1.
Co-Piloting Parents
How to Navigate Parent Involvement
Role
of Parental
Involvem
ent
•Over-involved
parents are seen
as having a
negative influence
on student’s
development
•Parents are simply
showing a healthy
interest in
the lives of their
students
•Parents are
encouraged/condit
ioned to do this
through the public
school system
N
ew
Role
of Parents
Strategies to
Address Parents
•Embrace
parents as a
partner or “co-
pilot” in their
student’s
success and are
part of the
educational
process
•University
administrators
can continue to
find unique and
special roles for
parents within
the institution
to further
foster student
success
Strategies to
Address
Parents
•University
administrators
should evaluate the
messages parents
receive from campus
offices and develop a
clear institutional
philosophy on the
role of the parent
within the
educational process
•Developing trust with
students is important
•Let the student know
their parent
contacted you
•Understand FERPA
Source: “It Is Time to Change Our Views on Parental Involvement”, Dr. Beth Moriarty
George Marshall Jr., M.Ed., Resident Director,
Residence Life & Housing, Bridgewater State University