1989 – June 2008

MegaSkills is an "expanding universe": This portrait delineates the use of the MegaSkills Program nationally which began with the Parent Workshop Trainings in 1989. MegaSkills programs grow from the almost 40 year experience of the nonprofit Home and School Institute in the field of school and family/community involvement.

States Countries Represented 49

Schools Implementing the MegaSkills Programs 3,934
(Count began in 1993)

Trained to Lead MegaSkills Parent Workshops 9,819
(1989-June 2007)

Parents Participating in MegaSkills Workshop Programs 176,592

Teachers Trained to Teach MegaSkills Essentials in the Classroom 4,589
(This program began in 1993)

Students Participating in the MegaSkills Classroom Program 112,225

National Education Association/MegaSkills Mentors

Mentoring 1,766 Parent Workshop Leaders

Mentoring 1,753 MegaSkills Classroom Leaders

Major Corporations and Businesses Sponsoring and Facilitating MegaSkills Programs for Employees and for the Community 260
(Note: This group includes Employee Service Initiatives and school/business partnerships, such as National Education Association State Affiliates, Fort Wayne and York Chambers of Commerce, The Sears Roebuck-Foundation, Kraft Foods, Merck, IBM, USAA Insurance Company, Houghton Mifflin, Xerox and TIME for Kids.)