1. Determining the Most Effective Parent Organization for an HISD School
Family and Community Engagement (FACE) Department
Jorge Luis Arredondo, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent of FACE

2. Time Spent At Home and School
Time spent in school is a fraction compared to time spent at home. Student achievement will not be realized if it is kept within the walls of your campus.
Calculations are based on:
7.5 hours of instruction
10 sleeping hours
175 days per school year
Learning happens everywhere. We need to remember that parents are the first and most important teachers in their child’s education.
Emphasize to participants that schools are not able to achieve sustainable academic success when they are working in isolation.
Administrators and teachers should consider implementing strategies to effectively engage families in their children’s education.

3. Six Types of Parental Involvement
According to Dr. Joyce Epstein (2011), there are six types of parental involvement:
Parenting
Communicating
Volunteering
Learning at Home
Decision Making
Collaborating with the Community
Epstein, J. L. (2011). School, Family and Community Partnerships. Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
According to Dr. Joyce Epstein (2011), there are six types of parental involvement:
Parenting: Help families establish home environments to support children as students.
Communicating: Design effective forms of school-to-home and home-to-school communications about school programs and their children’s progress.
Volunteering: Recruit and organize parent help and support.
Learning at Home: Provide information and ideas to families about how to help students at home with homework and other curriculum-related activities, decisions, and planning.
Decision Making: Include parents in school decisions, developing parent leaders and representatives.
Collaborating with the Community: Identify and integrate resources and services from the community to strengthen school programs, family practices, and student learning and developing.

4. What is the Main Goal of Family Engagement?
Student
Achievement

5. Types of Parent Organizations
PTO (Parent-Teacher Organization)
Independent
Group – non affiliated
PTA (Parent-Teacher Association)
Affiliated group with state and national PTA
Other
Independent group

6. PTA PTO  Affiliated group with legal support in Texas and nationwide.
Provides:
Bylaws template
EIN and 503c status
Guidelines and structure that cover all operations and activities
Conflict mediation
Parent education – training
Child advocacy at the state and national level
Unaffiliated group
Online resources available PTOtoday.com
Parents are responsible for the following:
Creation of bylaws
Request EIN and 503c status (non-profit status)
Form structure of organization
Determine goals and plans of action (fundraising, financial management, marketing, advocacy, parent training etc.)

7. Remember!
Parent Engagement
Student
Achievement

8. Thank you