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UFT President Michael Mulgrew welcomed more than 450 parents and community members to the union’s Queens Parent Conference, held at the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel on Nov. 23. The theme of the conference was Partnering with Parents for Student Success. Rose Walker-Yates, the UFT Queens parent and community liaison, emphasized that the day’s workshops were geared to achieving that goal.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew welcomes parents and community members to the Queens Parent Conference.
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Parent Yvette Rosario (center) gets information in a workshop on Common Core Learning Standards in English language arts.
Jonathan Fickies
Vickie Li, the parent of two children, attends a workshop on helping your child get into a “dream college.”
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Sara Ferradas, a parent of two children, picks up information at the vendor fair.
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Diomedes Batista attends a workshop.
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Jeannette Downes leads a session on Common Core standards in English language arts.
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Queens Borough President-elect Melinda Katz addresses the parents.
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Special guest speaker Lourds Lane — a musician, writer, producer and arts-based after-school founder — speaks up for the importance of arts in education.
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Adhim DeVeaux, the coordinator of BRAVE, the UFT's anti-bullying campaign, gives out information and answers questions.
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Participants take part in a workshop.
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Beth Levy leads a popular workshop on parent book clubs.
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Marie Metellus, a parent of two children, gets information in a workshop on Common Core Learning Standards in English language arts.
Jonathan Fickies
Part of the team behind the event are (from left) presenters Sylvia Huang and Lindsay Lee, UFT Queens Borough Representative Rona Freiser, UFT President Michael Mulgrew, CAPSC President Yen Chou, CEO Nancy Peng and presenter Hai Yan Liang with a student.
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UFT President Michael Mulgrew welcomes parents and community members to the Queens Parent Conference.
Jonathan Fickies
Parent Yvette Rosario (center) gets information in a workshop on Common Core Learning Standards in English language arts.
Jonathan Fickies
Vickie Li, the parent of two children, attends a workshop on helping your child get into a “dream college.”
Jonathan Fickies
Sara Ferradas, a parent of two children, picks up information at the vendor fair.
Jonathan Fickies
Diomedes Batista attends a workshop.
Jonathan Fickies
Jeannette Downes leads a session on Common Core standards in English language arts.
Jonathan Fickies
Queens Borough President-elect Melinda Katz addresses the parents.
Jonathan Fickies
Special guest speaker Lourds Lane — a musician, writer, producer and arts-based after-school founder — speaks up for the importance of arts in education.
Jonathan Fickies
Adhim DeVeaux, the coordinator of BRAVE, the UFT's anti-bullying campaign, gives out information and answers questions.
Jonathan Fickies
Participants take part in a workshop.
Jonathan Fickies
Beth Levy leads a popular workshop on parent book clubs.
Jonathan Fickies
Marie Metellus, a parent of two children, gets information in a workshop on Common Core Learning Standards in English language arts.
Jonathan Fickies
Part of the team behind the event are (from left) presenters Sylvia Huang and Lindsay Lee, UFT Queens Borough Representative Rona Freiser, UFT President Michael Mulgrew, CAPSC President Yen Chou, CEO Nancy Peng and presenter Hai Yan Liang with a student.
Jonathan Fickies
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