Key Accomplishments:

• PIQE celebrated its 17th anniversary on October 22, 2004.
• PIQE has graduated more than 335,000 parents from the basic nine-week program.
• Over 50,000 parents have participated in the follow-up component.
• PIQE programs have impacted over 1 million children.
• PIQE expanded its program in 1991 and currently has ten offices serving 16 counties throughout California.
• PIQE has worked in more than 1,300 schools in 145 different school districts in California.
• In 2001, PIQE collaborated with the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) to develop and implement a six-hour teacher workshop on parent involvement (200 teachers have participated in these workshops).
• Since 1990, in partnership with World Vision: PIQE has raised over $30,000,000 from individuals, corporations, foundations and schools.
• In partnership with individuals, corporations, foundations, and schools, PIQE has raised over $30 million dollars.
• In partnership with local NCLR affiliates, PIQE’s program is being incubated in Dallas Texas and Phoenix Arizona.
• PIQE has received an EXCELLENT RATING as a State GEAR-UP partner, PIQE has served 200 middle schools in California over the past four years.
• In 2002-03, funded by the Eisenhower Foundation, PIQE designed and implemented a teacher Master’s level (3-unit) semester course on “Parent Involvement.” It has been piloted in ten schools in San Diego County and 92 teachers have completed the course. The teacher evaluations have been EXCELLENT!
• In 2003, PIQE designed and implemented a parent curriculum in Santa Clara County for families with children whose ages are between 0-5.
• In 2002-03, PIQE accepted the challenge by Chancellor Tony Alvarado, SDUSD to host a year long parent invovlement program at San Diego High School. PIQE conducted focus groups with the leadership, teachers/counsleors, staff, parents and students. An advisory committee was formed representing all the stakeholders. During the school year, PIQE held three (9 week) series of parent involvement classes, two 6 hour teacher workshops on Saturdays and numerous empowerment sessions with students. PIQE contracted with a African-American (AA) parent advocate who focused on working with AA students and parents. PIQE collaborated with the school leadership to reach out to parents to increase their participation at school events.

PIQE’s Vision & Goals:

• To expand to 23 offices in California in order to reach 90% of all families with children in the schools.
• To offer the teacher workshop on parent involvement throughout the State of California.
• To expand its work throughout the state with families who have children between the ages of 0-5.
• To expand its Parent Involvement Program and the teacher workshops nationwide.

  “The social and economic progress of California and the nation depends on the quality of education provided to all its students.”

  David Valladolid,
  President & CEO
  Parent Institute for Quality Education