K12 Back to School Ideas for Parents and Teachers this September
NEW TEACHER SURVIVAL KIT
NEW TEACHER TRAINING: CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND DISCIPLINE
THE #1 DIFFERENCE IN CHILDREN’S SCHOLASTIC SUCCESS
Research done by US military schools has shown success depends on parental involvement. You can model their success by simply inviting your parents into your school and ask them to be active in the classroom. Make parents feel welcomed anytime they can come, and call their employers asking them to give parents time to come. Parents who are supported by the work place and encouraged to actively participate in the classroom will improve test scores more than any other single activity. Study after study shows that students with involved parents make better grades, enroll in higher-level programs, attend school regularly, have better social skills and go on to college. But involvement by parents often turns on whether they are encouraged, and few developments are more encouraging than the Community Report Card for Parents. The report card is not about making judgments or finding fault. It’s all about giving parents the facts and encouraging them to find out how they can be a positive force for quality schools.