The purpose of this qualitative case study utilizing ethnographic methods was to understand how family members' participation in Digital Home, a community-based technology program in an urban mid-sized Midwestern city, built on and fostered Latino immigrant families' community cultural wealth (Yosso, 2005) in order to increase their abilities to…

This paper describes the Helping Our Teachers (HOT) Program, a community volunteer program started in the fall of 2000 at Julia P. Bryant Elementary School in Statesboro, Georgia. The purpose of the program is to formally organize all parent volunteers to help teachers and staff with school-related activities previously shouldered by…

One of 10 documents developed for preschool programs for handicapped children, the manual focuses on the use of parent volunteers (or paraprofessionals) in the classroom. The introduction examines the program's purpose and rationale, provides an overview of the parent volunteer system, and considers recommended setting, and the appropriateness of…

Information on 12 exemplary volunteer programs is gathered in this manual for school officials, teachers, and volunteer coordinators. An introductory chapter discusses the place of volunteerism in middle and secondary schools, covering categories of volunteers; the services volunteers can provide; the benefits of volunteer programs to students,…

Discusses the development, implementation and implications of the Parent Assisted Reading Program at the Sunrise School in northern Utah which serves half-day kindergarten children. This program was designed to increase volunteer participation by parents in early (storybook) reading activities in the schools. (BB)

Author described a program designed to provide additional help in the school district by using the knowledge, skills, and expertise of parent volunteers. (Author/RK)

At a time when both public and parochial schools throughout the country are facing the prospect of continually declining enrollments, the Newark Archdiocese this year decided to see what a soft-sell campaign could do about it. (Author)

Article showed how one day school's flexible scheduling adapted ideally to parent teachers. (Editor/RK)

For two years, Hope College has used volunteer parents of current students to assist the admissions office by making telephone contact with families of accepted students. Results suggest substantial potential for parents in recruiting students. This article describes the objectives and implementation of Hope's program and suggestions for future…

An active parent describes how over 400 parent volunteers in the Carpentersville (Illinois) school district were trained to participate in their children's education through shared decision making. Each school practices a governance model focusing on trust building, collaboration, shared vision, and continuous improvement. Forging authentic…

Designed as a handbook for primary grade parent volunteers in Kings County Schools (California), this publication provides information on compensatory education and parent involvement. The following special programs are explained briefly: Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title IVB of the ESEA, Senate Bill 90 for…

Discusses five elements in the effective involvement of parents as volunteers in Catholic school communities: receptivity of faculty and staff to volunteers, school organization and structure, recruitment, training, and recognition of the parents' contributions. Offers examples from St. Pius X/St. Leo School's (Omaha, Nebraska) volunteer program.…

This document evaluates the first three years of a preschool project in Kalamazoo School District which was funded by Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The program aims to maximize the potential of each preschool child and to involve parents and community agencies in the project. This report describes the objectives of the…

Extending the guidance circle to include career counseling by parent volunteers can improve the counseling department's public image; make the most efficient use of counselors' time, enabling them to concentrate on more difficult problems and fulfill traditional guidance functions; and help counselors better meet students' needs. (Author)

A Madison School District (Phoenix, Arizona) program in which parent volunteers teach Spanish to fifth and sixth graders is described. The program originated with the author, who as a parent volunteer had been teaching Spanish to her child's class. First, a brief account is given of the history of foreign languages in the elementary school (FLES)…