The Principal and the PEA (Parent Education Association)

With discourse on immigration policies being brought to the forefront in U.S. education, educational leaders need to be more conscious than ever of changing demographics, diversity, and the multilingual and multicultural value of their students and community. This case study focuses on how educational leaders engage with Latino/a parents and how caregivers in Southwest borderland rural communities can assist in the academic success of their Latino/a students from a culturally responsive approach. The principal and the PEA (Parent Education Association) encourages administrators to engage in conversations regarding immigration policies and parental involvement in hopes of better understanding cultural disparities in parental involvement