FROM THE VOICE OF OUR PRINCIPAL
Why Parents Must Engage With The School
There are so many reasons to engage with your child’s school. Our hope is that we are providing infrastructures that indicate the same. As we move towards the end of the semester, I am compelled to reach out to all of our parents and share several reasons.
Our students need to know that you care about their wellbeing. When you make time to inquire as to the goals and progress of your child, you're more qualified to support them. Students are very keen when it comes to knowing how adults genuinely “care” about them. They might not voluntarily express their thoughts, but deliberate conversations are so revealing. Showing that you care matters!
It is an unfortunate reality that some adults pay more attention to your child when they know that you will be inquiring as to your child’s progress. The bond between teachers and parents must be deliberate, mutual and consistent. When your child sees a TEAM expecting academic, attendance and behavior results from him/her, they are more likely to comply with the expectations. Any deviation of expectations will create a void for the success of the student(s). Your alignment with your child’s teacher strengthens the attention given to your child.
Finally, but by no means exhaustive, your child’s high school success has great influence on their ability to attain and exercise post-secondary options that will give them a strong quality of life! The preparation for college, military and the work-force begins early in a child’s life. The actions that will support the same must be strategically coordinated and executed in collaboration with a strong advisement program and resources that support the same. Parents are a vital part of the advisement process. Parents are critical to the checks and balances that would hold schools, and themselves, accountable through assurances regarding scheduling, testing, course sequencing and post-secondary options exposure. In the absence of the parent, the student is at the professional mercy and judgement of other entities .
In closing, there are a plethora of other reasons that could have been discussed. These few represent but a sampling of the importance of parental engagement. Let’s build a strong partnership between the school and the home. We owe it to the young people who grace our hallways daily with an anticipatory set that is often untapped and uncultivated. TOGETHER, we can make a big difference. YOU’RE WELCOMED AT NORTH CLAYTON HIGH SCHOOL!
“We are Collaboratively Preparing Our Students for Their Post-Secondary Options. We do so by Empowering and Engaging Students, Parents, Teachers and the Greater School Community…”
What Does Our Data Say?
A GLIMPSE INTO OUR SCHOOL’S DATA - TITLE ONE MEETING
On December 3, 2018 (6PM-7PM), we will take a closer look at our data and how your child’s progress can be enhanced. Pleas make this important meeting. We are prepared to give parenting tips and advice to support your child’s success. We will share resources and other tools that are in place to create success scenarios for your child.