The YOU Program provides books, training, and workshops that establish effective communication between schools and parents regarding the academic and holistic needs of a student.
The YOU Program empowers parents with knowledge necessary for leadership roles in their schools and districts, including enhancing other parents’ involvement.
The YOU Program showcases the importance of various resources within a school, district, and community for their child, leading parents to actively and effectively take advantage of those resources.
GOAL: Guide parents to support academic achievement.
The YOU Program teaches parents education standards, assessments, grades, kindergarten readiness, and college & career readiness.
The YOU Program provides steps for important ongoing communication with their child’s teacher.
The YOU Program empowers parents to be academic advocates for their child and to seek Title I programs to support their child’s success.
GOAL: Make information fully accessible.
All components of the YOU Program are fully bilingual (English & Spanish).
The YOU Program provides a baseline level of knowledge regarding the U.S. school system, parental involvement expectations, laws, and CDC requirements for English Language Learner (ELL) and migrant families.
Parents with limited English proficiency and/or literacy skills can still fully participate in the parent workshop due to its collaborative parent support.