Congratulations to the Office of School and Family Partnerships for receiving first prize in the National Laurie Horne Family Engagement Award contest for its innovative International Parent and Community Leadership Academy (IPCLA). The award was presented at the recent National Family Engagement Summit in Lynchburg, VA. Chosen from more than 35 entries around the country, the award recognizes innovative and creative programs that support meaningful and collaborative family, community, and school connections. Now in its fifth year, IPCLA was developed to educate international families about how AACPS is structured and how it functions. The goal is to improve communication with international families and to diversify the pool of leaders in order to support the academic achievement of international students. In receiving the award, Senior Manager Teresa Tudor said, “It is such an honor to be recognized nationally for our program. Besides validating our hard work, it gives other school districts around the country the information about our program. I am hopeful that it will be copied in other districts and have the same wonderful success that we have had in growing leaders within our international community.”
