Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership

Parent leadership institute turns 15

The Prichard Committee’s Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership (CIPL) opened its 15th annual session in August, promising to push the number of fellows statewide to more than 1,600 by year’s end. The program has been replicated in several states and studied by researchers to determine its success in developing a cadre of informed advocates for improvement in their local schools. [...]

Institute projects target mathematics, science improvement

From the Prichard Committee Training from the Prichard Committee’s Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership (CIPL) has turned mechanical engineer Michael Ekbundit into a champion for real-world science in the Bullitt County school district. Ekbundit had been an occasional guest speaker before going through the institute. This year, however, he is focusing his work and looking to see if his work [...]