1. Effectively Engaging the Community in Schools
Norma Gomez
Parent/Family Involvement Coordinator

2. What school personnel can do:
Establish the 3 Principles for Interacting:
Authentic Interest
Trust
Respect

3. Staff Development
Effective Communication Skills
Culture Competence

4. Schools Should Provide:
Bilingual Staff
Childcare for Schedule Events
Opportunities for 2-Way Communication
Parent Leadership Training
Links Between Parents and Community Organizations
Culture Sensitive Parent Trainings

5. What Parents Can Do: Provide Physical Needs
Emotional and Psychological Support
Instruction in Values
Advocacy in Schools
Not be Intimidated by DATA
Know Their Rights

6. What the Community Can Do:
Establish a cohesive organizational structure for a coalition that would provide educational and political leadership consisting of:
parents
educators
students
higher education
community & professional organizations

7. What the Community Can Do:
Study the DATA and Identify Key Issues
Facilitate Educational Summits
Create an Action Plan to Improve the Achievement of Students
Implement the Action Plan via Activism and Advocacy
Reflect on the Coalition’s Vision and Action Plan
Evaluate the Actions and Progress

8. Parent Training Impact Data
High School Graduation Rates Comparison
Student Graduation rate
The graph above shows that 93.0% of students whose parents participated in PIQE parent training graduated from
high school. In comparison, a March 2005 study conducted by the Civil Rights Project at Harvard University found
that national and California graduation rates are significantly lower.

9. Parent/Family Involvement

10. Language Arts Standards Management System
Toolkit for Building Effective Partnerships:
“Collaborating with parents, community organizations, and
businesses enriches our students, curriculum, and schools.
Combined efforts prepare students to express themselves
in any academic or life circumstance.”
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