BROTHERS ON THE FRONT LINE: RE-Defining The Narrative by Making A Difference
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Parental Engagement
Derrick Leon Davis is a staunch supporter of parents and promotes parental involvement in the academic lives of children. In 2013, Mr. Davis commissioned a task force of community stakeholders to explore the creation of countywide Parent Academies. The Parent Academies would be designed to help parent navigate the school system, connect with vital community and government resources; while offering parents opportunities to network with other parents. He is making a difference in the lives of many by Re-Defining The Narrative about the importance of Parental Engagement.
BIO: Derrick Leon Davis is a member, County Council, Prince George's County, representing District 6 . Mr. Davis was born in Suitland, Maryland, 1967; raised in Capital Heights, Maryland. Attended Central Senior High School; University of Maryland Eastern Shore, B.A. (sociology), 1989. Member, Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce, 1995; North Canterbury Estates Civic Association, 1996. Chair, Early Childhood Grant Fund, Community Foundation of Prince George's County, 1997. Member, Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee, 1998-2002 (education community liaison; chair, voter registration committee). Volunteer, ARC of Prince George's County and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) (20 years). Member, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Member, First Baptist Church, Glenarden, Maryland. Married.
Former manager, Head Start Program, Prince George's County Public Schools (outreach coordinator, 1995-2000, assistant program supervisor, 2000-05). Parent and Family Involvement Coordinator, Title I Department, Prince George's County Public Schools, 2007-11 (coordinator & facilitator, yale university comer school development program, 2005-11).
Derrick Leon Davis is a staunch supporter of parents and promotes parental involvement in the academic lives of children. In 2013, Mr. Davis commissioned a task force of community stakeholders to explore the creation of countywide Parent Academies. The Parent Academies would be designed to help parent navigate the school system, connect with vital community and government resources; while offering parents opportunities to network with other parents. He is making a difference in the lives of many by Re-Defining The Narrative about the importance of Parental Engagement.
BIO: Derrick Leon Davis is a member, County Council, Prince George's County, representing District 6 . Mr. Davis was born in Suitland, Maryland, 1967; raised in Capital Heights, Maryland. Attended Central Senior High School; University of Maryland Eastern Shore, B.A. (sociology), 1989. Member, Prince George's County Chamber of Commerce, 1995; North Canterbury Estates Civic Association, 1996. Chair, Early Childhood Grant Fund, Community Foundation of Prince George's County, 1997. Member, Prince George's County Democratic Central Committee, 1998-2002 (education community liaison; chair, voter registration committee). Volunteer, ARC of Prince George's County and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) (20 years). Member, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Member, First Baptist Church, Glenarden, Maryland. Married.
Former manager, Head Start Program, Prince George's County Public Schools (outreach coordinator, 1995-2000, assistant program supervisor, 2000-05). Parent and Family Involvement Coordinator, Title I Department, Prince George's County Public Schools, 2007-11 (coordinator & facilitator, yale university comer school development program, 2005-11).
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