The Parent Involvement Analysis online tool guides a school-based team through an inventory and self-assessment of parent involvement policies and practices, resulting in objectives for improvement that can become part of the school improvement plan. The process also provides benchmarks to gauge progress.

The PIA provides:

• a school team with a structured process to strengthen parent involvement through the school improvement plan;
• purposeful parent engagement that is linked with student learning;
  
• rubrics for improving district and school parent involvement policies, the home-school compact, and other policies connected to parent engagement.
• documentation of the school's work for the district and state
  
• a huge reservoir of parent involvement resources for use by the school
  

FOR MORE INFORMATION,
CONTACT

Reatha Owen
Academic Development Institute
217-732-6462 ext. 17
rowen@adi.org

1. Purposeful team process
2. Practical parent leadership
3. Improved parent engagement
4. Access to evidence-based practices
5. Structured guidance on policy and practice
6. Focus on student learning
7. Thoughtful assessment of strengths and areas for improvement
8. Strengthened school improvement plan
9. Efficient, time-saving process
10. Documentation of the work
11. Data for decision making