CONTACT Tim Bullis
Director, Community Relations
748-1433
Sept. 14, 2009
For immediate release
Oct. 10 event for parents offers strategies for successAuthor and illustrator Trevor Romain will speak Oct. 10 as part of a Strategies for Success conference in Chesterfield County. His topic will be “Bully-Proof Your Child.” Romain’s publications include “Bullies are a Pain in the Brain” and “Cliques, Phonies & Other Baloney.”
The Strategies for Success conference runs 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 10 at Lloyd C. Bird High School, 10301 Courthouse Road. Session topics include study strategies, strengthening parent-educator partnerships, fostering self-esteem, individualized education programs, learning styles, social skills and transitioning into middle school.
Registration for the full conference costs $10 and includes lunch. Registration for just the keynote speech by Romain, which begins at 8:30 a.m., costs $5. The conference is sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education and several school systems in central Virginia.
For more information, call the Parent-Teacher Resource Center of Chesterfield County Public Schools at 279-7311.
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