About Parent School Partnership (PSP) Program
Since 1989, MALDEF’s Parent School Partnership (PSP) Program has empowered parents and community leaders throughout the nation to become change agents in their communities. The PSP program provides them with the tools necessary to become effective advocates in improving their children’s educational attainment.
By attending a 16-session program, the participants, many of whom are recent Latino immigrants, learn how to overcome language and cultural barriers, gain an in-depth understanding of their rights, their children’s rights and what their responsibilities are as parents in the American public education system. As a central experience of the program, participants develop group projects ranging from curriculum enhancement to community advocacy to ensure their children receive a just and equitable education that prepares them for a college.
To extend our reach and meet national demands, MALDEF has also established the PSP "Training of Trainers" program. This intensive training creates cadres of instructors, usually composed of parents, teachers, administrators and community leaders, dedicated to implementing the PSP model in communities across the country.
Research and our experience in the field of education have taught us that in order to increase educational attainment parents must be involved in their children’s education. However, to achieve greater student academic success and parent involvement, it takes parents leaders, teachers, principals, school district administrators, community organizations, and the business community to partner and work collaboratively with one another.
The Parent School Partnership would like to thank the following sponsors:
Bank of America,
JP Morgan (formerly WaMu),
Marguerite Casey Foundation,
BP,
United Way of Greater LA,
Sempra Energy,
Comcast,
Sodexo,
Polk Bros Foundation,
Toyota,
Kroger, and the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.