Research shows that parent involvement with schools has a positive correlation on student success. Among the key findings is that children do best if their parents are not only involved at home, but if they volunteer at school and help make decisions about the school's programs. Your involvement will not only help your child's academic achievement, but it helps all children. PEN encourages you to develop your volunteer leadership skills and become involved…for your student and as we like to say, for the common good of all students.
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Parent Involvement 101
Join PEN's Susan Schwartz and Laura Diaz for a program discussion about the many volunteer opportunities offered at schools and in the school district. Find out about the various parent organizations and their functions, and other ways that parents can become effective volunteers at their schools. Held in the spring each year, so watch the upcoming events on the home page.
On-site Parent Leaders Training
Building on our Parents As Leaders workshops (see below), PEN works with volunteer parent groups at school sites to help parents coordinate parent engagement efforts to support student achievement. PEN will work with parents to help them develop cross-cultural leadership skills and strategies to bring different parent communities together on their campus. Contact Laura@penfamilies.org or Susan@penfamilies.org if you are interested in having PEN work with your parent organization(s). Available in English and Spanish.
Creating Effective Parent/School Partnerships: Parents As Leaders
PEN, in collaboration with the Pasadena Unified School District’s Welcome Center, offers a free parent leadership seminar to give parents the skills, knowledge, and confidence to be effective parent leaders at their schools and at the District level. Studies show that when parents are engaged in their children’s schools, their children do better and the schools get better for all students. This 7-8 hour session includes an orientation to schools and the district, budget and data information, and practical skills for cross cultural communication, leading effective meetings, and volunteer leadership opportunities. School site administrators are invited to participate along with parents. Winter 2012
Parents As Leaders 2011 Workshop Presentations and Attendees
Parents As Leaders 2010 Workshop Presentations and Attendees
Find out who participated from your school in 2011.
