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 APEX Implementation Internal Manual.pdf [2] | 16.07 KB |
| Parent Rights During Middle and High School.pdf [3] | 6.09 KB |
| Questions Parents Should Ask.pdf [4] | 23.62 KB |
| Parent Engagement Programs.pdf [5] | 4.27 KB |
The mission of the ASPIRA Parents for Eduactional Excellence Program (APEX) is to increase the involvement of Latino parents in their children's education by helping them learn about the intricacies of negotiating change and improving education in their 
communities.
The APEX Program has served as a model program in the area of community empowerment through parental involvement. The curriculum, which is available in English and Spanish (see below), consists of an intensive workshop series for parents which culminates in a graduation ceremony. The APEX Workshop Series consists of two manuals, the first of which is the APEX Workshop Series Manual which includes the following ten workshops for parents:
After completing the workshop series, many APEX graduates choose to enhance their leadership development skills by becoming facilitators of the program. Parents are trained using the Manual for APEX Facilitators. In this way, APEX reaches its goal of training parents to pass on their knowledge to other parents.
To understand how best implement the program please study the attached Implementation Manual.
The APEX program consists of ten workshops that are available in both Spanish and English.The goal of the APEX program is to increase the involvement of Latino parents in their children's education as well as to enhance the effectiveness of those that become involved in supporting, monitoring, and advocating for their children's education.
Parents who have used the curriculum report that they have had great success in utilizing the suggestions in the APEX manual. From creating a quiet study space at home to becoming local school council members, APEX program participants have been able to significantly increase their involvement in their
Summaries of the APEX Workshop series are available on this site, under the heading "manuals." If you would like to find out how you can purchase the APEX manual, or would like to start this program in your community please contact us.
Cover & Intro [9]
Antecedentes [10]
Sobre Este Manual [11]
Taller Uno- AutoEstima [12]
Taller Dos- Por Que es Importante La Educacion [13]?
Taller Tres- La Conexion con el Hogar [14]
Taller Cuatro-La Estructura Escolar [15]
Taller Cinco- ¿Que Significa Realmente la Participacin de los padres? [16]
Taller Seis- La Importancia de La Communicacion [17]
Taller Siete- La Participacion de Las Escuelas [18]
Taller Ocho- Organizando Redes de Padres [19]
Taller Nueve- Dinamica de Grupo [20]
Taller Diez- Un Facilitador Eficaz [21]
Bibliografia [22]
Cover & Intro [24]
Taller Uno-Antecedentes [25]
Taller Dos- Sobre Este Manual [26]
Taller Tres- El Papel del Facilitador [27]
Taller Cuatro- Algunos Consejos Para Los Facilitadores [28]
Taller Cinco- Organizando Redes de Padres [29]
Taller Seis- Como Trabajar con su Grupo y Tener buenas reuniones [30]
Taller Siete- Organizacion de Reuniones [31]
Taller Ocho- Las Muchas Formas de Presentaciones [32]
Taller Nueve-Tecnicas de Interaccion de Grupo [33]
Apendices
[34]
Cover & Intro [36]
Background [37]
Overview [38]
About this Manual [39]
Lesson One-Self Esteem [40]
Lesson Two-Why is Education Important? [41]
Lesson Three-The Home Connection [42]
Lesson Four-School Structure [43]
Lesson Five-Parent Involvement [44]
Lesson Six-Importance of Communication [45]
Lesson Seven-Involvement with Schools [46]
Lesson Eight-Organizing Parent Networks [47]
Lesson Nine-Group Dynamics [48]
Lesson Ten- Effective Facilitator [49]
Cover & Intro [51]
Background [52]
About this Manual [53]
Lesson One- Role of a Facilitator [54]
Lesson Two- Some advice for Facilitators [55]
Lesson Three-Organizing Parent Networks [56]
Lesson Four- Working with Groups [57]
Lesson Five- Organized Meetings [58]
Lesson Six-Forms of Presentation [59]
Lesson Seven-Group Interaction [60]
Appendices [61]
Bibliography [62]
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[1] http://www.aspira.org/en/user/login?destination=comment/reply/203%23comment-form
[2] http://www.aspira.org/files/APEX%20Implementation%20Internal%20Manual.pdf
