We’re proud to announce that WestEd’s Academic Parent Teacher Teams (APTT) has been designated a “Bright Spot” in Hispanic Education by the White House Initiative on Education Excellence for Hispanics. APTT will be part of a national online catalog that includes more than 230 programs that invest in key education priorities for Hispanics.

Academic Parent Teacher Teams uses family engagement as an instructional strategy, encouraging parents to participate in the education process and focusing specifically on their student’s academic goals. The program has been implemented in over 16 states with great success, including in areas with high concentrations of Hispanic students and families.

Academic Parent Teacher Teams is led by WestEd’s Maria Paredes, a nationally recognized expert with 25 years of experience in education as a classroom teacher, college instructor, district administrator, and family engagement coach.

The White House Initiative on Education Excellence for Hispanics seeks to leverage Bright Spots like WestEd’s APTT program to encourage collaboration between stakeholders focused on similar issues in sharing data-driven approaches, promising practices, peer advice, and effective partnerships, ultimately resulting in increased support for the education attainment of the Hispanic community, from cradle-to-career.

Review the catalog of 230 Bright Spots in Hispanic Education.