Past Common Core Workshops and Events
Below, LULAC provides information on past Common Core State Standards workshops and community events. Several of LULAC's events were in collaboration with local organizations. These workshops and informational events provided students and their parents with discussions surrounding the changes in classrooms and resource tools to help them succeed.
To read more about our past common core related engagement, scroll to the bottom of this page. To read about other education events, Click here.
Past Workshops
04/21/16 - LULAC in partnership with LULAC Councils #12128, hosted a College and Career Readiness workshop in Lynn, Massachusetts to educate the community about the new Common Core State Standards and PARCC assessments. The workshop was held at Iglesia de Dios Casa Del Padre located at 134 Chestnut Street Lynn, MA 01902. See pictures here and here. College and Career Readiness workshop flier in English found here. College and Career Readiness workshop flier in Spanish found here.
04/12/16 - LULAC in partnership with LULAC Councils #12127, hosted a College and Career Readiness workshop in Boston, Massachusetts to educate the community about the new Common Core State Standards and PARCC assessments. The workshop was held at Curtis Hall in the Jamaica Plain Community Center located at 20 South Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130. See pictures here and here. College and Career Readiness workshop flier in English found here. College and Career Readiness workshop flier in Spanish found here.
04/05/16 - LULAC in partnership with LULAC Councils #5284, hosted a College and Career Readiness workshop in Cicero, Illinois to educate the community about the new Common Core State Standards and PARCC assessments. The workshop was held at Our Lady of the Mount at 2400 S. 61st Avenue Cicero, IL 60804. See pictures here and here. College and Career Readiness workshop flier in English found here. College and Career Readiness workshop flier in Spanish found here.
02/13/16 - LULAC in partnership with Colorado State University - Pueblo and LULAC Councils #30013 and #30015, hosted a College and Career Readiness workshop in Pueblo, Colorado to educate the community about the new Common Core State Standards and PARCC assessments. The workshop was held at El Pueblo History Museum located at 301 N. Union Ave., Pueblo, CO 81003. See pictures here. College and Career Readiness workshop flier in English found here. College and Career Readiness workshop flier in Spanish found here.
02/02/16 - LULAC in partnership with the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, hosted a College and Career Readiness workshop in Brighton Park, Illinois to educate the community about the new Common Core State Standards and PARCC assessments. The workshop was held at Kelly High School located at 4136 S California Ave, Chicago, IL. See pictures here and here. College and Career Readiness workshop flier in English found here. College and Career Readiness workshop flier in Spanish found here.
02/02/16 - LULAC in partnership with the Brighton Park Neighborhood Council, hosted a College and Career Readiness workshop in Brighton Park, Illinois to educate the community about the new Common Core State Standards and PARCC assessments. The workshop was held at Davis Elementary School located at 3014 W 39th Place, Chicago, IL. See pictures here and here. College and Career Readiness workshop flier in English found here. College and Career Readiness workshop flier in Spanish found here.
10/03/15 - LULAC hosted a workshop on the Common Core State Standards and the new Common Core State Assessments for their board members, including board members from Illinois and Colorado. The event was held at the Washington Court Hotel from 9:30 am to 10:00 am.
10/02/15 - LULAC partnered with LNESC to host an education workshop aimed at informing high school students on the new Common Core State Standards and the new Common Core State Assessments. The workshop was held in Washington, DC to students from across the nation, including students from, Illinois, New Mexico and Colorado at the Microsoft Innovation and Policy Center from 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm. See picture here.
11/15/14 - LNESC held a college and career readiness session for parents and students in Houston, Texas at the Doneraki's Mexican Restaurant. This college readiness session provided these students with an opportunity to learn more about the importance of taking rigorous and advanced courses in preparation for college. Session leaders also provided students with college and career readiness resources to help them plan for the future. Workshop flier in English found here. Workshop flier in Spanish found here.
10/11/14 - LULAC partnered with the California PTA in San Jose and San Francisco, California area to host an education workshop aimed at informing parents about the new academic standards. The event was held at Washington Elementary School from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm.
