Parent Engagement Institute

What Parent Engagement Institute does

Parent Engagement Institute (legal entity: Parent, Family Engagement and Community Services dba Parent Engagement Institute) is a California-based private organization founded in 2006 that delivers live parent education workshops to K-12 schools and districts. Its portfolio is organized around an evidence-based proprietary curriculum called 'One Educated Community,' comprising the Parent Involvement Academy (over 100 workshop topics), Technology Academy for Parents (Google-Certified instruction), College and Career Academy, STEAM Academy, Language Development Workshops for English Learners, and Early Child Development Workshops. Workshops are delivered either in person or via the Virtual Parent Institute, a live video-conferencing platform (Zoom-based) accessible by phone, tablet, or PC without additional software, with sessions offered Monday through Saturday in English and Spanish.

The company's go-to-market is field/direct sales into schools, with outreach coordinators handling all parent communications (text/email invitations, connectivity support) on behalf of the school, making the offering turn-key. Revenue is generated through a fixed fee-for-service per workshop session with no per-attendee charges, no minimum attendance, and no annual contracts, which is positioned as a budget-maximizing approach for schools with constrained parent involvement budgets. Instructors are licensed, certified, and culturally/linguistically matched to the families served, which differentiates the offering for underserved and English Learner communities. Beyond core workshops, the organization runs the C-STEM Coding and Robotics Summer Camp in partnership with Marathon and YMCA Wilmington, and the Los Angeles Youth Coding Academy, signaling an extension into direct youth STEM programming funded in part by philanthropic grants. Office presence is in Hawaiian Gardens and Los Angeles, California, with marketing claims of serving schools nationwide; the company relies on strategic community partners (YMCA, First 5 LA, Best Start Wilmington, Workforce Development Board, PEBSAF) to extend reach at low customer acquisition cost.

Name

Parent Engagement Institute

Legal name

Parent, Family Engagement and Community Services dba Parent Engagement Institute

Website

https://parentengagementinstitute.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Parent Engagement Institute is a California-based, privately held organization founded in 2006 that delivers fee-for-service live parent education workshops (in-person and virtual) to K-12 schools nationwide, through a proprietary 'One Educated Community' curriculum offered in English and Spanish.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Parent Education and Family Engagement Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Training Delivery Providers (In-Person, Virtual, Train-the-Trainer) (BPACANAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

K–12 Instructional Design & Curriculum Development Services (EDAGAKAA)

Keywords

• Parent education workshops
• Family engagement services
• K-12 parent involvement
• Virtual parent workshops
• Culturally relevant education

Headquarters

HQ city

Hawaiian Gardens

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Fee-for-Service Parent Education Workshops: Schools pay a fixed fee-for-service per workshop session. The company offers an affordable fixed fee approach with no per-parent or per-attendee charges. No minimum or maximum attendance requirements. Schools can purchase one workshop or a series of workshops without annual contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Parent Engagement Institute delivers fee-for-service parent education workshops to K-12 schools and districts, covering 100+ topics organized into academies such as Parent Involvement, Technology, College and Career, STEAM, Language Development for English Learners, and Early Child Development. Workshops are delivered in-person or live virtually via the Virtual Parent Institute video platform, available in English and Spanish, Monday through Saturday, with no per-attendee charges and no annual contracts. The organization also operates seasonal coding and robotics summer camps in partnership with YMCA and other community organizations.

Product overview

Parent Engagement Institute is a parent education organization offering live virtual parent engagement workshops for schools nationwide. The organization provides a unified portfolio of workshop programs under its 'One Educated Community' evidence-based curriculum, including: the Parent Involvement Academy covering 100+ topics, Technology Academy for Parents (Google Certified), College and Career Academy, STEAM Academy for Parents, Language Development Workshops for ELL, Early Child Development Workshops, Leadership and Civic Engagement, and Parent-Teacher Seminars. Programs are delivered in-person or via the Virtual Parent Institute platform through video conferencing. The organization also operates C-STEM Coding and Robotics Summer Camp and Los Angeles Youth Coding Academy as supplementary educational programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• One Educated Community: Evidence-based curriculum designed to enhance family engagement and involvement in schools.
• Virtual Parent Institute
• Parent Involvement Academy
• Technology Academy for Parents
• College Bound and Career Awareness
• STEAM Academy for Parents
• ELL Language Development Academy

