LifeBound Pilots Parent Engagement Program in Denver Public Schools

DENVER, Jan. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeBound, the company dedicated to student success, today announced that it is conducting parent sessions at five Title 1 Denver Public Schools (DPS). Selected to pilot a series of Parents as Coaches trainings throughout the school year, LifeBound developed this distinctive program to increase parent engagement in Denver schools and expand the parent audience by offering sessions in English and Spanish. LifeBound worked with the DPS Office of Parent Engagement on these sessions.

Research shows a correlation between parent engagement and student success, especially in low-income families. When parents are involved, students gain:

• Higher grades and test scores
• Better attendance and homework completion
• More positive attitudes and behavior
• Higher graduation rates and greater enrollment in post-secondary education

"I'm excited about implementing this goal setting with my teenager," said Lilian Pacheco, parent of a Grant Middle School student, after LifeBound's current DPS parent session in goal setting skills.

LifeBound's parent engagement work at DPS focuses on topics relating to elementary school through high school, including:

• Setting Expectations and Limits: Establishing Early Habits of Success, Promoting Respective and Cooperative Behavior, and Healthy Homework Habits: Helping Kids Develop Perseverance for Elementary Students
• Avoiding Adolescence Substance Abuse: Give Your Child The Tools To Say No, Managing Peer Pressure: Critical Thinking Skills to Evaluate Good Risks and Bad Risks, and Identifying Signs of Trouble with Teens: Academic, Emotional, and Social Issues for Middle School Students
• Gifts and Talents for Teenagers: Help Your Kids Understand Their Strengths, College and Career Exploration: Help Your Child Plan for the Future, and Coaching Skills for High School Students

About LifeBound

LifeBound was founded in 2000 by Carol Carter, a student success expert who's written over 20 books on college and career success. LifeBound works nationally and internationally with students, teachers, administrators and parents to help students transition throughout their academic years and to succeed in school, career and life. LifeBound's web site is www.lifebound.com.  Follow LifeBound on Facebook.

SOURCE LifeBound