a week to have a parent/child interview to share their teachable moment. The plan is to feature one teachable moment(parent/child) from every school over a year. Our media partner,WTVM (Channel 9) will feature a Be There teachable moment two Wednesdays per month.

Parents who wish to participate should complete and submit a Be There entry form. You can get a form from the office or you can access the entry form on-line, print, and submit to our office at Mathews.

You will receive a district-wide Connect-Ed message about this campaign. I wanted to let you know about it from me first. I know these moments happen all the time with you and your children and look forward to the many entries I know we will receive. Our week scheduled for WTVM is September 7, 2010. We have ample time to get many entries and know we will. There will be a designated place in the office where you can drop in your entries. The website is http://www.bethere.org/.

Please call me with any questions we have. Have a great day ! Kay