1. 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011 We must first enter the heart of a child, before we can enter the mind. Barron E. White We must first enter the heart of a child, before we can enter the mind. Barron E. White

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3. Stuck Inside the Box! 9/11/2011

4. copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011 When parents are involved in education, children do better in school and schools improve. Lewis, Anne C.; Henderson, Anne T., Urgent Message: Families Crucial to School Reform, 1998

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6. copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement Schools must develop strategies that increase parental involvement…

7. Schools and parents to build capacity for high student achievement 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement

8. parents to know their childrens academic strengths and weaknesses and how well schools are performing, 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement

9. 9/11/2011 local development of parental involvement plans with sufficient flexibility to address local needs

10. parents to have other options and resources for helping their children if their schools are identified in need of improvement; 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement

11. 9/11/2011 expanded public school choice and supplemental educational services for eligible children in low- performing schools;

12. to help close the achieve- ment gap between disad- vantaged and minority students and their peers; copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011

13. a change in the culture of Americas schools so that success is defined in terms of student achievement and schools invest in every child. copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011

14. copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011 Strategies Capacity Strengths Weaknesses Sufficient Flexibility Resources Close Achievement Gap PL 107~110 Sec. 1118 Provides the Latitude and Permission to Create a Functional Parent Involvement Connection.

15. …involvement of parents in their childrens education and schools is critical to that process. Secretary Paige put it succinctly when he stated, [s]chools cant improve without the help of parents. Rod Paige, USA TODAY, April 8, 2002, Page A-13 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011

16. Policy + Compact + Liaison + School ______________________ 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement = PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

17. POLICY LIAISON COMPACT (Parents) 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement SCHOOL

18. LIAISON COMPACT (Parents) POLICY 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement SCHOOL

19. LIAISON COMPACT (Parents) 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement SCHOOL POLICY Then there was policy! ESEA 1965 the federal government provided funding to states so to implement Parental Involvement.

20. LIAISON 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement SCHOOL COMPACT (Parent)

21. LIAISON 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement SCHOOL COMPACT (Parent) Reasonable access to staff, opportunities to volunteer, participate in their childs class, and observation of classroom activities.

22. SCHOOL 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement LIAISON

23. SCHOOL 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement LIAISON Parent liaisons increase and progress the involvement of parents, families, and the community.

24. SCHOOLS 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement

25. 9/11/2011 SCHOOL copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement The venue where parent involvement is avoided, and operated in isolation.

26. 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011 SCHOOL LIAISON COMPACT (Parent) POLICY

27. DEFINING A NEW CONCEPT 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011

28. copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011 ENGAGING PHYSICALLY & MENTALLY

29. 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011 IF YOU HAD THE TECHNOLOGICAL ABILITY AND TOOLS, COULD YOU HAVE BUILT THIS BRIDGE BY YOURSELF?

30. 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011 TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO IDENTIFY CONTRASTING ISSUES BETWEEN BUILDING THE BRIDGE AND P.I.

31. 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BEW CONSULTANTS _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011 COMPARE YOUR INFORMATION AND COMMONALITIES.

32. 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011 SCHOOL LIAISON COMPACT (Parent) POLICY PARENT ENGAGEMENT

33. Lets Get Out of the Box! 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011

34. copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011 MARKETMARKET message available reflective kind encourage train =============

35. 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING_ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011 EDUCATION IS OUR NATIONS MOST VALUABLE INSTITUTION, BUT WE HAVE FAILED TO SUCCESSFULLY MARKET ITS WORTH AND ENGAGE ITS CONSTITUENCY. EDUCATION IS OUR NATIONS MOST VALUABLE INSTITUTION, BUT WE HAVE FAILED TO SUCCESSFULLY MARKET ITS WORTH AND ENGAGE ITS CONSTITUENCY.

36. ADMIN STAFF 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011 LIAISON WORKING IN ISOLATION IS NO LONGER AN EFFECTIVE METHOD WHEN ENGAGING PARENTS PRINCIPAL

37. 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011 ESTABLISHING PARENT ENGAGEMENT AS A FEEDER PATTERN INITIATIVE PROVIDES STRENGTH, FOCUS, AND CONNECTIVENESS.

38. 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011 THE FEEDER PATTERN APPROACH TO PARENT ENGAGEMENT IS MORE COST EFFECTIVE AND ACCOMMODATING. E MS HS

39. 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011 HOW DO WE MARKET THIS NEW APPROACH AND WHAT IMPACT WILL IT HAVE ON THE OVERALL PARENT ENGAGEMENT PROCESS? E MS HS

40. 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011 IN ORDER FOR PARENTS TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGES IN THE LIFE OF THEIR CHILDREN, THEY MUST BE ENGAGED AND EMPOWERED, NOT INVOLVED! IN ORDER FOR PARENTS TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGES IN THE LIFE OF THEIR CHILDREN, THEY MUST BE ENGAGED AND EMPOWERED, NOT INVOLVED!

41. 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011 In the final analysis it is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings. Ann Landers In the final analysis it is not what you do for your children but what you have taught them to do for themselves that will make them successful human beings. Ann Landers

42. 9/11/2011 copyright 2011 _ BW CONSULTING _ Parental Engagement 9/11/2011 Barron E. White Founder BW Consulting 5024 Vista Del Monte El Paso, Texas 79922 (915) 433-2481 barron@parentalempowerment.com www.ParentalEmpowerment.com