Parent College
Parent College is the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools’ signature family engagement program designed to create space for families to dream, learn, engage, and act on behalf of their students. Participants can choose to join workshops across 2 unique tracks: Skills for Success and Educational Justice. Participants who attend and sign in for 4 or more sessions will be invited to our end-of-year graduation!
Two learning tracks:
– [Virtual] Skills for Success: Learn practical skills to support your child’s academic growth, including fostering confidence, supporting readiness, monitoring progress, communicating with school staff, participating in school engagement opportunities, and more.
– [In-person] Educational Justice: Connect personal experiences to educational equity and systems change opportunities through understanding how LAUSD systems work, examining funding and staffing disparities, crafting a personal advocacy story, preparing for advocacy actions, and more.
All classes are offered in English with live Spanish interpretation. Sessions run monthly from December through May and are open to all families. Families will also have opportunities to engage in school board meetings, rallies, town halls, press conferences, and community events, with support from our Policy, Advocacy, and Leadership team. The program concludes with an invitation-only celebration in June, recognizing families who attend at least five sessions and honoring their learning, leadership, and advocacy.
In each session, parents gain tools to navigate the educational system and advocate effectively for their children. When families understand how schools work, who the key players are, and how to ask targeted questions, they are better positioned to support learning at home and hold schools accountable for conditions, culture, and outcomes that affect students.