Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Wednesday, January 21, 2009

A grant from the J. Graham Brown Foundation to the Prichard Committee will fund a special Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership (CIPL) focused on science, technology, engineering and mathematics. 

The institute, which will be conducted Sept. 17-18, Oct. 22-23 and Nov. 19-20 in Louisville, will provide leadership training and support for parents to advocate for improved science and math education in their schools. This session will be implemented in partnership with the Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science and The Center for Gifted Studies at Western Kentucky University.

The cost of the program – instruction, supplies, meals and lodging – is covered by the grant. Applications are being accepted from across the state; class size is limited to 30 parents.

To apply or get more information, visit http://www.cipl.org/ or call Lou Ann Cavenee-Ramos at (859) 233-9849, ext. 231.

CIPL, entering its 12^th year of nationally acclaimed parent training, is an arm of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence.