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PEN Programs & Events

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PEN: Choosing an Elementary School
School Board Candidate Forum
PEN: How to Have a Good Parent-Teacher Conference / Cómo tener una buena conferencia de padres y maestros
PEN's 14th Annual Poker Tournament
PEN: Navigating Open Enrollment / Navegando por la inscripcion abierta

PUSD Meetings & Events

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Parent Network Meeting
Parent Network Meeting (virtual)
PUSD School Board meeting
CAC meeting
African American Parent Council

Featured Event

How to choose an elementary school

Parents of preschool-aged children are invited to PEN’s popular "Choosing an Elementary School" program on Monday, September 30 at Eliot Middle School, 2184 North Lake Ave., Altadena at 7 pm. PUSD parent and education expert, Dr. Jennifer Miyake-Trapp, will provide parents with valuable information about what to look when choosing an elementary school. She’ll explain how family values along with insights from school visits and parent perspectives can contribute to a thoughtful, well-informed decision.  The presentation will be followed by an opportunity for attendees to meet and chat with current Pasadena Unified parents. Sign up here.

News posts
Back-to-School Etiquette - for Parents
Back-to-School Etiquette - for Parents

The beginning of the school year, even more than New Year’s, feels like time for a fresh start. Parents and caregivers as well as students are looking forward to connecting in person and feeling once more (or for the first time!) like part of a school community.… Here are a few pointers for putting your best foot forward when you set foot on campus.

PUSD Elementary School Uniform Dress Codes
PUSD Elementary School Uniform Dress Codes

Ready or not, school is starting on August 19. Not sure what your elementary school student should wear to school? PEN has compiled a list of the uniform dress codes for PUSD's elementary schools.

Study: Common school ratings biased, often Inaccurate
Study: Common school ratings biased, often Inaccurate

There is a powerful, intuitive idea that has long shaped perceptions of American education: the schools with the highest test scores are the best schools…But this thinking is profoundly misleading. Find out more in this story originally published by Chalkbeat.