PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION MONTH, OCTOBER 2011     WHEREAS, The children of New Hampshire are our most valuable resources and are the key to our state’s future economic and social well-being; and     WHEREAS, Education undergirds and sustains our democratic society, and affords each child, including those with disabilities, the opportunity to attain his or her highest level of achievement; and     WHEREAS, Parents are children’s first and most influential teachers and have high hopes and dreams for their children’s future; and     WHEREAS, The most accurate predictor of student achievement in school is the extent to which their families are able to create a home environment that encourages learning and become involved in their children’s education in both school and the community; and     WHEREAS, New Hampshire schools are committed to personalizing education through the Follow the Child Initiative and establishing comprehensive support systems needed for each student’s success, including family- school-community partnerships; and     WHEREAS, The importance of parent involvement in education requires not only recognition, but a firm commitment in our policies and frameworks;     NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN H. LYNCH GOVERNOR of the state of New Hampshire, do hereby proclaim the month of OCTOBER 2011 as PARENT INVOLVEMENT IN EDUCATION MONTH in New Hampshire, and urge all citizens to recognize and encourage parents for their involvement and commitment to educating children.     Given at the Executive Chamber in Concord, this 4th day of August, in the year of Our Lord two thousand and eleven, and the independence of the United States of America, two hundred and thirty-six.   (signed) John H. Lynch Governor   To download a copy of the original signed proclamation, click here (4MB PDF, legal size)       © 2010 The Parent Information Center of NH The NH Parents Make the Difference website is a collaboration between the Parent Information Center of NH and the NH Department of Education.  This website is supported with funding from the US Department of Education through the NH State PIRC grant of the Natonal PIRC program.