This guide on training bilingual education teachers focuses on parents as advisors in the decision making process at bilingual schools. The two units, "An Introduction to Parent Participation" and "Parent Participation in Educational Decision Making," include objectives, definitions of terms, lists of materials and equipment, and learning activities. The goals of the guide for teacher trainees include being able to: (1) identify three main types of parent participation, (2) describe the fundamental differences in parent participation in the "deficit" and "Reforma Escolar" modules, (3) discuss at least three reasons for parent participation in decision making processes, (4) describe five levels of parent participation in educational decision making, (5) describe a leadership training plan for parents, (6) demonstrate an understanding of the important role of parent participation by understanding relevant research on the topic, (7) differentiate between formal and informal community participation, (8) analyze a current parent participation program, (9) write a plan to recruit parent volunteers, and (10) design a parent-teacher conference. A bibliography and a list of resource organizations are appended. (NCR)