Why Is “I Care” Practical?
- “I Care” gets parents involved. The Toddler & Pre-K through 12th Grade curricula provide a predictable and consistent way for busy and hard-to-reach parents to be involved in the education of their children at home and at school.
- Teachers are provided with the materials they need online to successfully implement the curriculum, including teacher lesson plans for each character trait and implementation manuals.
- It has a one-of-a-kind online parent engagement measuring system that enables schools to document and track parent-child interactions at home.
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Benefits to Students
- Increases in Math & English State Test Scores (See Research Study.)
- Greater Understanding of Themselves & Others
- Helps Establish Ethical & Moral Attitudes & Behaviors
- More Positive Interactions With Their Parents
- Teachers Have More Knowledge About Their Interests & Family
- The Ability to Plan, Implement, & Evaluate Goals
- Better Understanding of the Value of Good Character
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Benefits to Parents
- Enhances Parents’ Character-Building Skills
- Enables Parents to Contribute to Classroom Instructions
- Enables Parents to Become Self-Initiators of More Positive Activities with Their Children at Home
- Enables Parents to Become Accountable with Teachers for Their Children’s Education
- Builds Strong Partnership Among Home, School, & Community
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Benefits to Schools
- Research-Based & Meets and Exceeds Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Requirements
- Helps Teachers to Better Understand Families’ Lifestyles & Cultural Background
- Grade-Level Character Traits, Character-Building Parenting Activities, Teacher Lesson Plans, Character Mastery Activities, & Student Activities (Middle & High)
- Grade-Level Curricula
- On-Line Data Collection & Evaluation Service that Facilitates Monthly Parent Involvement Measures
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Benefits to the Community
- Enables the Community to Teach, Reinforce, & Model the Same Monthly Character Traits Taught at Home & at School
- Encourages Parents to Take an Active Role in Their Children’s Education
- Provides a Forum to Improve Workplace Ethics & Rally Around Young People
- Fosters Integrity & Forges Strong Bonds of Communication & Cooperation
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More About “I Care”
- The curriculum combines parent engagement, character education, and community involvement into one comprehensive curriculum.
- Enables the teaching of character in the classroom, at home, & in the community at the same time.
- Provides teachers with information for building stronger relationships with parents.
- Provides a measuring system for educators to track & evaluate the outcomes of parent involvement for each student, classroom, school, and school district.
The Online “I Care” Material Components
The material components are research-based, grade-level for Pre-K through 12th Grade, accessible online, and easy to implement using the Plan-Do-Check-Act process.
- Character-Building Parenting Activities—available to parents online
- Character-Building Teacher Lesson Plans—Integrated into classroom instruction
- Independent Student Study Activities (Middle & High)—Completed by students
- Mastery of Character Trait Activities—Completed by students
- Parent Feedback Form—Completed by parents online and sent back to school online
- Online Measuring System—Tracks positive parent-child interactions at home
- Parent Portal—Enables parents to access character-building and mastery of character trait activities online
“I Care” Implementation Services
The “I Care” Director and staff delight in making the implementation of “I Care” a joyful and rewarding experience!
- On-Site Implementation Training
- Parent Engagement Network
- Parent Engagement Newsletter
- Frequent Implementation Updates
- Ongoing Curriculum Updates (Online)
- Technical Support (Data System)
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“The ‘I Care’ Program is not complicated and is valuable to our school.”
—Principal; Rapides Parish, Louisiana |
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