Your Parents Deserve Someone Who Understands Their Challenges, and Your School Deserves Someone Who Understands Yours.
We partner with schools and educational organizations to bridge the gap between classroom instruction and home environments through structured, research-informed parent education.
Kaleesha Washington
Founder, The Intentional Parent Institute
Teacher • Instructional Coach • Assistant Principal • Principal • Loyola Marymount University Graduate School of Education Professor
Educational Leadership Rooted in Classroom & Home Realities
For nearly two decades, I worked in education as a teacher, instructional coach, assistant principal, and principal. I began my education career in 2006 as a Teach For America corps member in Los Angeles and later served as a professor in the Graduate School of Education at Loyola Marymount University.
Throughout my career, I worked with students, parents, and educators from a wide range of backgrounds, helping teachers improve instruction and supporting schools as they worked to improve student outcomes.
A Personal Journey as a Mother
When I became a teacher, my children were already in middle school. The training I received completely changed my understanding of how children learn, develop, and respond to the adults around them. Later, when my children were in high school, I took additional child development courses that taught me even more about how childhood experiences shape behavior, relationships, and emotional well-being.
I couldn't help thinking about how differently I would have raised my children if I'd had that knowledge when they were born.
I created the parent education program I wish had been available when I was raising my children, and the school partnership resource I wish I'd had when I was a principal.