10/11/14 - LULAC during their Feria in Los Angeles, California partnered with PIQE to host an education workshop aimed at informing parents about the new academic standards. The event was held at Cal State Dominguez Hills campus from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
10/04/14 - LULAC partnered with Stand for Children in Chicago, Illinois to host an education workshop aimed at informing parents about the new academic standards. The event was held at Solorio Academy (HS) from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm.
10/04/14 - LULAC partnered with Stand for Children and Expect More AZ in Phoenix, Arizona to host an education workshop aimed at informing parents about the new academic standards. The event was held at Phoenix College from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
10/04/14 - LULAC during their Feria in San Antonio, Texas hosted an education workshop aimed at informing parents about the new academic standards. The event was held at University of Texas, San Antonio campus from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.
7/11/14 - LNESC held a college and career readiness session for parents and students in New York, New York at the New York Hilton Midtown. This college readiness session provided these students with an opportunity to learn more about the importance of taking rigorous and advanced courses in preparation for college. Session leaders also provided students with college and career readiness resources to help them plan for the future. Workshop flier in English found here. Workshop flier in Spanish found here.
6/13/14 - LNESC Miami held a second college and career readiness after school session for parents in students. This college readiness session provided these students with an opportunity to learn more about the importance of taking rigorous and advanced courses in preparation for college. Session leaders also provided students with college and career readiness resources to help them plan for the future. Workshop flier in English found here. Workshop flier in Spanish found here.
10/30/13 - LNESC Miami held a college and career readiness after school session in observance of National Action Day for its Upward Bound students. This college readiness session provided these students with an opportunity to learn more about the importance of taking rigorous and advanced courses in preparation for college. Session leaders will also provided students with college and career readiness resources to help them plan for the future.
For more information, or if you would like to participate in these workshops, please contact Luis Torres.
Past Community Events
01/26/16 - LULAC in partnership with LULAC Council #5284, hosted a College and Career Readiness Fair in Cicero, Illinois to educate the community about the new Common Core State Standards and PARCC assessments. See picture here and here. The fair was held at the Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church located at 2400 S. 61st. Ave Cicero, IL. College and Career Readiness Fair flier in English found here. College and Career Readiness Fair flier in Spanish found here.
11/19/15 - LULAC in partnership with LULAC Council #5284, hosted a College and Career Readiness Fair in Stone Park, Illinois to educate the community about the new Common Core State Standards and PARCC assessments. See picture here. The fair was held at the Stone Park Village and Community Center located at 1825 N. 32nd Avenue Melrose Park, IL. College and Career Readiness Fair flier in English found here. College and Career Readiness Fair flier in Spanish found here.
09/20/14 - LULAC encouraged members to host a community event to watch the special Univision television segment: Enterate y Gana. As a strong supporter of education, LULAC continues to collaborate with partners like Univision and others in educating, engaging, and empowering parents with the information and tools they need to better prepare their students for academic success. As states move forward with the implementation of new academic standards, LULAC applauds the work of Univision in taking the lead to produce and broadcast educational material aimed at informing and empowering the Latino community. See more here.
Univision’s latest work, Entérate y Gana – Edición: Padres y Maestros, is the most recent example of the network’s efforts.
The program focused on the importance of parents establishing a relationship with their child’s teachers and counselors, working together in support of their education.
Parent and teachers were paired from the audience at a high school gym (pep-rally environment), to play a game; they played against the clock, not each other. The show was hosted by Carlos Calderon. Kids cheered for their parent/teacher pair from the “sidelines”, accompanied by co-host talent Rosina Grosso from Sabado Gigante. The co-host consulted with experts in the audience throughout the show to offer advice and feedback on the different games.
Viewers were sent to Univision.com/educacion to get additional information on how parents can create a relationship with teachers and counselors in benefit of their children and learn of the upcoming parent online academy tool that were available for Univision's Education Week that took place in October 2014.
09/16/14 - LULAC in partnership with NIEA, and the New Mexico Governor's office hosted a series of Common Core Town Hall in New Mexico to educate the community about the implementation of Common Core State Standards. The first Town Hall was held at the Christine Duncan's Heritage Academy located at 1900 Atrisco Drive NW, Albuquerque, NW. Town Hall flier in English found here. Town Hall flier in Spanish found here.
