PARENT ENGAGEMENT INSTITUTE
BUILDING TRANSFORMATIVE PARENT ENGAGEMENT IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
42,000 students receive extra attention and support in their classroom thanks to more than 2,000 Parent Mentors dedicated to classrooms every day
Serving 292 Partner Schools in 43 School Districts across Illinois + 8 projects outside Illinois
870 Parent Mentors have earned ISBE Paraprofessional, Substitute, and Educator Credentials since 2023 through our Ladders of Opportunity program
Founded in 1995, the Parent Engagement Institute is a partnership between Palenque LSNA and Southwest Organizing Project
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Program materials for Coordinators and Organizers who are already part of the Parent Engagement Institute.
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