340: School Partnerships with Christina Hidek

Always A Lesson's Empowering Educators Podcast

School partnerships between parents, teachers, and administration are so important. Listen in as Christina Hidek tells her story about leading the PTO in her district, and how it turned her passion of helping others into the work she does today.

Quotables

*All quotes are from the interviewee*

• "Happy teachers make for happy kids which makes happy parents."
• "It's a funny little thing when your passion lines up with what you can do to help others."
• "If it doesn't work one time, that's not an excuse to not try again."

About Christina Hidek

Christina Hidek is a recovering attorney turned Professional Organizer and certified PTO volunteer nerd. She founded PTO Answers 7 years ago to boost family engagement in schools and empower parents to improve their child’s educational experience and school community through PTA/PTO involvement. She’s been an active PTO leader for the past 14 years and hosts the vibrant 8000 plus member Super Star PTO Leaders Facebook Group. When she’s not volunteering, you can find her in her garden, listening to the latest Katherine Center audiobook or walking the family dogs.

Connect with Christina Hidek

Website: https://ptoanswers.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ptoanswers

PTO Super Star Leaders Facebook Group: https://ptoanswers.com/community

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ptoanswers

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ptoanswers

Freebie: PTO Family Engagement Opportunity Assessment: https://ptoanswers.com/principal/

Join the Always A Lesson Newsletter

• Join here and grab a freebie!

Connect with Gretchen

• Email: [email protected]
• Blog: Always A Lesson
• Facebook: Always A Lesson
• Twitter: @gschultek
• Instagram: Always.A.Lesson
• Linkedin: Gretchen Schultek Bridgers
• Book: Elementary EDUC 101: What They Didn’t Teach You in College

Gretchen’s latest book, Always a Lesson: Teacher Essentials for Classroom and Career Success, is now available on Amazon.

Leave a Rating and Review:

This helps my show remain active in order to continue to help other educators remain empowered in a career that has a long-lasting effect on our future. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/always-lessons-empowering/id1006433135?mt=2

• Search for my show on iTunes or Stitcher.
• Click on ‘Ratings and Reviews.’
• Under ‘Customer Reviews,’ click on “Write a Review.”
• Sign in with your iTunes or Stitcher log-in info
• Leave a Rating: Tap the greyed out stars (5 being the best)
• Leave a Review: Type in a Title and Description of your thoughts on my podcast
• Click ‘Send’

Music from #Uppbeat:

https://uppbeat.io/t/mark-july/your-way License code: QD3TG5UIS0LHILEL