10 Things You Will Learn

The value of continuously enhancing “I Care” Curriculum facilitation skills.
How to improve “I Care” results using multiple implementation situations.
How to use “I Care” data to identify improvement opportunities, accelerate results, and increase productivity.
How to use the “I Care” Strategic Plan instruments to align community school leaders and community stakeholders.
The benefits of “I Care” and how to communicate them in empowering ways.
How to establish self–sustaining community parental involvement and character education partnerships.
How to use technology and multimedia to enhance the relevance of character education and how to appeal to the natural interests of students.
Unique and specific strategies from networking with schools that are implementing “I Care” nationally.
The art of mind change.
How “I Care” helps boys be successful in school.

Phase II Session Strands

The Significant Difference “I Care” Can Make in the Home, at School, and in the Community

Before and after examples, anecdotes and stories, as well as measurement data reveal how “I Care” can impact the home, school, and community.

The Secrets to Effective School-Family Communication II

Careful listening is just one of the secrets of effective communication between school and family. The importance of positive relationships and how to create them will be the focus of this session.

Action Planning for Reaching the Next Level

Enlarge your vision for how “I Care” can benefit your school, district, and community; then plan the action steps for turning the vision into reality. Large and small group discussions will identify strategies for extending “I Care” from where it is to where it can go. Tools and time for outlining an action plan will be provided.

Making “I Care” Parental Involvement Stick

Learn how to communicate “I Care” so powerfully that it “sticks” in the minds and hearts of parents, students, teachers, and community partners and inspires greater commitment and buy-in from all involved.

How to Establish Communities and Cities of Character

Hear from members of business, local government, and other community organizations that have formed “I Care” Community-School Partnerships. They will share both how-to tips and the results they are enjoying.

Becoming a Passionate Change Agent

As the person who champions “I Care” in your school or district, how’s your passion quotient? Experts say passion is as important as vision and absolutely essential to motivating change. In this session you’ll learn how to find your own passion and stir up passion in others.

The Effectiveness of “I Care” with Diverse Populations

“Parents coming to school for the first time ever.”—That’s one of the results we’ve seen when “I Care” has been used with diverse populations. Hear parent liaisons, principals, and others share how they have addressed the unique needs of their “I Care” parents.

Strategies for Involving Local Government; Business and Industry; Law Enforcement; Chambers of Commerce; and Community and Faith-Based Organizations

What can a school district do to inspire members of the community to get behind “I Care”? People who have done it will share their strategies and successes.

Measuring and Tracking Parental Involvement

This session examines the use of each of the available parental involvement reports generated from the “I Care” On-Line Data Management Service. Specific examples will be shared that have empowered teachers, parents, and students to initiate more positive interactions with one another.

Getting Fathers Involved with “I Care”

Participants in this session will learn the secrets to getting fathers involved in the education of their children. Participants will also examine how their values, assumptions, and teaching styles impact the involvement of fathers.

“I Care” Implementation in Middle & High Schools

Attendees will discover how easy it is to make parental involvement an integral component of the middle and high school curricula. Facilitators for this session will share the opportunities, the challenges, and their successes.

Funding Resources for “I Care” Curricula & Workbooks

Attendees will be introduced to a number of resources to finance the implementation of “I Care” Curricula and recommended trainings and incentives in their respective school districts. The presenter will share how to change systems and processes to make them work for the betterment of children.

Distinguished “I Care” Schools

Presentations will be given by school representatives that have successfully implemented “I Care” Curricula and have documented improved achievement results. The presentations will provide new insights and school-tested implementation tools.

Plus all the information you need for effectively training staff and parents; implementing “I Care” curricula in elementary, middle, and high school; measuring parental involvement with an On-Line Data Management System; and getting and keeping parent and community commitment.