Building Parent Capacity
The PARENT Notebook™
“We are the only one that takes parents from kindergarten to high school graduation.”
It’s a 2-in-1 notebook. Both the English and Spanish versions are in one notebook.
Three-ring, one-inch vinyl binder
Cover page for a student picture
Five-tabbed sections
School and contact pages
Academic information
Pockets to save student information
The Design
The notebook curriculum was designed to be implemented by an on-site, in-house facilitator.
The easy-to-implement format and language was by design to build the capacity of the personnel within a school and district.
The expectation is for on-site, in-house facilitators to continue to develop their expertise while continuing an on-going relationship with their families beyond the workshop experience.
Elementary
Grades K-5/6
Middle
Grades 6-8
High
Grades 9-12
“ It’s empowering to see parents bring their notebooks to parent-teacher conferences . . . they are now prepared to meet with teachers and are ready to take full advantage of the parent-teacher conference.”
School and Career Notebook for Students Grades 9-12
This is a notebook for the student.
It is a complement to a student’s digital portfolio and is a way for high school students to collect information for their journey beyond high school.
It is especially useful for foster and migrant students who need a “traveling” portfolio of their school and work experiences.
It is a tool to aid the student in a transient environment.
Student
School/Career 9-12