[3] http://www.aspira.org/files/Parent%20Rights%20During%20Middle%20and%20High%20School.pdf
[4] http://www.aspira.org/files/Questions%20Parents%20Should%20Ask.pdf
[5] http://www.aspira.org/files/Parent%20Engagement%20Programs.pdf
[6] http://www.aspira.org/en/user/login?destination=comment/reply/296%23comment-form
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[9] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/003%20Manual%20de%20la%20Serie%20de%20Talleres%20Apex%20-%20PDF/001%20Cover%20&%20Intro.pdf
[10] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/003%20Manual%20de%20la%20Serie%20de%20Talleres%20Apex%20-%20PDF/002%20Antecdentes.pdf
[11] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/003%20Manual%20de%20la%20Serie%20de%20Talleres%20Apex%20-%20PDF/003%20Sobre%20Este%20Manual.pdf
[12] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/003%20Manual%20de%20la%20Serie%20de%20Talleres%20Apex%20-%20PDF/004%20Autoestima.pdf
[13] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/003%20Manual%20de%20la%20Serie%20de%20Talleres%20Apex%20-%20PDF/005%20Por%20que%20es%20Importante%20la%20Educacion.pdf
[14] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/003%20Manual%20de%20la%20Serie%20de%20Talleres%20Apex%20-%20PDF/006%20La%20Conexion%20con%20el%20Hogar.pdf
[15] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/003%20Manual%20de%20la%20Serie%20de%20Talleres%20Apex%20-%20PDF/007%20La%20Estructura%20Escolar.pdf
[16] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/003%20Manual%20de%20la%20Serie%20de%20Talleres%20Apex%20-%20PDF/008%20Que%20Significa%20Realmente%20la%20Participacion%20de%20los%20Padres.pdf
[17] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/003%20Manual%20de%20la%20Serie%20de%20Talleres%20Apex%20-%20PDF/009%20La%20Importancia%20de%20Comunicacion.pdf
[18] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/003%20Manual%20de%20la%20Serie%20de%20Talleres%20Apex%20-%20PDF/010%20La%20Participacion%20en%20las%20Escuelas.pdf
[19] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/003%20Manual%20de%20la%20Serie%20de%20Talleres%20Apex%20-%20PDF/011%20Organizando%20Redes%20de%20Padres.pdf
[20] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/003%20Manual%20de%20la%20Serie%20de%20Talleres%20Apex%20-%20PDF/012%20Dinamica%20de%20Grupo.pdf
[21] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/003%20Manual%20de%20la%20Serie%20de%20Talleres%20Apex%20-%20PDF/013%20Un%20Facilitador%20Eficaz.pdf
[22] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/003%20Manual%20de%20la%20Serie%20de%20Talleres%20Apex%20-%20PDF/014%20Bibliografia.pdf
[23] http://www.aspira.org/en/user/login?destination=comment/reply/300%23comment-form
[24] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/004%20Organizacion%20y%20Trabajo%20con%20Grupos%20de%20Padres%20-%20PDF/001%20Cover%20&%20Intro.pdf
[25] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/004%20Organizacion%20y%20Trabajo%20con%20Grupos%20de%20Padres%20-%20PDF/002%20Antecedentes.pdf
[26] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/004%20Organizacion%20y%20Trabajo%20con%20Grupos%20de%20Padres%20-%20PDF/003%20Sobre%20este%20Manual.pdf
[27] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/004%20Organizacion%20y%20Trabajo%20con%20Grupos%20de%20Padres%20-%20PDF/004%20El%20Papel%20del%20Facilitador.pdf
[28] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/004%20Organizacion%20y%20Trabajo%20con%20Grupos%20de%20Padres%20-%20PDF/005%20Algunos%20Consejos%20para%20los%20Facilitadores.pdf
[29] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/004%20Organizacion%20y%20Trabajo%20con%20Grupos%20de%20Padres%20-%20PDF/006%20Organizando%20Redes%20de%20Padres.pdf
[30] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/004%20Organizacion%20y%20Trabajo%20con%20Grupos%20de%20Padres%20-%20PDF/007%20Como%20Trabajar%20con%20su%20Grupo%20y%20Tener%20Buenas%20Reuniones.pdf
[31] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/004%20Organizacion%20y%20Trabajo%20con%20Grupos%20de%20Padres%20-%20PDF/008%20Organizacion%20de%20Reuniones.pdf
[32] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/004%20Organizacion%20y%20Trabajo%20con%20Grupos%20de%20Padres%20-%20PDF/009%20Las%20Muchas%20Formas%20de%20Presentaciones.pdf
