Capacity Builder Branch

Overview

PPE staff provides support to districts/organizations for the training and implementation of the parent education curriculum. Each district/organization will select one of their staff to be the PPE Administrator (ex: Parent, Family, Community Director/Coordinator, Lead Parent Liaison, Title I Director/Coordinator, Federal Programs Director/Coordinator, Counselor, District/Organization or School Administrator). The PPE Administrator will coordinate with PPE staff to determine participation of the district’s/organization's parent educators who will receive PPE training certification. Parent Educators may include Parent Liaisons, Counselors, instructional coaches/specialists, etc. The Parent Educators will be responsible for utilizing the PPE curriculum to train parents directly.

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PPE’s comprehensive curriculum is built to equip educators with accessible tools and strategies to confidently engage families.

Curriculum sections are listed below. Each section of the curriculum contains 3-5 modules (lessons) each.

  • Understanding Your Role as a Parent
  • Developing Trust Within Families
  • Communicating Within the Family
  • Building Self-Esteem Within the Family
  • Understanding Parenting and Power
  • Accepting and Growing Through Natural Transitions in the Life Cycle
The curriculum also includes over 100 Quick Tips handouts on specific parenting-related topics that can be used in conjunction with the PPE lessons or as mini-lessons using the template provided in PPE Educator training.

Download a free Quick Tip sample that can be printed in English and Spanish (front to back): Book-Em: How to Encourage Summer Reading/Lectura en acción: Cómo fomentar la lectura de verano!


Each curriculum module includes the following materials in English and Spanish:

  • Lesson Plans
  • Parent Training PowerPoints
  • Interactive Parent Engagement Materials and Activities (ex: Training note-taking guides and activity handouts)
  • Parent-Facing Curriculum Resources (ex: Quick Tips and Digital Resource lists)


PPE staff serves districts/organizations with ongoing support for strategic and effective implementation of the parent education curriculum. The PPE staff services include:

Virtual planning session with PPE Administrators to align goals, review needs, and prepare for implementation.

Two-day, hands-on training led by PPE staff that trains Parent Educators on the parent education curriculum content, facilitation strategies, and engagement techniques. The in-person training includes:

  • A passionate, interactive, and knowledgeable trainer (PPE staff)
  • Session materials and digital resources
  • Non-transferable 3-year training certificate for each participant

PPE staff follows up with PPE Administrators to support implementation and monitor progress:

  • 1-month follow-up virtual meeting
  • 6-month virtual check-in meeting
  • 1-year follow-up virtual meeting
  • Annual renewal options to maintain and deepen program impact

Access to general updates and resources, such as webinars, recorded videos, newsletters, etc.

Our Transparent Pricing Structure

Three Year Pricing PlanUse Our Easy Estimator

  • Year 1 access to the Parent Education Curriculum
  • Pre-training consultation (virtual) with PPE administrators
  • Post-training consultation (virtual) with PPE administrators
  • Ongoing support from PPE staff
  • Access to PPE Client Community resources
This is a one-time fee per district/organization, not per parent educator.
  • PPE Staff presenter fee and travel costs
  • Participant and training session materials
  • 3-year training certificate per participant (non-transferable to another district/organization or individual)
  • Free training seat for a PPE Administrator (if over 15 participants from same district/organization)
  • Free training seat for one Parent Educator participant if district/organization hosts with participants outside their district/organization)
  • Access to PPE Client Community resources
  • Ongoing support from PPE Staff
  • Optional (virtual) PPE Administrator check-in meeting with PPE staff

Additional Information

Discounts available for former clients of Practical Parent Education. Also, significant discounts are available for verified non-profit organizations. Please email for information on discounted pricing.
PPE Staff can support districts/organizations in determining how to utilize both state and federal funding sources.