Life & Work with Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, Founder and Executive Director of Parent Shield Fort Worth.
Today, I continue to advocate for my children and all children in FWISD through my organization Parent Shield Fort Worth.
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“The approach really worked not only for closing those gaps, but also really building the relationships with and between a lot of the students,” Dorsey-Hollins said. “Interventionists were able to build real relationships with their parents. Parents were more open to feedback.”
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School districts “need to be more transparent,” said Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, founder of Parent Shield Fort Worth, which aims to give parents information and tools to demand better of their children’s schools. “We all know report cards are not giving the full picture of where schools stand.”
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“Hopefully, kids will be selecting the right book because there’s not going to be anybody there to guide them,” said Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, who leads Parent Shield Fort Worth, an advocacy group. She doesn’t have a problem with the district closing schools, but understands why some community members pushed back. “Schools are like landmarks where parents and grandparents and older children have gone.”
Fort Worth ISD reverses course, will give elementary students supplies for 2024-25 year
Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, executive director of Parent Shield Fort Worth, said she was excited to learn about the news, especially when taking into account that the majority of students in the district are economically disadvantaged.
A ‘huge win’ for transparency in Fort Worth ISD. It’s now easier to track kids’ progressRead more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article288617660.html#storylink=cpy
“That’s a huge, huge, huge, huge win, especially for parents being able to get transparent information, which is what we’ve been pushing Fort Worth ISD for,” said Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, the group’s executive director. Dorsey-Hollins added that it’s also more user-friendly and easier to navigate for families, calling the district’s previous version “unacceptable.”
Fort Worth improves access for parents to see STAAR scores
Parent Shield Fort Worth has advocated for an update to the Fort Worth school district's parent portal over the past year.
Fort Worth ISD to stop giving free school supplies to elementary students in August
Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, executive director and founder of Parent Shield Fort Worth, said the change will put many parents in a tough spot, and she hopes other resources will be available for them to obtain supplies.
Most Tarrant County students aren’t at grade level. This new campaign wants to change that
Parent Shield, a parental advocacy and empowerment group, wants to equip mothers and fathers with the resources they need to make informed decisions about their children. Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, Parent Shield’s executive director, called Go Beyond Grades a perfect match with her group’s mission.
Fort Worth ISD board approves contract to start closure of Forest Oak Sixth Grade
Like the Wedgwood closure, parents and students weren’t notified until days before the announcement, Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, executive director of Parent Shield Fort Worth, told trustees during the March 26 meeting.
FWISD parents unsure about students’ academic success demand more clarity of online portal
“The information that is provided there doesn’t make any sense at all,” Dorsey-Hollins, founder of Parent Shield Fort Worth, said. “As parents, we were like ‘What does this mean?’”
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Trenace Dorsey-Hollins is a parent and founder of Parent Shield Fort Worth, a parent movement committed to uniting and educating powerful parents to demand a high-quality education for all children. You can follow her at @TrenaceDorsey.
FWISD parents unsure about students’ academic success demand more clarity of online portal
“The information that is provided there doesn’t make any sense at all,” Dorsey-Hollins, founder of Parent Shield Fort Worth, said. “As parents, we were like ‘What does this mean?’”
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Undeterred, Dorsey-Hollins launched Parent Shield in 2022. The group educates Fort Worth parents about how to advocate for a high-quality education for their children.
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At the beginning of this school year, Makenzie was to move up to Wedgwood Middle School. But Hazel Harvey Peace was never a good fit for Makenzie, said her grandmother, Lisa Henley, Parent Shield parent. Makenzie, who has dyslexia, struggles with reading, Henley said, and she never got the one-on-one attention she needed at her old school. She was also withdrawn and didn’t speak up in class, Henley said, because she was embarrassed about the fact that she was struggling. At the beginning of this school year, Henley transferred Makenzie to the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts, a new charter school located in La Gran Plaza de Fort Worth.
Cough? Sore throat? More schools suggest mildly sick kids attend anyway
“Trenace Dorsey-Hollins’ 5-year-old daughter was sick a lot last year. Dorsey-Hollins followed school guidelines and kept her home when she had a cough or a sore throat — or worse — until she was completely better…”
Missing that much school puts students at risk of not learning to read or graduate. Absent students also lose out on meals, socialization with peers and caring adults,
No more letter grades? Here’s what Fort Worth ISD parents will see on report cards
"Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, director of the education advocacy group Parent Shield Fort Worth, said she hopes the changes will put parents in a better position to help them if they’re children are struggling. Lack of access to information has been an ongoing challenge for parents in the district, she said. The organization, which lobbied the district for both changes, held a series of literacy clinics across the city last summer.
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Inside the library on a scorching July afternoon this summer, Trenace Dorsey-Hollins and a group of parents were making their own history. The Parent Shield leaders, a grassroots organization that Dorsey-Hollins launched in 2022, were hosting the first of nine “Freedom July” mobile literacy clinics.
Many parents don’t know when kids are behind in school. Are report cards telling enough?
“A report card is really tricky in our opinion, because you’re just looking at A’s and B’s and C’s,” Carpenter said. Nowhere on the report card does it say “what reading level your baby’s on, and that’s what’s throwing parents for a loop.” By talking to parents about issues like literacy and the nuances of grading, families are better able to advocate for their children in the school system and work in partnership with educators, said Trenace Dorsey-Hollins, a parent and founder of the advocacy group Parent Shield Fort Worth in Texas.
Fort Worth parents group pushes for more information on kids’ academic progress
A parent advocacy group is calling on Fort Worth schools to give parents better access to information about how their kids are doing in school. Parent Shield Fort Worth released a report Wednesday outlining findings from a series of literacy clinics the group held over the summer. The report also included recommendations for boosting literacy rates among the city’s public school students.