Mission

To involve parents in the education of their children as skillful, knowledgeable, and effective partners, capable of ensuring that their children receive the quality of education to which they are entitled, and must have, to achieve life-long success.

History of FIS

Families In Schools is a legacy organization of the Los Angeles Annenberg Metropolitan Project (LAAMP) that sustains, expands, and refines LAAMP’s comprehensive work in parental involvement. LAAMP’s Parents as Learning Partners (PLP) initiative reached over 35,000 families in 33 schools in two Los Angeles County school districts over five years. An evaluation of PLP found that students in PLP schools had significantly outperformed students in non-PLP schools. With confirmation that a key factor in student success is the type and quality of parental support provided in the home and in home/school partnerships, the Board of Governor’s of LAAMP created Families In Schools in early 2001 to pursue the effective engagement of parents in the education of their children.

FIS programs and services are available to all parents, schools, districts, and community organizations. However, priority is given to school communities in Los Angeles County that are low performing and demonstrate a desire to collaborate with FIS. To the extent possible, program materials are available in the predominant language of the community served.