Caregiver Workshops

Start Date: March 2022                      

Client: Innovageous

Industry: Education Consulting Firm

Website: www.innovageous.com

Introduction

Realized Curriculum Solutions partnered with Innovageous,based in Pennsylvania, to support them with delivering caregiver workshops on various topics to respond to the needs of students returning back to school after the COVID 19 pandemic school closures. Also, Realized Curriculum Solutions supported Innovageous with creating a resource guide for families to give them actionable steps to advocate for their children.

The Story of Innovageous

Innovageous began around 2021 to "provide continuity of learning and inclusive opportunities for all children by building the capacity of schools, educators, and families to develop innovative and courageous solutions in education," (Innovageous, 2025). Innovageous is a certified Women-Owned Small Business that focuses on supporting schools and school districts/charter management organizations with designing and implementing courageous and innovative solutions to empower learners from all backgrounds especially students from underserved communities.

The Challenge Innovageous Faced

As Innovageous began to attract more clients, they faced a capacity challenge. Their co-founders did not have the capacity to handle the caseload of consulting projects which included caregiver workshops. Innovageous needed highly effective educational consultants to deliver their caregiver workshops for clients like Prince George's County Public Schools. 

Why Innovageous Chose Realized Curriculum Solutions

Innovageous partnered with partnered with Realized Curriculum Solutions because our founder and CEO, Leroy, had more than 10 years of experience as a special education teacher, instructional coach, and educational advocate for families. Innovageous partnered with Realized Curriculum Solutions because of our goal to support students from underserved communities. Realized Curriculum Solutions had multi-year experience designing and delivering caregiver workshops to empower the caregivers of students from underserved communities with learning their children's educational rights, advocating for positive changes to improve the educational experiences and outcomes of students from underserved communities, and developing resources to equip caregivers with skills to support their children's academic and social-emotional development at home and within their community.

The Results

Realized Curriculum Solutions delivered caregiver workshops focused on supporting the needs of students who experience anger management concerns as students returned back to school after the COVID 19 pandemic school closures. Additionally, Realized Curriculum Solutions supported Innovageous with developing a resource guide for Families in Action Rhode Island to support the caregivers of students from underserved communities with advocating for their students' needs in schools. 

Take a moment to review the resource guide we supported Innovageous with developing to meet the needs of caregivers of students from underserved communities in Rhode Island Public Schools.