Our success with parents, students, and educators has proven that children’s academic performance improves with a parent’s positive attitude and support towards their education. Parent involvement that begins at home must continue at school.
For 37 years we have been empowering families, serving communities, and building partnerships. We provide evidence-based programs to more than 35,000 families and nearly 557 schools annually. We work with English Learners, immigrants, refugees, and low-income families and communities.
California presence in 48 of 58 counties
National presence in 14 states
Enhanced the education of more than 2.25 million students since its inception
785
Parents completed programs
Programs delivered in 16 languages.
PIQE’s signature program has been studied by independent reviewers since its inception and the results have been widely published. Click here to learn more.
DATA-DRIVEN
Measuring effectiveness is essential to our work, our parents and our partners. We continue to measure our program effectiveness by administering and analyzing retrospective survey responses. The surveys provide us valuable information and actionable data to share with schools and districts, to continue learning together and to help build upon our efforts.
Data 2023-2O24
Schools
Served
Family Participation
and Onboarding
Families Completed
Programs
One-on-One Calls Made in
Family’s Home Language
Data Fall 2024
The Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE) provided family engagement programming to families in Fall of 2024. Programmatic goals included promoting positive social emotional behavior that supports student’s academic success and reinforcing a college-going mindset at home. PIQE program participants engaged in the retrospective survey administered at the conclusion of the course.. For extended data analysis, please contact Monique Escobedo, M.A., M.Ed., Director of Research, at mescobedo@piqe.org.
Survey Results: In October 2024, PIQE conducted the Family Needs Assessment (FNA) survey with 1,104 families from the Signature Family Engagement Workshop to understand current needs. Topics included school safety, bullying, communication in preferred languages, and access to mental health and social services.
Parent Communication With School Staff About Safety
Parent Concerns About Bullying at Child’s School
I Receive Written Communication Regarding My Child’s Progress in My Preferred Language.
I Am Able to Communicate With School Staff, Leaders, and Teachers in My Preferred Language
2018 Longitudinal Study
A 2018 longitudinal study conducted by San Diego State University found that students whose parents participated in PIQE’s Parent Engagement program graduated from high school at a higher rate and enrolled in college or university at a higher rate than peers with similar backgrounds statewide in California.