PARENTS SUPPORTING EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION

Parents Supporting Excellence in Education (PSEE) is a leadership course for parents currently under development. The twelve-week course is being designed in cooperation with the Connecticut Commission on Children, sponsors of the Parent Leadership Training Institute.

Participants will experience a strong community of parents interested in the details, the context, and the strategies to promote school practices that increase achievement for all students. They will learn what to expect from schools, how to partner with them, and how to be a successful civic leader on education issues.

PSEE is based on four pivotal foundational beliefs:

All children can and will learn if there are high expectations for their performance.
Our society has the responsibility to formally educate all children.
Parental involvement in education is essential to student success.
Informed civic engagement makes schools better and helps children achieve at higher levels.

Goals

Provide parents with the skills and knowledge necessary for them to become leaders, change agents and active participants in education policy development and governance, at the school, district, and state levels.
Facilitate partnerships between school personnel and parents in developing policies and programs to improve student learning.
Help parents develop and express their interests within a public policy framework – as individuals, with peers, and as members of groups.