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Features

Christina’s been featured in a number of podcasts, events, and publications on the topic of all things PTO school parent groups, family engagement and parent involvement.

Publications

School Administrator Magazine

Missing Out on the Changed Nature of Parent Organizations

Summits

Stress Free School Counselor IMPACT Summer Summit (2026)

From Cupcakes to Collaboration: Reimagining the PTA/PTO as a Strategic Partner

Podcasts

Better Leaders Better Schools

How To Increase Parent Involvement

PodcastPD

The Power of Parent-Teacher Partnerships

Time for Teachership

The Untapped Power of PTOs & Family Partnerships in Schools

Principal Center Radio

Christina Hidek—The Principal’s Parent Group Playbook

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Building a Culture of Collaboration

Connecting Parents for Aligned Collaborative Success

Leading Out the Woods

Leveraging School Parent Groups

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FocusED

Successfully Managing Parent and Community Groups

The Principal’s Handbook

Empowering PTAs and PTOs: Strategies for Successful School-Parent Partnerships

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Always a Lesson

School Partnerships

Teaching, Learning, Leading K-12

PTO: Getting Parent Participation, Growing Parent Leaders, and Working with School Administration

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Education Leaders

How to Partner with Parents

It’s Been SAId

Advice on How to Create Thriving Relationships with your School’s PTO

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De Facto Leaders

How to Run a High Value, No-Drama PTO

EduMagic

The power of working with families in your classroom

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The Fresh Start Family Show

How to Advocate for Change in Schools…As Well as for Our Kids

Reframe Parenting

Why the PTA is Worth It (Even When School is Hard for Your Child)

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School Rules

Interview with Christina Hidek and Systems Thinking

School Zone Podcast

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Women We Know

Christina Hidek, Alpha Theta University of Kentucky