Parent Institute for Quality Education
The Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) conducts a nine-week seminar series for families at every GEAR UP school, culminating in a graduation ceremony. Their services are adapted to the needs of the school community and provided in the language of the parents. Their facilitators recruit families and lead these dialogue-based family sessions at the school site.
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Family Initiatives Project
The Family Initiatives Project (FIP) offers five-week sessions at selected schools based on the need for family programming strategies to enhance the participation of English speaking families at California GEAR UP schools. Schools take the lead in making community connections to ensure full participation. GEAR UP facilitators lead the interactive sessions.
- View sample FIP flyer
- CSU Middle School Conference Powerpoint: Let's Talk Families: Keeping It Real
- Tips for Engaging Families
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Family University Day Supports Middle School Families
During Spring 2009 several GEAR UP schools held a Family University Day, presented by the GEAR UP Family Initiatives Project (FIP) staff. Marsha King, Project Coordinator; Jill Campbell, Project Assistant, and Qiana Patterson, Facilitator. Each school has a FIP contact and parent volunteers who invite parents and students to the session. These one-day events were at the following schools: Martin Luther King Academic (San Francisco) on February 7, Desert Willow Intermediate on February 28, Monterey Highlands Elementary School on March 14, White Middle School on March 21, Winton Middle School on April 25, and Shadow Hills Intermediate School on May 2.
FIP University Day at Desert Willow Intermediate, Palmdale, February 28, 2009
FIP University Day at Monterey Highlands School, Montery Park, March 14, 2009
FIP University Day at Shadow Hills Intermediate, Palmdale, May 2, 2009
