| The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (No | | | | your local school district to get more |
| Child Left Behind) is designed to reform and | | | | information on how you can become a Parent |
| improve student achievement and change the | | | | Educator offering workshops or seminars to |
| culture of America's schools. According to | | | | parents in your school district. You will be |
| this reform act each state must measure every | | | | paid through Title I funding received by the |
| public school student's progress in reading | | | | school district where you apply to serve. |
| and math in each of grades 3 through 8 and at | | | | Visit to see a sample of the seminars |
| least once during grades 10 through 12. By | | | | offered to parents. |
| school year 2007-2008, assessments (or | | | | |
| testing) in science will be underway. These | | | | 3. Educational professionals with a Science |
| assessments must be aligned with state | | | | background should gear up to prepare for the |
| academic content and achievement standards. | | | | 2007-2008 science assessment that will be |
| They will provide parents with objective data | | | | required by the No Child Left Behind Act of |
| on where their child stands academically. | | | | 2002. Do you have a gift for gabbing about |
| | | | science? Do you know how to write educational |
| Parents may not be aware that their school is | | | | materials for children centered on science? |
| required by law to offer school sponsored | | | | There will be a need for such items in the |
| activities to promote parent involvement, and | | | | not too distant future and now is the time to |
| there are special funds allocated for these | | | | prepare your goods. Summer time science |
| activities. The funds are used to pay | | | | packets that children can work on and |
| trainers, facilitators, and instructors, | | | | workshops for parents, again all paid for by |
| along with the materials used in these | | | | Title I funding will be needed. Contact your |
| trainings, food and child care services so | | | | local school district with a proposal; they |
| parents can focus on the information being | | | | will be glad you did. |
| delivered. | | | | |
| | | | 4. It is no secret that if your child goes to |
| The seminars, workshops, and trainings are | | | | a public school, private school, religious |
| designed to assist parents in helping their | | | | school, or if they are home schooled, at some |
| student's academic achievement and | | | | point in their life they will have to deal |
| performance. | | | | with standardized test. Are you a wiz at |
| | | | taking this type test? Are you a wiz at doing |
| Teachers, parents, business professionals, | | | | research to understand how to take this type |
| and all others who may be interested in | | | | test? Provide a workshop for parents so they |
| helping parents help their children learn may | | | | can understand how to help their children. |
| be interested in creating a workshop, seminar | | | | Every parent wants their child to have an |
| and/or training for parents. Below are five | | | | upper hand when it comes to test taking |
| suggestions for offering activities that will | | | | skills. Contact your local school district |
| benefit parents and their children. | | | | and local library with a proposal, this |
| | | | service may even warrant a website. |
| 1. If education is your background, and you | | | | |
| are a displaced teacher, become a | | | | 5. Title I will pay for child care services |
| Supplemental Educational Services Provider. | | | | for parents participating in parent |
| Contact your State Department of Education to | | | | involvement seminars/workshops. The child |
| get more information on how you can qualify | | | | care service provider must be licensed and |
| to become a Supplemental Educational Services | | | | insured and willing to provide activities for |
| Provider offering tutorial services to | | | | a wide range of ages. According to the NCLB |
| children who meet the criteria for those | | | | Title I requirements, child care services |
| services. You will be paid through Title I | | | | should be offered where schools offer parent |
| funding received by the school district where | | | | workshops so parents can focus on the content |
| you apply to service. | | | | being offered. If you operate a daycare |
| | | | center you may want to check with your local |
| 2. There is always a need for Parent | | | | school district, or a local school in your |
| Educators. Parent Educators teach parents how | | | | area to see if your services are needed. The |
| to "be better parents." They focus on | | | | funding for payment is through the Title I |
| parenting skills, disciplinary skills, | | | | (1%+ Parent Involvement Funding). For more |
| learning how to help with homework, help with | | | | information contact your school district or |
| standardized test taking and more. Contact | | | | state No Child Left Behind Title I Office. |