The following is the 13-step process that successful “I Care” schools have used to implement “I Care.” This process is merely a guideline, and “I Care” encourages you to be creative in your implementation process.
- Train school administration on the “I Care” methodology.
- Train teachers and support staff.
- Train teachers and staff how to document and measure parental involvement using “I Care“ software or the internet-based “I Care” Data Management Service.
- Provide teachers with “I Care” Curricula or Parenting Workbooks and empowerment incentives.
- Train parents and community partners, and communicate clear expectations.
- Establish a regular schedule to send home parenting activities and Feedback Forms.
- Schedule a minimum of one hour per month for teachers to do “I Care” activities with students in their respective classrooms, preferably all classes at the same time.
- Schedule monthly teacher follow-up with parents to share positive student accomplishments.
- Provide teachers with a way to keep the character traits visible at school.
- Establish a schedule to report data to school administration.
- Gather administrative summaries of data for each school and celebrate successes.
- Use parent feedback from previous months to plan school improvements.
- Hold renewal training as needed to develop “I Care” reinforcement strategies.
