1. Students Teachers Parents
UBridgeMe
Presented by Hang Pan, Michelle Moody, and Sashi Inaganti
2. Mission Statement
Our intention is to create a
platform to open dialogue between
parents and teachers in a way that
was not possible before due to
language barriers
3. What is the Challenge?
Parental Involvement
Parental involvement is defined as the participation of parents
in regular, two-way, and meaningful communication involving
student academic learning and other school activities, ensuring:
- that parents play an integral role in assisting their child’s learning
- that parents are encouraged to be actively involved in their child’s
education at school
- that parents are full partners in their child’s education and are included, as
appropriate, in decision-making and on advisory committees to assist in the
education of their child
The best way to elicit the support of parents is by improving
communication
4. Based on a study conducted by NYU in 2003 Almost
44% of all elementary and middle school students are
exposed to languages other than English in the home
5. Strategy
- We assist teachers with the distribution of content
otherwise unavailable to parents with Limited English
Proficiency (LEP) such as:
- summaries of the week’s classroom material
- student performance updates
- notification of important upcoming events and dates
- how to work with the student to best prepare them
for exams and standardized tests
6. Solution
- Creating knowledgeable insights from
external data sources
- Empowering people in inclusive societies
- Creating a competitive, connected and
greener economy
10. Target Market
- After School Programs
- New York Immigration Coalition
- EPIC for Children
- Advocates for Children
- NYC Public Schools with
- ESL programs (1517 schools)
- Bilingual Education Programs (314 schools)
- Dual Language Programs (94 schools)
11. Business Model
- Fee for services 50%
- Public (government education section) 30%
- grants & contracts for restricted purposes
- Private Contributions 20%
- individuals give about 70%
- foundations give about 10%
- corporations give about 10%
- bequests, wills, trusts, endowments 10%
