Mission
- Project INSPIRE provides training and resources to assist parents, educators, and service providers as they build partnership to help children prepare for and succeed in school.
- Community partnership fosters greater accountability to parents by helping them become active participants in their children’s education. Involved and informed parents have a profound impact on the education and life-long success of their children.
Benefits of Parent Involvement
When parents are involved in their children’s education, those students are more likely to:- Attend school regularly
- Pass their classes and move on to the next grade level
- Earn higher grades and test scores
- Have better social skills
- Graduate from high school and go on to postsecondary education
Workshop Topics Request Project INSPIRE Workshop
- Module 1 - Parent Involvement: Helping Your Child Achieve
- Module 2 - Building Bridges: Family and School Connections
- Module 3 - Using Technology and Online Resources
- Module 4 - Understanding the U.S. System of Education
- Module 5 - Basic Components of No Child Left Behind
- Module 6 - California Academic Content and Performance Standards
- Module 7 - System of School Accountability
- Module 8 - Academic Programs
- Module 9 - Role of Parent Committees
- Module 10 - Beyond High School
- Module 11 - Virtual Pre-K
- Module 12 - Goal Setting
Goals
- Identify the needs of underserved families and help them understand their rights and responsibilities in the education system.
- Develop parent leadership skills to support their children’s education.
- Build partnerships between community organizations, schools, and families.
- Train parent leaders to work with other parents to effectively participate in local school reform efforts.
- Inform parents about the provisions in No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation for parent participation—their rights and responsibilities.
Objectives
- Assist parents to communicate effectively with teachers, principals, counselors, administrators, and other school personnel.
- Assist parents to become active participants in the development of school policies, planning, and improvement.
- Assist parents to support their children’s education at home and in the community.
- Train parents to participate in state and local decision making.
Training
- Training is provided at convenient locations throughout Northern and Southern California.
- FREE childcare and food are provided at all workshops.
Levels of Training
- 1. Training to increase parent awareness and knowledge as an essential partner in their child’s learning
- 2. Training, coaching, and mentoring of parents, teachers, and administrators to develop leadership and individual action plans at designated Project INSPIRE Satellite Schools
- 3. Training graduates of Level 2 to facilitate workshops for parents new to Project INSPIRE
Project INSPIRE Brochures
Project INSPIRE Videos
Project INSPIRE Videos on YouTube (in Spanish)
Grant Information
Project INSPIRE is the California State PIRC-1 (Parent Information Resource Center) funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement. (Grant # U310A0600096)
Project INSPIRE is brought to you by the California Association for Bilingual Education in partnership with the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools and the Alameda County Office of Education.
