Riverside County Office of Education

Division of Educational Services

Parent Engagement Leadership Initiative

The Parent Engagement

Leadership Initiative

(PELI)

Family Involvement Network - September 8, 2015

“Children do best if parents can play a variety

of roles in their learning: helping at home,

volunteering at school, planning their children’s

future, and taking part in key decisions about the

school program.” ~Henderson and Mapp, 2007

Research Indicates…

Parent Engagement

Leadership Initiative (PELI)

The Parent Engagement Leadership Initiative (PELI) is a research based program

based on the belief that parents and family members are a child’s first and most

influential teachers and that sustained parent involvement in the education of their

children contributes greatly to student achievement and a positive school

environment.

Training programs are based on Dr. Joyce Epstein’s Six Types of Parent Involvement

and include information on parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at

home, decision making, and collaborating with the community. Additional topics

include early childhood family engagement, secondary and administrator’s

information, welcoming schools and customer service materials for school and district

staff members, and evaluation tools and methods.

Support is provided by the Initiative for parent leaders, educators, and

administrators as they begin and continue parent and family engagement programs

and events. The Initiative provides access to current resources, information on

training and leadership opportunities, and networking possibilities.

PELI Training Series

A ten module research based series with a focus on creating

Action Teams for Partnerships and Action Plans that support

the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and the

Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA). Topics include:

• Parent Engagement: Key to Student Success

• Positive Parenting in Public Education

• Communicating

• Volunteering

• Learning at Home

• Decision Making

• Collaborating With the Community

• Action Team for Partnerships (Three Trainings)

Parent Involvement Rubrics and

Requirements

PELI Training Series

Brochure

Action Team for Partnerships (ATP)

Training Series

Action Teams develop Action Plans to provide the structure for successful parent and family engagement

strategies that are in alignment within the goals found in the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)

and the Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA).

These workshops provide specific details for creating an Action Team, information on how to develop and

implement an Action Plan, and opportunities for celebrating success. Participants are encouraged to attend

as school or district teams.

General Action Team for Partnerships Training (6 Hours - All Sites Meet Together)

Participants will be trained on the Action Team for Partnerships format and the Action Plan structure.

Four copies of “School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action” by Dr. Joyce Epstein, will be

provided for each team.

School Site Visits (2 Hours Per Site)

Visits will provide the Action Teams an opportunity to work with a trainer to develop detailed Action Plans.

Additional ATP Training (3 Hours – All Sites Meet Together)

Action Teams will receive training on ATP leadership and evaluation.

School Site Visits (2 Hours Per Site)

Additional site visits to finalize Action Plans.

Additional ATP Training (3 Hours – All Sites Meet Together)

Action Teams will have the opportunity to celebrate their progress.

Action Team for Partnerships

Reviews school goals using the Single Plan for Student

Achievement (SPSA).

Writes a One-Year Action Plan for Partnerships that

develops parent and family engagement activities to

support school goals.

Implements and evaluates the quality of the

activities.

Continually improves partnership plans, programs,

and practices.

ATP Training Series

Brochure

Additional PELI Trainings

Early Childhood Education Training Series – Uses Head Start’s Parent, Family, and Community Engagement

Framework and Dr. Joyce Epstein’s Six Types of Parent Involvement to create a parent and family

engagement training specifically directed toward early childhood education parents, teachers, and leaders.

Secondary PELI Training Series – Similar to the original PELI Training Series, these modules contain parent

and family engagement information and materials for secondary parents, families, and educators.

Administrator’s Academy – Specifically designed to provide site and district administrators an overview of

a PELI Training Series.

Reaching All Families Through Welcoming Schools – Created for school and district administrators and

front office staffs, this training focuses on creating welcoming schools and the benefits for students, families,

and schools.

At Your Service: Improving Parent Engagement in Schools Through Extraordinary Customer Service –

Designed to help schools and districts build a quality customer service program by developing better

relationships among school personnel, families, and students that translate into increased academic success

for all students and a community that sees itself as a true partner with its public school.

Creating Strategic and Data Driven Partnerships – Information for school districts on guiding schools in their

parent and family engagement evaluation efforts, how to collect the evaluation documents, and what the

data shows.

School, Family, and Community Partnerships: How is it Working for You? – A school focused training that

provides research and information on evaluating the quality, progress, and results of parent and family

engagement programs.

Additional PELI Resources

Action Team for Partnerships (ATP) Network - The Riverside County Action Teams for

Partnerships Network offers an opportunity for members of district and school Action

Teams for Partnerships (ATPs) to meet for the purpose of training, networking, and

sharing successes. As ATPs become established and successful, the Network will work

together to capture and capitalize on the on-going efforts and practices in parent and

family engagement throughout Riverside County.

Exemplary Practices in Parent Engagement - This resource document provides

information on exemplary and promising practices from schools, districts, and

organizations throughout Riverside County.

Family Engagement Leadership Conference (FELC) - In partnership with the 23rd

District PTA this annual conference focuses on parent and family engagement

leadership, training, and information, and in-depth PTA training for parent leaders.

Results

“The Action Team for Partnerships turns

partnership plans into actions

and

partnership goals into results.”

~ Epstein

The Big Key

Train and involve first.

Then encourage parents to

participate as leaders.

Parents who are knowledgeable, comfortable, and

experienced in the area of parent and family engagement

tend to want to do more, will serve in various capacities, and

are more committed to long term participation.

Schools with strong family and community engagement

programs tend to have higher levels of sustainable parent

involvement.

Research shows that schools that have high levels of parent

involvement have increased academic achievement.

~Adapted From Epstein,

2009

Because…

PELI, ATP, and LCAP

PELI Training Series provides participants with

professional development in the area of parent and

family engagement.

Action Team for Partnerships provides the structure

for parent and family engagement strategies.

Local Control and Accountability Plan includes

annual performance goals and specific plans to

achieve them, including parent involvement.

PELI + ATP + LCAP =

SUSTAINED PARENT AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT

LCAP and PELI Comparison

“We do what we know. In

order to do more, we need to

know more.”

-- Brenda Thomas

National Network of

Partnership Schools

Action Teams for

Partnerships

Two Day Training

Riverside County Office of

Education

October 21– 22, 2015

Action Teams for

Partnerships

Network Meetings

Riverside County Office of

Education

November 17, 2015

March 16, 2016

Wise Words…

We cannot change the past patterns of

school, family, and community

partnerships, but we can shape the

future. ~Adapted From School, Family, and Community Partnerships,

Preparing Educators and Improving Schools,

Joyce L. Epstein, 2011

Family Engagement Framework 2014

http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/pf/pf/documents/famengageframeenglish.pdf

California State PTA Family Engagement in Schools Matters

http://downloads.capta.org/fe/FamilyEngagement.pdf

California State and National PTA Family-School Partnerships Assessment

Guide

http://downloads.capta.org/edu/e-school-

finance/NationalStandardsAssessmentGuide-

CAPTA_Assssment%20Guide.pdf ’

National Network of Partnership Schools

http://www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/

Riverside County Office of Education Parent Site

http://www.rcoe.us/parents/

Resources

Contact Information

Ellen Larson Certified Parent Liaison, California Parent Center/San Diego State University

Parent Engagement Leadership Initiative

Educational Services Division

Riverside County Office of Education

ellenlarson@verizon.net

(951) 334-3736

Mimi Badura Certified Parent Liaison, California Parent Center/San Diego State University

Parent Engagement Leadership Initiative

Educational Services Division

Riverside County Office of Education

m.badura@yahoo.com

(951) 492-9000