Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions of students and parents.

1. What is Parental Involvement?
2. What are the goals of Parental Involvement?
3. How do students benefit from Parental Involvement?
4. How do the parents benefit from Parental Involvement?
5. HOw do the teachers and the school benefit from Parental Involvement?
6. How can I be more involved?
7. I work and have younger kids; how can I help?

What is Parental Involvement?

Parental Involvement is not just a monthly meeting, listening to teachers 
talk about the school, or dealing with budget problems.  Parental 
Involvement can, and will, make a difference in your child's learning and 
attitude about school.
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT IS:
1. being informed about the learning experiences of your child.
2. understanding your child and his/her needs.
3. participating at your child's school either as a volunteer or a policy 
maker.
4. voicing opinions, making suggestins and submitting ideas for the 
betterment of the school.
5. making the most out of caring and wanting the best for your child.
6. the key to sucess of a school and its staff, students, parents and the 
community.
7. learning more about becoming a better parent and being your child's first 
teacher.

                     PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT BEGINS WITH YOU!

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What are the goals of Parental Involvement?

1. educate parents on how they can help their children at home.
2. keep parents informed of their child's progress.
3. train teachers and staff to work effectively with parents.
4.to consult with parents, often, about how parents and the school can work 
together.
5. provide a wide range of opportunities for parents to be involved with the 
school.
6.ensure ALL parents opportunity to be involved with  the school.
7. train parents and school staff  to build partnerships between the home 
and school.

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How do students benefit from Parental Involvement?

1. more positive attitude toward school.
2. higher achievements in reading, math, etc.
3. higher quality and more grade-appropriate homework.
4. comletion of more homework.
5. observing more similarities between the family and the school.

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How do the parents benefit from Parental Involvement?

1. receive ideas from school on how to help their child.
2. learnn more about educational programs adn how the school works.
3. become more supportive of their children and the school.
4. become more confident about ways to help their children learn.
5. have more positive views of the teachers and the school.

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HOw do the teachers and the school benefit from Parental Involvement?

1. improved teacher morale
2. parent's higher ratings of teachers
3. teachers rating of parents are more helpful.
4. improved student achievement
5. parent support of schools improves

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How can I be more involved?

Become a PTO memeber, attend ballgames, volunteer to operate the concession 
stand, Donate a 1/2 day once a month to be a "school helper", volunteer to 
read to a class, help with an art & craft activity, make copies, decorate a 
bulletin board, sign up to be a chaperone for a school field trip, offer to 
take pictures at the schools Fall Fest.....

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I work and have younger kids; how can I help?

1. If you pick up your youngster after school, ask if you can come 10-15 
minutes early and help the teacher tidy up the room. 
2. Offer to shop for items you child's teacher may need for the classroom.  
You can get them on your next trip to "Wal-Mart"
3. Do you have computer?  Find out if you can do online tasks from home.  
Maybe the teacher needs someone to update the class Website or type letters 
to go home to parents.

REMEMBER:  A little bit goes a long way toward helping out a teacher--AND--
letting your child know you care about her education!

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