Community / Parental Engagement

ASPIRA supports efforts to prepare and involve parents in the education of their children, in schools and in promoting education reform. ASPIRA supports the parent engagement programs and requirements under NCLB, as well as private efforts such as ASPIRA’s APEX and similar quality programs.

ASPIRA supports efforts, programs and organizations that promote community and parent advocacy for improving schools, such as training and information for parents in their native language on
• how their school system works and its connection to the larger democratic landscape, e.g. voting for their school board and accountability;
• appropriate avenues for parental participation and involvement decision-making bodies of their schools;
• the background and implication of laws on their children’s education, e.g. interaction of NCLB and their rights under the law.