California Association for Bilingual Education (MS Word)
PR Award Number: / U411C120057
Project Title: / Project 2INSPIRE-Family, School and Community Engagement
Project Director: / Maria Quezada
Amount of Award: / $2,998,170
Length of Award: / 5 Years
Absolute Priority: / Improving Parent and Family Engagement
List of Partners: / Official Partners:
LEAs in Garden Grove,
Los Angeles,
Ontario-Montclair,
Santa Ana
Other Partners:
Wexford Institute,
Novelas Educativas,
LA’s Best,
and Proyecto Pastoral
Project Website:
Description of Project: / Project 2INSPIRE is a research-based collaborative project that uses a school based systemic approach to build capacity of schools and districts in establishing a Family-School Community Leadership Program that provides parents, teachers, community liaisons, and principals the tools they need to work together as partners to improve schools and support the education of their children. The project builds the capacity of schools to establish an effective, ongoing parental engagement program that brings in the critical component of a family, school and community
partnership to increase student achievement.
Objectives and outcomes:
Project 2INSPIRE’s provides a model approach for: (1) building family awareness and competence in improving their children's educational outcomes; (2) enhancing their knowledge, skills, and abilities to support student learning and school improvement; and (3) engaging school staff to support and cultivate positive environments and build relationships with families that increase their capacity to support their children's educational needs. The 2INSPIRE research-based Approach and Strategies are well-defined and replicable. 2INPIRE moves from a paradigm of parent involvement to a paradigm of engagement and action.
Students to be served: 29,040 in ten elementary schools and 4 preschools.
Special Project Features: The Project will implement and study the school-based parental engagement program that creates an infrastructure in districts and schools to implement and sustain effective parent engagement. It includes constructing a systematic, learning outcome driven, strength based collaboration with educators, parents and the wider school community. A quasi-experimental research design will be conducted to rigorously measure its effectiveness in improving student achievement.
Project Evaluator: / Shelia Cassidy
Organization: / Wexford, Inc.