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- 1. How to Get Involved Emily Cummings Brittany Komen Danni Sandall
- 2. Welcome Parents Thank you for coming to parent involvement night!
- 3. • Impact of parental involvement • How do I get involved • Resources available to me as a parent
- 4. Impact of parental involvement Postive Impacts of Parental Involvement Video
- 5. Higher grades, test scores and graduation rates Better school attendance Increased motivation Increased self-esteem Lower rates of suspension Decreased use of drugs and alcohol Fewer instances of violent behavior Positive Results of Parental Involvement
- 6. Increased drop out rate Susceptible to negative peer pressure Decreased college enrollment Difficulty making positive independent decisions Poor perception of parent and teacher Increased feelings of inadequacy Negative Results of not becoming an Involved Parent
- 7. How do I get involved? What resources are available that help me get more involved with my child’s education?
- 8. Learn More Afterschool Involvement Learn More General Involvement Ideas Learn More Diverse Family Involvement
- 9. How do I get involved in my child’s education outside of the classroom?
- 10. Learn More 25 Tips to Getting Involved Learn More American School Counselor Association Learn More Discovery Education
- 13. Attend- attend all parent/teacher meetings, attend parenting classes and child development classes. Build- build a learning environment for your child at home, build an organizational system, build a trusting relationship where your child feels comfortable. Consistency- Consistency is key, be consistent with your expectations, be consistent in discussing the school day, be a consistent mentor and/or volunteer in your child’s school
- 14. Remember how your involvement affects your child’s education Utilize all the resources available to you ABC’s of parental involvement Work with your child’s teacher – you are a team
- 15. Communicate With your child’s teacher to make a plan for your child’s education.
- 16. Questions? If you have any questions regarding this information please feel free to contact your child’s teacher, or the representatives for each grade.
- 17. 1st grade class representative 455-987-6676 ecummings@thebestschoolever.edu Emily Cummings 2nd grade class representative 654-876-6565 dsandall@thebestschoolever.edu Danni Sandall 3rd grade class representative 543-678-0987 bkomen@thebestschoolever.edu Brittany Komen
Editor's Notes
- Hello families. Thank you for joining us for Family Involvement night. I’m Brittany Komen and these are my colleagues, Emily Cummings and Danni Sandall. We are going to talk to you about different ways you can get involved around the school and in your child’s classroom.
- This evening we will discuss; how you can get involved in your child’s education and what exactly this means. We will touch on how your child is affected by both your involvement and lack of involvement in their education. Lastly, we will explore different resources that will be useful for you.
- Take a look at this video, pay close attention to the different strategies parents use to get involved in their child’s education. Also, listen to the different ways children are impact by parental involvement, both negatively and positively.
- After watching this video you can see there are many positive implications from getting involved with your students education. Students with parental involvement experience: high test scores, higher graduation rates, better school attendance, increased motivation and self esteem, lower rates of suspension, decreased drug and alcohol use, and fewer instances of violent behavior. In this presentation you will learn strategies to get involved and resources you can use to support your student.
- Some of the negative impacts that arise from not being involved include: Students withdrawing from school or social events, increased drug and alcohol use, increased drop out rate, increased peer pressure, decreased college enrollment, difficulty making positive decisions, poor perception of parents and teachers and increased feeling of inadequacy. If you can apply the strategies you learn in this presentation it will help your student be on track towards success in school and in life.
- One of the biggest questions we hear is ”how can I get involved in my child’s education” Let’s take a look at different resources that will help answer this question.
- The first resource is the After School Alliance’s “Afterschool: Supporting Family Involvement in Schools” handout. The After School Alliance talks about how involvement benefits the children, parents and the school. It also discusses the challenges that occur when trying to connect schools and families and how after school programs are a natural link to increase participation. I encourage you to take some time exploring Education World. It is a great tool for both teachers and parents. You can find out tips on how to work with your child’s teacher, how to get involved when you have very little time, and it includes many articles on various topics surround parental involvement. The National Association of Education Young Children (NAEYC) has developed a website where educators, administrators and families can go to educate themselves on a variety of issues associated with education in general. The NAEYC has developed 6 Effective Family Engagement Principles that define what effective family involvement looks like. The site also includes examples of effective programs that have been implemented around the U.S.
- These next three resources are more specific to how you can get involved in your child’s education both in and out of the classroom.
- 25 Tips to Get Involved in Your Child’s Education covers; how to make your home a learning center, how to communicate with the school, how to help the school, how you can become a leader and lastly, how to help bring the community into the school. The American School Counselor Association lists a number of parent resources and organizations that provides parents with a place to speak on behalf of their child. Some of these organizations are: National PTA, Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students), Mothers in Charge and Parents Helping Parents. Discovery Education is a great place to go when helping your child with their homework. It has resources for homework help, how to motivate your students and also a step-by-step site to walk you through solving math problems.
- We created three simple building blocks for getting involved in your child’s education. They are A: Attend B: Build and C: Consistency.
- Attend refers to attending parent/ teacher meetings as often as you can. This is important because it build s a relationship between you and your child’s teacher. Also, you can attend parenting classes and/or child development classes. These are often held at your local hospital and community center. Build discusses how to build a learning environment at home. This can include providing access to books or education games, creating a quite space for your child to study and talking to your child about what they are learning in school. This also leads to the second aspect of Building, which is building a trusting relationship with your child. If your child feels comfortable discussing problems they are having in school this will help them be more successful. Consistency involves being consistent with your expectations. Your child needs to know what is expected of them at home. This consistent environment will help them to be confident and successful. It is also important to regularly talk with your child about school either at bed- time, at the dinner table or even in the car. This will help build trust with your child. Lastly, it is essential that you are a consistent role model for your child. If your child sees you modeling appropriate academic behaviors it will help them know what to do.
- After listening to this presentation we hope you will implement these strategies with your child. The main ideas we hope you take away from tonight are: how to get involved in your child’s education, how to utilize all the resources, the ABC’s of parental involvement and how to work with your child’s teacher as a team. In the brochure you will find the list of resources we discussed in this presentation. We encourage you to spend some time look at these.
- It is important to communicate with your child’s teacher.
- Thank you for coming tonight. Feel free to email us with any questions, comments or concerns you might have.