NPR Interview Kevin WalkerClick here for NPR audio interview with Project Appleseed's president and founder Kevin Walker.

The mission of Project Appleseed's national award winning campaign is our written learning compact called the Parental Involvement Pledge. By signing the Pledge, parents agree to "take personal responsibility" for their children's education. The Pledge asks parents, grandparents and caring adults, to spend at least five hours each semester assisting schools and fifteen minutes reading with their children each evening.

imageProject Appleseed has developed effective community engagement strategies - like National Parental Involvement Day and Public School Volunteer Week - that will organize parental involvement, increase school safety, and raise student achievement in local school districts. The Pledge works. Title I schools are required to have learning compacts like the Pledge. U.S. Department of education research shows that schools with properly implemented compacts like the Pledge, raise student achievement higher than at similar schools without pledges.

Tools In The Parental Involvement Toolbox

1. Parent Volunteer Recruitment Tools (Annual renewal required.)

image2. Parent Organizing

Database 1.0.1

Does your school or parent group need to manage parent volunteer contacts and contributions without making a huge investment of money or time? You've come to the right place! Parent Organizers Database runs on any Windows computer, and is easy enough for everyone to learn. These screens show the process of finding a record, editing basic info. Parent Organizing Database 1.0.1 Features List.pdf

3image. Staff Support Tools

 

 

We provide suggestions on How To Run A Successful Pledge Campaign, imageTwenty-Six Ways to Reach Out to Parents, Project Appleseed's Newsletter Appleseed Today, A Certificate of Recognition, Title I, Parental Involvement Certification, Regular e-mail updates on Project Appleseed and parental involvement best practices.

4. Plus Training! PowerPoint Central The Best Parental Involvement Training Resources In America are presented by the nation's leading researchers and leaders in the parental involvement. The United States Department of Education has provided Project Appleseed with 30 PowerPoint .ppt presentations for distribution to our membership!

image Family Wellness Compact! Ask parents and families to pledge their participation in physical activities and healthy eating, to be an active role model, and to include healthy eating and physical activity in family events - with the Fitness and Nutrition Parental Involvement Pledge! Free with the Parental Involvement Toolbox. See our new our Fitness and Nutrition Website featuring Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act compliance!

Questions?
Email:
headquarters@projectappleseed.org
Voice:
(615) 686-2195

If volunteer service were calculated into the school budget at $34.00 an hour, based on the average teacher pay in America*, then 100 family volunteers who take the Pledge will generate at least $34,000.00 of volunteer service for their school each year!

Question: How much volunteer time did your school get this year??? For just $250.00,the Parental Involvement Toolbox has the cost effective, research-based tools, like our learning compact called the Parental Involvement Pledge. We can help you balance the budget. * Wall Street Journal February 2, 2007

 

Get the Parental Involvement Toolbox today!

  • Each Toolbox has school branded master copies and a year long authorization to reproduce unlimited copies of:

    The Parental Involvement Pledge

    The Parental Involvement Report Card

    Certificates of Parental Involvement for families and schools

    Parental Involvement Pledge Online

    Parent Organizing Database 1.0. Software ...... more!

    Full Toolbox details are in the side bar on this page.

     

Step 1. Toolbox Fee Per School:

  • One Year - $250.00 - Reproduction rights for one year at an individual school. Number of additional district schools? @ $125.00 each.
Two Years - $350.00 Reproduction rights for two years at an individual school. Number of additional district schools? @$175.00 each.

Three Years - $500.00 Reproduction rights for three years at an individual school. Number of additional district schools? @ $200.00 each.

 

Step #2. Project Appleseed Membership:

Membership in Project Appleseed connects you to a network of like-minded parents and colleagues, encourages you to exchange ideas and solutions, and gives you access to widely respected leaders in American education today.

I Am Ordering A Membership

Parent Leader $50.00

School Leader $100.00

Community Leader $150.00

National Honor Roll $250.00

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Step #3. Special Orders

Additions:

Does your school want the Fitness and Nutrition Parental Involvement Pledge too!

SPANISH version of the Parental Involvement Pledge is needed.

CHANGES: We need to edit the Parental Involvement Pledge to fit the needs of our school. Add $50.00.

RUSH Delivery (10 Day delivery) Add $25.00. Requires 15 day payment.

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Discounts:

25% DISCOUNT: Take off 25% if paid immediately by check. (Check must accompany order)

25% DISCOUNT: Take an additional 25% off for all re-orders!

 

Step #4. Complete All of the Information Below

Mr./Ms.

First Name: Middle:

Last Name:

Street Address:

City: State: Zip Code:

Title:

Name of Principal:

School Name:

School District Name: 

Names of School(s) To Be Printed On the Pledge & Report Card:

Parent Group Membership:

Work Phone Area Code: Number:

Home Phone Area Code: Number:

Fax Area Code: Number:

*email address: (required)

Where Did You Hear About Project Appleseed?

Any comments or special instructions?



imageThere are several ways to make your payment:

On-Line - Complete and hit the submit button above. We will bill your school and deliver the Parental Involvement Toolbox by e-mail. Mail your payment within 30 days to: Project Appleseed / Parental Involvement Toolbox / 520 Melville Avenue / St. Louis, Missouri, 63130-4506.

imagePurchase Orders - Print this completed form and mail it in to Project Appleseed or Download a Toolbox Order Form here and return it to Project Appleseed with your purchase order. Mail to: Project Appleseed / Parental Involvement Toolbox / 520 Melville Avenue / St. Louis, Missouri, 63130-4506.

imageimageSecure Credit Card - Print this completed page first. Use your major credit card or debit card. Debit cards (also called check cards, ATM cards, or banking cards) are accepted if they bear the Visa or MasterCard logo. Click here and go to our secure donation site at the Network for Good. Once there you will create a password, enter your order as a 'Parental Involvement Toolbox', and enter the correct 'donation' amount for your school or district.

imageSecure On-line Check - Print this completed page first. Use your bank account information to pay online. You'll need your bank's routing number and your account number to complete. Click here and go to our secure donation site Network for Good. Once there you will create a password, enter your order as a 'Parental Involvement Toolbox', and enter the correct 'donation' amount for your school or district.

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