FAMILY LEADERSHIP
Family leadership emerges when community members and parents gain the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in meaningful leadership roles that help shape the future of families, schools and communities.
WHAT IS A FAMILY LEADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE (FLTI)?
Colorado has identified a curriculum that offers empowerment and civics skills to support parents/families
in making desired changes for children. The curriculum, Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) from the
State of Connecticut is an evidenced based curriculum with proven positive outcomes for children, families, and the community. This 20-week curriculum is designed to bolster family involvement and leadership skills while promoting the life long health, safety and learning of children. The cornerstones of the program are respect, validation and a belief that when the tools of democracy are understood, the public will become active participants in communities.
PARTICIPANTS ARE OFFERED LEADERSHIP TRAINING THAT INCLUDES:
A retreat to develop group communication
10 weeks of classes on self and perception of leadership
A community project based upon the student’s personal passions
LEARNING OBJECTIVES OF FLTI
Help parents become the leaders they would like to be for children and families
Expand the capacity of parents as change agents for children and families
Develop communities of parents within regions of the state that
will support one another in skills development and successful
parent action for children
Facilitate systems change for parental involvement with increased
utilization of parents in policy and process decisions
Increase parent-child interactions and improve child outcomes
through parent involvement
PROGRAM CURRICULUM Retreat: Creating a Caring Community for Children Class 1: Thriving with Diversity in the Group Process Class 2: The Change Process Class 3: Parents as Change Agents Class 4: How to Define a Problem and Work Toward a Solution Class 5: The Intentional Use of Language Class 6: Learning How a Community Works Class 7: How Local Systems Work and How to Interact With Them Class 8: Networks Class 9: The Power of the Media and How to Use it Class 10: Using Your Voice Class 11: The Life Cycle of the Child and the Functions of the Family Class 12: Social and Economic Trends Affecting Children and Families Class 13: What is Public Policy? Class 14: How the State Works Class 15: How the City Works Class 16: How do we Understand the Law Class 17: Budgets - From Wallets to State - It’s all Money and Priorities Class 18: Evaluation, Outcomes and Accountability Class 19: The Magic of the Unexpected: Forming New Alliances Class 20: Language: Packaging and Moving Agendas
