Home/School PartnershipNorthside High School

Cecilia Moraga- Fountain

Northside High School will equip every student with the skills to be globally competitive and prepared for life in the 21st century

In order to help us accomplish this, we need to form a partnership with parents

Objective

Successful Partnership Organization

Successful Student

Teachers

Principal

Parents

Counselor

Substantial evidence exists showing that parent involvement benefits students at every grade level by:

Raising their academic achievement.

Increased motivation for learning, Improved behavior Improves attendance a more positive attitude about

homework and school in general. Again, this works for every grade

level!

Parental Involvement in High School? Yes!

Research shows that with parental involvement :

It empowers you knowing you have parental support

Teachers learn more about students’ needs

You can apply this information towards better meeting those needs

Parents who are involved tend to have a more positive view of teachers

This results in improved teacher morale.

Teachers benefit as well

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction states:

Within your school and district, teachers should “provide leadership in working with parents and strengthening the home-school partnership

You are the leader of your classroom: It is ultimately your job to ensure parental involvement

NC Master Teacher Competencies

Encourage students to bring parents to open house by offering incentives i.e. Cookies , ice cream, H.W. pass

Contact parents unable to attend via email to introduce yourself

Be flexible with setting up parent conferences via phone/in person. Not all parents can take off from work @ 2:00 pm

Make “good news” phone calls Or send “good news” letters home

Encourage them to access school website to stay informed Create assignments where parent input is needed Introduce yourself when you see parents out in town. Make

positive comments about their child Handout/Mail the partnership brochure (following slides show

a sample of brochure contents)

Strategies for parental involvement

Education is a partnership between home and school. We welcome you to visit our school and meet the staff on Parent Night. In order for this partnership to be effective, we need to be able to communicate

If you cannot come to parent night, please feel to call, write a note, or e-mail us if you have concerns or questions about your child’s education

Progress reports go home every 3 weeks, to ensure you are aware of your child’s progress.

We are always available to schedule a conference to discuss any issue or concern you have regarding your child.

Communication

We have high expectations for the students in our school. We expect:

Students to achieve academically to their fullest potential

Students to contribute in a positive manner to our school environment

Success because “failure is not an option”

Teacher Expectations:

We also have high expectations of our parents. We expect:

Parents to be involved in any way possible Parental support in both academic and

behavior concerns Form a collaborative relationship with us Support us so that we can be strong shoulders

for your child to stand on Give us input about your child so that we can

get to know them better Come to Parent Night and meet staff

Teacher expectations of parents

  As a parent of a student at our school, you have the right to expect:

To be valued as an important part of your child’s education

Freedom to express concerns about your child’s progress

Emails & phone calls to be returned in at least 48 hours

Conference meeting with all of your child’s teachers

Respect from all of our faculty Your child’s best interest in our hearts always

Parent Expectations

Remember: Lack of involvement doesn’t mean they don’t care

Your students will know that you value them and their education

Do whatever it takes to get 1 more MONARCH across the stage

No response from parent?