• With the support of PUSD, we are developing a wide training project which
    combines subjects from the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education
    Fund (MALDEF), the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE), and
    from our own works.
  • As APPLE we have develop subjects as “Understanding multicultural diversity”,
    and “conflict resolution.” As part of this leadership and school reform project,
    parents can be part of the decisions made to benefit all students. We have
    managed to involve parents in the school committees in 9 out of 32 schools that
    make up PUSD.  
  • We initiated a training program for parents as educators thus they can
    reproduce and develop our model of popular education around public
    education. We hope to bring our work to 50% of all PUSD's schools in the 2006-
    2007 school year.
No one
educates
anyone, and
nobody is self
educated; all of
us learn from
each other,
mediated by
the world we
live in."

Paulo Freire
The Association of Pasadena Parents
Fighting for an Equitable Education
(APPLE)
Pasadena Parent Association Advocating for Equitable Education (Asociación de
Padres de Pasadena Luchando por la Educación) otherwise known as A.P.P.L.E  
is a  project that promotes training, organizing, and participation from the parents
who have children within the Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD)”.
APPLE
  • APPLE'S purpose is to reach an equitable and quality education for all
    children without distinction of race, gender, socio-economic or legal
    status, religion or national origin
  • The immigrant community represents 54% of all enrolled students
    within the schools, and together with the African-American community
    represent 80% of all students. The majority of the students come from  
    low income families and have one of the highest drop out rates,
    abandonment, and low school performance in the country.
  • The inequality and treatment in education offered to the students from
    immigrant families requires an active and constant participation by the
    parents and students to reform the whole educational system
  • Our goal is to create a parents movement around school reform and
    our objective is equality and quality
WHAT WE DO
  • If you are a parent within the Pasadena School District
    (PUSD) you could get involved with us directly through the  
    leadership and training workshops we offer to your school
    and are free of charge.
  • You could also get involved with the school committees,
    such as the School Site Council, which makes decisions
    about plans, programs, and budget. 50% of the members
    are parents of students who are learning English and that
    could also learn and understand how to help their children.  
    The members are chosen by other parents.  The Commitee
    of Special Education is for parents with special education
    needs. (CAC) and the Parents and Teachers Association
    which raisis funds to support teacher's activities and learning.


  • Today, APPLE is doing leadership workshops for
    parents in different schools.  We talk about Parent
    Rights, Understanding the School System, how to
    build the path toward higher education, Child
    development stages and the basic teachings,
    understanding cultural diversity, and conflict
    resolution, among other subjects.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 628-5587
(626) 628-5587
raul_borbon@idepsca.org
Szmorano@idepsca.org
SEPTEMBER 2007

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