training materials
Choosing the Best School for Your Child

If you were unable to attend one of our training sessions, you can access the information we covered below.

1) determining your school options
When choosing a school it is important to understand that one school does not fit all.  Before consideration can be made, you should identify your child’s specific needs. In this session, you will learn how to assess your child’s needs and how to use that information to choose a school type.  You will walk away understanding whether a private, public, charter or religious school might be a good fit for your learner. 

2) Narrowing the options
Houston and the surrounding area are home to over 500 schools, and the options are many.  Now that you have narrowed your focus on what "type" of school might be the right fit for your child, it is time to research specific schools. This training session teaches parents the questions to ask when visiting a school as well as how to research and use information found on the internet to determine which schools best meet your child's needs

3) conducting school visits 
This session is geared to exploring the importance of conducting a school visit and the impact it has on the school choice process. Parents are armed with questions to ask and key items to observe while while touring a school.

For your next school visit, download our School Visit Handout (English/Spanish).