09/3/14 - LULAC hosted a Town Hall meeting with Farmington and Central Consolidated at the San Juan College Henderson Fine Arts Center in Farmington, New Mexico to educate the community about the implementation of Common Core State Standards. Town Hall flier in English found here. Town Hall flier in Spanish found here.
05/12/14 - LULAC hosted a Town Hall meeting in Raton, New Mexico at the Raton High School Krivokapich Media Center to educate the community about the implementation of Common Core State Standards. Town Hall flier in English found here. Town Hall flier in Spanish found here.
04/30/14 - LULAC hosted a Town Hall meeting in Clovis, New Mexico at the Arts Academy at Bella Vista to educate the community about the implementation of Common Core State Standards. Town Hall flier in English found here. Town Hall flier in Spanish found here.
04/16/14 - LULAC hosted a Town Hall meeting in Las Cruces, New Mexico at the Sierra Middle School Gymnasium to educate the community about the implementation of Common Core State Standards. Town Hall flier in English found here. Town Hall flier in Spanish found here.
12/16/13 - LULAC and NIEA hosted a Common Core Town Hall in Albuquerque, New Mexico with special guest New Mexico Education Secretary Hanna Skandera. This was the second community town hall on the topic of Common Core State Standards. The event was held at West Mesa High School. Town Hall flier in English found here. Town Hall flier in Spanish found here.
10/29/13 - LULAC Council #7232 in Florida hosted an education forum on Common Core State Standards. The event was held in the evening at the Casa Bacardi at ICCAS - University of Miami Campus.
06/01/13 - LULAC National and LNESC formed a partnership with Univision to educate and inform communities on the Common Core State Standards implementation in Florida through radio/television and "Es El Momento" campaign. See picture here. By leveraging LULAC and LNESC's vast network of Latino parents, students, and advocates and Univision's communications infrastructure, LULAC plans to help bring critical information to Latino families. LULAC agreed to help: (1) identify and secure education advocates to participate in Univision's national radio programs (such as Dra. Isabel's radio show), (2) identify and secure education experts and advocates for Univision segments on education, and (3) help promote tools and resources available through Univision's eselmomento.com website. Leading LULAC Florida education advocates, including Lydia Medrano, LULAC Florida State Director, local Miami LULAC Council Directors, and other LULAC Education Committee members, have remain engaged and committed to engaging and informing the community by volunteering for radio and TV information segments on education issues.
In addition, LULAC National along with LULAC Florida’s leadership requested a meeting with Florida Governor Rick Scott to discuss the implementation of the CCSS in the Sunshine State.
06/01/13 - LULAC National with LNESC and NIEA formed a partnership with New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez to educate and inform the community on Common Core State Standards Implementations in New Mexico. See picture here. In June of 2013, LULAC National met with New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez and her staff to discuss Common Core State Standards (CCSS) implementation in New Mexico. The meeting with Governor Martinez resulted in the forging of a partnership aimed at increasing outreach and dialogue with the Hispanic community in the New Mexico.
LULAC, NIEA, and the Governor committed to: (1) conducting various town halls/listening sessions in conjunction with LULAC, (2) developing a partnership with LULAC moving forward and listing LULAC as a partner organization on the PED website. LULAC National would be the first civil rights organization listed as a CCSS implementation outreach partner in New Mexico, (3) collaborating on the roll out of several materials designed to better inform the public about the Common Core State Standards, as well as making these materials accessible in English and Spanish, and (4) incorporating materials produced by LULAC in the roll out of the messaging in the future and making LULAC materials available on the New Mexico Public Education Department website and New Mexico CCSS website.
LULAC Continues to Engage and Educate the Community on the Common Core State Standards
LULAC is committed to empowering parents, students, and education advocates to ensure that Latino students are prepared for life, college, and careers in the 21st century. In 2015, LULAC will continue to engage and educate the Latino community on critical issues like college-and-career readiness and the new Common Core State Standards. Be on the lookout for upcoming information sessions in your community.
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