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HSI's Parent Involvement training programs are specifically designed to meet the parent involvement requirements of the new Federal Education Act - - Leave No Child Behind. Choose HSI programs to enable your schools to comply with federal mandates and to leave no child - and no parent - behind.

The Home and School Institute's parent involvement programs are specifically designed to meet the parent involvement requirements of the new Federal education act. Choose the following HSI Programs to help your schools comply with federal parent involvement mandates and build stronger parent involvement:

Parent-Teacher Partnership Training - Intensive one-day training for school administrators, teachers, staff, and parent leaders.

Training includes:

Strategies and how-to's for developing annual parent involvement plans, conducting parent meetings, and coordinating with other parent involvement programs

Step- by- step procedures for developing school/family compacts and model compacts that are workable and can be adhered to by all

Development of deeper understanding among teachers and school staff of the importance of parent involvement

Techniques and tips for establishing and maintaining positive two-way communication between the school and the home

Strategies for breaking down the barriers to parent involvement

Leadership development for parent representatives

Promotion of closer, more positive relationships between school staff and parents

Leader Training for MegaSkills Parent Involvement - Intensive one-day training of school staff and parent leaders to give a series of parent workshops to help parents become more involved in their children's education. Program includes:

Focus on what parents can do in the home to develop and reinforce the skills and attitudes that students need for school success

Activities and materials for parents that develop family literacy and other academic skills

Parenting behavior how-to's that support academic achievement, such as monitoring homework completion, TV watching, and positive use of time outside the school

Tested and proven techniques and materials for working with economically disadvantaged, racial/ethnic minority, and limited English proficient families

Parent materials translated into Spanish, Vietnamese, Cambodian, Lao and Haitian Creole

Strategies that address barriers to parent involvement and build sustained parent participation

Parent-to-parent training to develop parent leaders who can in turn involve other parents

A two-day mentor training version of the Leader Training for Parent Involvement Program is also available for school districts that want to introduce the program systematically throughout a number of schools. The Mentor Training uses a train-the-trainers approach in which key staff are trained in how to train and mentor other parent workshop leaders.

For more information about these programs and the schedule of fees, contact Harriett Stonehill, Director of the MegaSkills Education Center, Home and School Institute, 1500 Mass. Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005, Telephone: 202.466.3633 Fax: 202.833.1400