10-21-2024
Teachers Recommend These Ways to Get Involved
It’s a known fact that children are more successful in school when their families get involved.
Research shows that family engagement helps in important ways. Involved families:
- Encourage positive work habits and behavior at school.
- Communicate with and help teachers.
- Advocate for school improvements.
Here are some specific ways you can help:
- Set firm standards for behavior, read to your child and limit recreational screen time.
- Offer teachers information about your child’s interests, strengths and weaknesses.
- Give attention to communications from the school, and respond in a timely way.
- Stay in touch with teachers, through parent conferences and informal discussions, in person or online.
- Join the school's parent-teacher group.
- Be aware of school education policies and opportunities to participate in its development.
When you team up with the school, you improve your child’s chances of academic success.
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Boise City Independent School District
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