The Family Leadership Institute

(FLI)

FLI is a multifaceted educational curriculum focused on providing families with the knowledge, tools, and inspiration to help their children succeed in school and in life.

About FLI

Ten-Step Approach to Parental Involvement

Through a series of ten modules, parents are provided the skills, abilities, and attitudes necessary to enhance their effectiveness as role models for their children.

Parents are also encouraged to become engaged in their child’s education in an effort to achieve academic success.

FLI Parent Graduation

The final element of the Family Leadership Institute is a graduation ceremony for parents who have actively participated in the program (criteria for graduation is determined by the school district).

Certificates are given to each qualified parent and a keynote address is given by either the facilitator of the program or an administrator of the local school district.

Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch speaking to a room of students

FLI Key Concepts:

FLI Conference

The Family Leadership Institute (FLI) Practitioner’s Conference is a three-day training for FLI Practitioners.

Practitioners walk away with the necessary tools, strategies and education necessary to successfully implement the FLI in their school district.

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FLI’s History

Born and raised along the border in a small barrio in Laredo, Texas, Family Leadership Institute Founder, Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch, is all too familiar with the challenges of poverty, discrimination and illiteracy. Although she grew up without material wealth, she was taught by her immigrant parents that she was rich in culture, tradition, values and faith.

As a grassroots activist, Consuelo saw first-hand the challenges that many families were facing. She knew that they needed to take their communities back, so she created the Family Leadership Institute curriculum.

To date, the Family Leadership Institute has graduated over 15,000 parents and is currently helping families succeed in several states across the U.S.

FLI Testimonials

Margarita Alvarez, Las Vegas FLI Parent Graduate

“The FLI caught my attention because I didn’t have much communication with my husband and now we talk more and we have a better relationship with our daughter who also has changed positively in her way of being and now has better grades.”

Dr. Gene Schmidt, Superintendent, Bridgeport School District

“As family participation in the educational lives of our children increased, so did the improvement in student achievement in the classroom. The reception to the FLI training was unbelievable. New community leaders emerged. Our Latino population gained a voice. New Latino businesses were opened in town. Student achievement in school improved. A community once divided became whole.”

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