The Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition was
awarded a Parent Information and Resource Center Grant ( COPIRC/CSPC ), a
five-year federal grant designed to provide training and technical assistance to
schools to effectively engage parents in the education process. The primary
purpose of this grant is to work closely with schools to implement Parent
Leadership Teams for the purpose of developing a sustainable structure for
parent involvement. The Parent Leadership Teams will develop a parent engagement
plan that fully meets the requirements of Section 1118 of the No Child Left
Behind Parent Involvement Legislation. During the first year of implementation,
COPIRC/CSPC will work intensively with selected schools in the following school
districts:
- Denver
- Boulder
- Alamosa
- Sierra grande
- Monte Vista
- Yuma
- Holyoke
Through this project, the Parent Leadership Teams composed
of an administrator or designee, teachers and parents will participate in four
full-day Saturday trainings. Teachers will be enrolled in a Practicum in
Parental Involvement through Adams State College and will receive three Graduate
Continuing Education Credits.
The Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition will facilitate training sessions for
the Parent Leadership Teams including, but not limited to the following topics:
- NCLB, Sections 1116 and 1118
- Colorado School Report Cards, Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), School Choice
and Supplemental Education Services
- CSAP: What's it all about?
- Family Friendly Reading and Writing Standards: School to Home Links
- Engaging Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Families in the Educational
Process
- 40 Developmental Assets: Creating an Asset-Rich Environment in Your School
Where Every Student Feels Valued, Respected and Challenged to Achieve Their Full
Potential
- Home Learning Support Strategies for Parents
- Home Learning Support Strategies for Parents
- Evaluating Your Training Impact
In addition to the school-based
trainings, the CSPC/PIRC will include an Early Childhood component. The Colorado
Statewide Parent Coalition will work with the ECE/Head Start teachers to
implement our Three-Step School Readiness Program, an effective way for parents
to prepare their child to be ready for kindergarten. The Three-Step Program is
designed to 1) provide parents with parenting skills, 2) equip parents with
techniques to teach their child pre-literacy and pre-writing skills, and 3)
provide coaching and mentoring to parents in the home.
Parents who have four-year olds are invited to participate in the Three-Step
Process training, a comprehensive training that includes:
- Parenting using the Exploring Parenting 21 st Century curriculum developed
by Head Start
- Constructing Academic Success and Achievement (CASA) training developed by
the CSPC
- A home learning support program that includes coaching and mentoring in the
home
Each year, the CSPC/PIRC will identify new schools, but will
continue to provide training and technical assistance to partner schools.
In addition to the more intensive services, the CSPC/PIRC will provide
training and technical assistance to schools and school districts across the
state based on our organization's capacity to meet requests. |
