Organized Communities, Stronger Schools

 


Findings from the
U.S. Department of Education's Prospects Study reveal that students in schools with compacts or pledges in place perform better than children in similar schools without them because of greater reinforcement of learning at home. Furthermore, effects of Pledges on student learning were stronger than effects from other forms of school-home interactions.
(U.S. Department of Education's Prospects Study1993)
How Much Is Parental Involvement Worth to Your School?

If volunteer service were calculated into the school budget at $34.00 an hour, based on the average teacher pay in America, then 100 family volunteers who take the Pledge will generate at least $34,000.00 of volunteer service for their school each year!

Question
How much volunteer time did your school get this year???

For just $300.00 per school,
the Parental Involvement Toolbox has the cost effective, research-based tools, like our learning compact called the Parental Involvement Pledge.

We can help you
balance the budget!
Get the Parental Involvement Toolbox Now!

Project Appleseed's Parental Involvement Toolbox is designed for educators and parent leaders who strive to increase family engagement.  The Toolbox is aligned with the Six Slices of Parental Involvement.  By purchasing the Toolbox, your schools can organize parent responsibility with an effective researched based program - that meets district and state mandates and best practices. 

Parental involvement is a centerpiece of high performing schools and Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.  Project Appleseed worked with the White House and helped pioneer the original parental involvement provisions in Title I in the 1990's.  Title I defines the term “parental involvement” as  the participation of parents in regular, two–way, and meaningful communication involving student academic learning and other school activities.

By using these tools, you can increase the number of family members involved in your schools and the "transparency" for parental involvement in children's education.

Who Participates in Project Appleseed? (Sample School & District):

  • Individual schools: Read the results of The Abington Jr. High School: Parent Involvement report (PDF) (Abington, Pennsylvania).  Read how Project Appleseed impacted the school's parental involvement plan and the positive results the school achieved (Pages 13-14)! School profile here.
  • School Districts: See how all the schools in Muskogee Public Schools, (Muskogee,Oklahoma), are working to get the entire community involved in Project Appleseed! District profile here.

The Toolbox contains five primary parent engagement & mobilization tools:

  • The Parental Involvement Report Card - branded with your school's name and school logo, this is a self diagnostic tool for distribution to every parent, grandparent, and caring adult.
  • Parent Organizing Database 1.0.1 software runs on any Windows computer, and is easy enough for everyone to learn.
  • The Toolkit for Title I Parental Involvement from SEDL (Southwest Educational Development Laboratory) We provide the most recent research inside the Toolbox with detailed explanations of the Title I, Part A parental involvement provisions as well as 33 tools to assist state departments of education, districts, and schools in meeting these requirements. Both the explanations and the tools are designed to help educators increase parental involvement and provide opportunities for parents to engage in and support their children's academic achievement. The toolkit includes information on the following topics:
  1. Policy, Planning, and Building Capacity
  2. Communication, Notification, Reporting, and Information Sharing
  3. Parent Rights and Options
  4. Meaningful Involvement and Decision Making
  5. Fund Allocation
  • BONUS! Also included:
Masterfiles are in Adobe Portable Document Format (.pdf files). Toolboxes are delivered by e-mail.

The Cost of the Parental Involvement Toolbox:
  • One Year - $300.00 for each individual school one calendar year.
$250.00 for each additional district school.
  • Two Years - $400.00 for each individual school one calendar year.
$300.00 for each additional district school.
  • Three Years - $500.00 for each individual school one calendar year.
$400.00 for each additional district school.