What is the Parent Advisory Group?

The advisory group is a forum to provide constructive feedback and advice on current programs, act as a sounding board on possible new programs and approaches, raise general issues for discussion that parents have asked to be raised, make suggestions for general improvements, and act as ambassadors for new parents.  The focus will be on the program of education at RCC, not individual teacher or parent concerns.

What are their responsibilites?

Facilitating communication with parents on a range of issues, from the long-range planning for the center to the daily activities in individual classrooms.

Who are the members?

Deanna Fuehne – the parent of Colin and Alex in Toddlers and Primary II and the Director of the Career Management Center at the Jones School of Business. Fuehne@rice.edu

India Mittag – the parent of August in Toddlers and the Director of Development for the School of Architecture. ilmittag@gmail.com

Jennifer Rudgers – the parent of Elsa in Nursery II and an Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. jrudgers@rice.edu

Michael Wong – the parent of Alexandra in Primary I and a Professor of Chemistry and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. mswong@rice.edu