Parent Leadership
The Indiana Academy for Parent and School Leadership©
An initiative of The Indiana Partnerships Center
As a Parent Information and Resource Center (PIRC) funded by the U.S. Department of Education, The Indiana Partnerships Center seeks to improve student academic achievement by actively engaging parents in the education of their children. While the Indiana Partnerships Center employs a number of strategies to accomplish this mission, one of its most effective is the Indiana Academy for Parent and School Leadership©.
To date, the Indiana Academy for Parent and School Leadership©, has brought together approximately 180 parent and teacher participants from diverse communities who attended training sessions over the course of a school year. Every Academy session focuses on a different topic area, including: understanding the impact of health and safety issues on student learning; gaining knowledge about Indiana's standards and assessments; examining parental rights and responsibilities under the No Child Left Behind Act and Indiana Public Law 221; and developing effective communication and group faciliation skills. In addition, each participant collaborates with his or her school community to create and implement a leadership project with the potential to increase parental involvement and support student achievement.
Download the following documents for more information about the Academy:
For information about registering a team for our 2009-2010 Indiana Academy for Parent Leadership©, contact Jackie Garvey at 317-205-2595.
