ParentPowered Case Studies
Every partner is a little different, but their needs are often the same. These stories — from Schools & Districts, State Agencies, Head Starts, and Communities — show how our partners are achieving their family engagement goals with ParentPowered.
Hear Why Educational Leaders Say They Choose ParentPowered
Karen Pautz
Executive Director
First Five Siskyou
California
Rhonda Stringham
Assistant Superintendent
Kingsport City Schools
Tennessee
Shenean Lindsay
Superintendent, Community Schools District 17
New York City DOE
New York
Jody Ragosta
Family Development Manager
Woonsocket Head Start
Rhode Island
James Pond
Executive Director
Governors Early Literacy Foundation
Tennessee
Case Study: Supporting Kamehameha ‘Ohana Where They Are
By Mary Westervelt, director of marketing & communications Dr. Wai‘ale‘ale Sarsona has a mission: to increase access to early learning for families in Hawai'i. Like school...
Child Development: Simple Strategies to Support Young Children
Learn how two organizations are boosting child development by supporting the caregivers that serve young children.
Case Study: WCCUSD Strengthens the Home-School Connection with Diverse Families
Learn how West Contra Costa Unified School District strengthened their home-school connections through low-tech family engagement
Case Study: Using Family Engagement Data for Continuous Improvement
For Jumpstart, achieving kindergarten readiness means using data for continuous improvement. Which is one of the reasons they partner with Ready4K.
Tennessee’s Success in Accessible Family Engagement: The GELF Case Study
This is the story of how a small team with a clear focus, and an unwavering commitment to helping Tennessee children grow and thrive, achieved the extraordinary
Case Study: Montana OPI Migrant Education Program and ParentPowered
By Mary Westervelt, director of marketing Across the country, the US agricultural sector relies on migrant workers. Migrant families work everywhere from the dairy farms of...
Case Study: A Safety Net and a Springboard
By Curran Mahowald, partnerships manager Preventing and mitigating the effects of trauma was already a focus back in 2019 when Principal Domenic Russo first presented his vision...
Case Study: Meeting Wake County Parents Where They Are
By Mary Westervelt, director of marketing and communications Literacy doesn’t occur in isolation. That simple statement is at the heart of WAKE Up and Read, a coalition of...
Case Study: Evidence to Impact for Sequatchie Valley Head Start
when Christy Vandergriff, Assistant Director at SVHS, heard about ParentPowered, she was excited by the possibility of using a low-tech, accessible solution to engage families in a new way. “It’s old school, new school. It’s innovative, but then the text messaging…it’s a quick read. And I just like that this can reach so many families.”
Case Study: Designing for Del Norte Family Needs
“We need to invest in things that parents don’t have to show up for, things that show up for parents in their homes.”