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