A quick look at my proposal to increase parent involvement at Saul Martinez Elementary School and the overall need for parent involvement for student success.

1. Increases Student Success
Prepared by Vanessa Torres

2.  Lack of parent involvement in schools
 Reasons why parents are not involved
 How to increase parent involvement
 Costs
 Benefits
 Resources

3.  Lack of parental involvement is the biggest
problem facing public schools (Rose, Gallup, &
Elam, 1997)
 86% of the general public believes that support
from parents is the most important way to improve
schools

5.  Increase communication
 Create a stipend program
 Create a more welcoming environment
 Make being involved an easier process
 Rewarding parents and students
 Require parent involvement hours

6.  Increase awareness $ 800.00
 Create a stipend program $1,200.00
($20 a per meeting, 1 meeting a month for 10 months)
 Create a more welcoming environment $1,000.00
 Make being involved an easier process $ 0.00
 Rewarding parents and students $1,500.00
 Require parent involvement hours $ 0.00
Annual Estimated Cost to implement $4,500.00 Annually

7.  Increase parent involvement
 Increase community relations/donations
 Increase test scores
 Raise students self esteem
 Increase teacher and staff morale

8.  California School Board Association, Governance and Policy Resources | Parent Engagement.
2012. Retrieved 20 November 2014. http://
www.csba.org/GovernanceAndPolicyResources/ConditionsOfChildren/ParentFamComEngageandCollab/ California Department of Education. Parental Involvement in Title I Schools. April 7, 2014.
Retrieved 20 November 2014. http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/sw/t1/parentalbroch.asp
 U.S. Department of Education. Part A – Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Education
Agencies http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/esea02/pg2.html
 Coachella Valley Unified School District. Parents. Parent and Community Engagement.
http://www.cvusd.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=5154617&pageId=5383343