Oklahoma Parents As Teachers Bartlesville Public Schools

Oklahoma Parents As Teachers

Bartlesville Public Schools

What is OPAT?

OPAT is a FREE program for parents of children birth to aged three. OPAT supports

parents to become effective first teachers, and helps

parents prepare their children for a successful school future

What Does OPAT Offer?• Personalized Visits• Parent Group

Meetings• Resource and

Referral• Developmental

Screenings• Early Partnership

Between Home and School

Personalized Visits Provide

• Certified Parent Educators from your public school

• Frequency- Once a month for 45 minutes to 1 hour

• Tools- age appropriate “learning kits” with books and play ideas to support you in helping your child play to learn

Parent Group Meetings Provide opportunities to

• Discuss developmental stages

• Share parenting experiences

• Obtain information and activities to encourage your child’s development

Resource and Referrals• Connect parents to

community resources

• Provide referrals to appropriate professionals in your community

• Encourage your child's development

Developmental screenings

• Informal vision screening

• Informal hearing screening

• Ages and Stages developmental screening twice a year

Early Partnership Between Home and School

• Makes transitioning from home to school easier

• Provides resources from the school district to support parenting

• Emphasizes the critical role parents have in school readiness

Bartlesville Public Schools Parents As Teachers Program is Unique!

We are fortunate to have Monica Reynolds

our Bilingual Parent Educator on our staff!

And our newest Home Visitor:

Laurel BradleyLaurel supervises the Early

Childhood Education workers in the Even Start program and does home visits for both Even Start

and OPAT!

Who is eligible and what does it cost?

• Expectant parents and parents of children birth to three-years-old in participating school districts.

• OPAT is a FREE program through the Oklahoma State Department of Education and Bartlesville Public School district.

Who Do I Contact?

Bartlesville Public Schools Parents As Teachers

Joni Pollin, Coordinator pollinj@bps-ok.org Monica Reynolds, Bilingual Home Visitor reynoldmq@bps-

ok.org

Laurel Bradley, bradleyld@bps-ok.org

1536 S. KeelerBartlesville, OK 74003

918-337-6231http://www.bps-ok.org/McKinley/parentsasteachers.html