Products and services

• Parent Involvement Academy (Parent Engagement Workshops) Core parent education workshop series covering 100+ topics designed to teach parents how to help their children succeed academically and in life. Each series consists of 8-10 sessions lasting 1.5-2 hours each, available in English and Spanish, delivered in-person or live virtually to K-12 school communities.
• Technology Academy for Parents Technology skills workshop series teaching parents Google for Academic Success, parent portal usage, distance learning tools, and 21st century skills. Delivered as 10-session series in English and Spanish to school communities.
• College and Career Academy (College Bound and Career Awareness) College and career readiness workshops for parents aligned with Common Core State Standards, available at the Elementary, Middle, and High School levels to help families plan higher education pathways.
• STEAM Academy for Parents (Project-Based Learning STEAM Workshops) Project-Based Learning STEAM workshops teaching parents Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics concepts to support their children's college and career readiness. Each session runs 1.5 hours.
• Language Development Workshops for English Learners (ELL) Workshop series helping English Learner parents gain Practical Communication Skills to communicate effectively with school personnel and their children. Each series consists of 10 sessions lasting 2 hours each, delivered in English and Spanish.
• Early Child Development Workshops Workshop series helping parents prepare their children for pre-school and develop a love of reading. Each series consists of 8 sessions lasting 1.5 hours each.
• Leadership and Civic Engagement Workshops Workshop series providing quality parent education and resources aimed at building community leadership and civic participation among parents in school communities.
• Parent-Teacher Seminars Workshops designed to strengthen relationships between parents and teachers or school administration, offered as part of the parent engagement workshop portfolio delivered to school communities.
• Virtual Parent Institute (E-Learning for Families) Live virtual parent education workshop platform delivering the workshop portfolio via video conferencing in English and Spanish. Accessible by phone, tablet, or PC with no additional software required for parents, allowing schools to maintain family engagement during remote learning conditions and beyond.
• C-STEM Coding and Robotics Summer Camp 10-day summer camp for 8th graders and their parents teaching coding and robotics, with curriculum aligned to Common Core and NEXT academic standards. Delivered at YMCA Wilmington with Marathon grant funding so the camp is offered at no cost to participants.
• Los Angeles Youth Coding Academy Coding education program providing youth in the Los Angeles area with coding instruction, offered as part of the organization's supplemental educational programming.

Quantifiable outcome

• Schools report significant increase in parent involvement as a result of workshops
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• YMCAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYMCA Wilmington hosted the C-STEM Coding and Robotics Summer Camp, providing the facility and lunch each day. YMCA is committed to providing high-quality educational opportunities for youth and their families.
• Best Start WilmingtonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partnership for building capacity through family engagement in the Wilmington area.
• First 5 LAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic community partner supporting quality parent education initiatives in Los Angeles County.
• Workforce Development Board (WDB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAJCC (America's Job Center of California) partner supporting workforce development and family engagement programs.
• PEBSAF (Building Capacity)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner focused on building capacity for families through quality parent education.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SchoolStatus: K-12 communication and family-engagement platform used by districts to boost parent involvement. Adjacent competitor that bundles family-engagement content with broader district messaging — a plausible consolidation threat to standalone workshop providers.
• Families In Schools: LA-based nonprofit offering parent-engagement workshops, leadership programs, and advocacy for California families. Geographic and mission overlap with PEI — both compete for the same Title I / First 5 LA parent-engagement dollars.
• HIPPY USA: National network delivering structured parent-education curricula to families of pre-school children, often via home visits and peer-led sessions. Comparable parent-education delivery model and evidence-based curriculum positioning.
• ParentPowered: Provider of text-message-based family-engagement curricula and parent workshops for school districts. Competes head-to-head with PEI on district RFPs for parent-involvement programs with a more digital/automated delivery layer.
• Family Engagement Lab: Nonprofit that partners with K-12 districts to design and deliver parent-engagement programs with evidence-based curricula. Closest direct peer — same buyer (school administrators), same problem (low parent engagement), same evidence-based workshop model.
• TalkingPoints: Ed-tech platform providing two-way translated parent-teacher communication and family-engagement content for K-12 districts. Direct competitor targeting the same underserved, ELL-family buyer with a technology-led rather than live-workshop-led approach.

Emerging players

• ParentSquare: Unified parent-school communication and engagement platform used by K-12 districts. Differs in delivery (SaaS messaging vs. live workshops) but competes for the same district family-engagement budget line item.

Broad incumbents

• National PTA: Largest parent-involvement membership organization in the U.S., with national programs for family engagement and advocacy. Indirect competitor/incumbent — schools often turn to PTA networks before purchasing external parent-education services.
• Remind (Klassroom): Mass-market teacher-parent messaging platform with two-way translation and engagement features. Larger incumbent that absorbs some of the use cases PEI addresses via workshops, particularly around technology skills and distance-learning support.

Regional players

• California State PTA: State-level PTA organization providing parent-education resources and advocacy to California schools and families. Geographic competitor — directly overlaps with PEI's strongest California footprint and competes for the same district-level parent-involvement engagement.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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