[33] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/004%20Organizacion%20y%20Trabajo%20con%20Grupos%20de%20Padres%20-%20PDF/010%20Tecnicas%20de%20Interaccion%20de%20Grupo.pdf
[34] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/004%20Organizacion%20y%20Trabajo%20con%20Grupos%20de%20Padres%20-%20PDF/011%20Apendices.pdf
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[36] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/001%20The%20APEX%20Workshop%20Series%20Manual%20-%20PDF/001%20Cover%20&%20Intro.pdf
[37] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/001%20The%20APEX%20Workshop%20Series%20Manual%20-%20PDF/002%20Background.pdf
[38] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/001%20The%20APEX%20Workshop%20Series%20Manual%20-%20PDF/003%20Overview.pdf
[39] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/001%20The%20APEX%20Workshop%20Series%20Manual%20-%20PDF/004%20About%20This%20Manual.pdf
[40] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/001%20The%20APEX%20Workshop%20Series%20Manual%20-%20PDF/005%20Self-Esteem.pdf
[41] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/001%20The%20APEX%20Workshop%20Series%20Manual%20-%20PDF/006%20Why%20Is%20Education%20Important.pdf
[42] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/001%20The%20APEX%20Workshop%20Series%20Manual%20-%20PDF/007%20The%20Home%20Connection.pdf
[43] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/001%20The%20APEX%20Workshop%20Series%20Manual%20-%20PDF/008%20School%20Structure.pdf
[44] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/001%20The%20APEX%20Workshop%20Series%20Manual%20-%20PDF/009%20Parent%20Involvement.pdf
[45] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/001%20The%20APEX%20Workshop%20Series%20Manual%20-%20PDF/010%20Importance%20of%20Communication.pdf
[46] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/001%20The%20APEX%20Workshop%20Series%20Manual%20-%20PDF/011%20Involvement%20With%20Schools.pdf
[47] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/001%20The%20APEX%20Workshop%20Series%20Manual%20-%20PDF/012%20Organizing%20Parent%20Networks.pdf
[48] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/001%20The%20APEX%20Workshop%20Series%20Manual%20-%20PDF/013%20Group%20Dynamics.pdf
[49] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/001%20The%20APEX%20Workshop%20Series%20Manual%20-%20PDF/014%20Effective%20Facilitator.pdf
[50] http://www.aspira.org/en/user/login?destination=comment/reply/298%23comment-form
[51] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/002%20Organizing%20and%20Working%20with%20Parent%20Groups%20-%20PDF/001%20-%20Cover%20&%20Intro.pdf
[52] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/002%20Organizing%20and%20Working%20with%20Parent%20Groups%20-%20PDF/002%20Background.pdf
[53] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/002%20Organizing%20and%20Working%20with%20Parent%20Groups%20-%20PDF/003%20About%20This%20Manual.pdf
[54] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/002%20Organizing%20and%20Working%20with%20Parent%20Groups%20-%20PDF/004%20Role%20of%20a%20Facilitator.pdf
[55] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/002%20Organizing%20and%20Working%20with%20Parent%20Groups%20-%20PDF/005%20Some%20Advice%20for%20Facilitators.pdf
[56] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/002%20Organizing%20and%20Working%20with%20Parent%20Groups%20-%20PDF/006%20Organizing%20Parent%20Networks.pdf
[57] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/002%20Organizing%20and%20Working%20with%20Parent%20Groups%20-%20PDF/007%20Working%20with%20Groups.pdf
[58] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/002%20Organizing%20and%20Working%20with%20Parent%20Groups%20-%20PDF/008%20Organized%20Meetings.pdf
[59] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/002%20Organizing%20and%20Working%20with%20Parent%20Groups%20-%20PDF/009%20Forms%20of%20Presentations.pdf
[60] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/002%20Organizing%20and%20Working%20with%20Parent%20Groups%20-%20PDF/010%20Group%20Interaction.pdf
[61] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/002%20Organizing%20and%20Working%20with%20Parent%20Groups%20-%20PDF/011%20Appendices.pdf
[62] http://www.aspira.org/files/documents/Apex%20Manuals/002%20Organizing%20and%20Working%20with%20Parent%20Groups%20-%20PDF/012%20Bibliography.pdf