1. Roles &
Responsibilities of
Parents

3. Parents are their children's first and most important
teacher.
At home, parents are responsible for:
• Establishing high expectations for their children
• Impressing upon children the importance of hard
work and their responsibility for learning
• Creating a home environment that supports
learning, including:
* Letting children know that school is important and
that they take it seriously
* Providing a quiet place at home for study
* Making sure their children do their homework and do
it well

4. * Turning off the TV until homework is done
* Reading to their children—or having their children
read to them
* Talking to their children about schoolwork and current
events
* Seeing to it that their children are prepared for
school each day
* Reviewing the rules and discussing them with their
children
* Teaching children respect for others and common
courtesy, and expecting them to demonstrate these
qualities at home and in all public places

5. At school, parents are responsible for:
Developing positive working relationships with their children's
teachers and school staff by:
• Participating in parent-teacher conferences to learn
about their child's performance and the curriculum the class will
be expected to learn
• Letting the teacher or school staff know if their child is
having difficulty at home or in school and asking for extra help
when they think their child needs it
• Cooperating with the school in trying to resolve problems
• Attending school functions to get to know the people
important to their children's success
• Attending school and district discussions about important
educational issues
• Becoming informed about school issues such as school
board elections, levy campaigns, curriculum expectations, and
graduation and promotion standards

6. Parents establish the academic and behavioral
expectations that guide children through their years in
school. If much is expected, the probability is that a child
will do his or her best to meet those expectations. If a
laissez-faire or negative attitude toward school is
projected, the chances are the child will adopt a similar
mindset, and in turn, not meet his or her potential.
Where possible, parents should work with their
children on their studies, especially at the early ages, and
they should establish quiet areas in the home where
studying can take place under the best possible conditions.
Attendance at school functions, especially parent-
teacher conferences, is extremely important. Parents
should find time to meet with their children's teachers to
develop a positive relationship that will allow them to
closely monitor their child's schoolwork.