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Most effective parent leadership development occurs with strong district leadership, commitment and involvement. Districts can both utilize state and federal programs and invite trainers to work with the greater school community. GeneralThe California Parent Center, at San Diego State University Research Foundation, is a training center for school staffs (P - 12) and parent leaders providing statewide trainings and other technical assistance in the area of parent involvement. The Center provides 2-day training conferences for school-based teams (parents, teachers, principal) and individuals, especially targeted to meet the needs of districts and schools in Program Improvement. The Center also offers, in partnership with the San Diego State University College of Extended Studies, a Parent Involvement Liaison Certificate Program. The Certificate Program provides 15 hours of professional development training for paraprofessionals who serve as school parent involvement liaisons or coordinators. The Center publishes a quarterly E-newsletter with training information and resources. http://parent.sdsu.edu/ The California School Board Association. offers a number of resources for districts related to parental involvement, including guidance on development of district parent involvement plans and sample parent involvement policies. Family Friendly Schools offers Engage! Institute for school teams of parents, teachers and site principal. www.familyfriendlyschools.com Nell Soto Home Visiting Grants provide districts with training and funds to reimburse teachers for visiting students families in their homes. www.pthvp.org Special FocusAVID, Advancement Via Individual Determination, is an in-school academic support program for grades 4-12 that prepares students for college eligibility and success. It places academically average students in advanced classes and levels the playing field for minority, rural, low-income and other students without a college-going tradition in their families. AVID is for all students, but it targets those in the academic middle. AVID is implemented school-wide and district-wide and has a parent involvement component. www.avidonline.org Migrant Education. Migrant education supports two kinds of programs designed to strengthen the school, community, and family experiences of children and their families. Some programs are developed locally by Migrant Education Regional Offices in collaboration with the school districts that enroll migratory students. Other programs are administered statewide and are designed to meet specific needs of students, such as those related to the identification and recruitment of migrant families, parent involvement, and student leadership. Currently, over 300,000 migrant students are eligible for services in 565 school districts throughout the state. Migrant Education Program (MEP) provides services to migrant students in over half of all school districts in California. www.cde.ca.gov/sp/me/mt/programs.asp School/Home Communication Tools There are a number of companies offering tools to help make routine home/school communication commonplace. These may be as simple as folders for students to use to organize the flow of papers or web or telephone communication systems. This list is not exhaustive, but provides several examples. Let us know what tools are working well for you. (
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