What can parents do to support their child?
- Review and assist with homework.
- Celebrate your child’s successes.
- Learn more about the curriculum.
- Participate in conferences/meetings.
- Ask about school tutoring programs.
- Check grades on the PowerSchool Parent Portal.
What do I do if I believe my child is struggling?
Make an appointment to speak with your child's teacher. Have an open discussion with the teacher about the academic/behavior problem. Ask questions such as:
Make an appointment to speak with your child's counselor. Have an open discussion with the counselor about your child. Ask questions such as:
- Do you think my child is struggling in class?
- What specific area(s) is he/she having difficulty?
- What can I do to help him/her in class?
- How does his/her progress compare to the progress of other students in class?
- What academic/behavior plan can the teacher and parent put in place for my child to be successful?
Make an appointment to speak with your child's counselor. Have an open discussion with the counselor about your child. Ask questions such as:
- Is my child on track for promotion?
- May I review my child's transcript?
- Are the courses in which my child enrolled preparing him/her for career/college readiness?
- What's my child's GPA?
- Is my child on track for graduation?
- Should my child attend summer school or add classes for virtual public school?
- Is there a tutoring program?
- What are some other school resources to assist my child?
What if I suspect my child has learning problems?
- Collect information about your child’s academic and behavior performance.
- Request a teacher conference.
- Share concerns with his/her teacher.
- Identify student’s strengths and weaknesses with the teacher.
- Ask the teacher to share information about differentiation instruction.
- Ask the teacher to share information about core instruction and/or interventions being implemented.
- Ask the teacher to provide monitoring reports on student success.
- Ask the teacher about involving the school counselor.
- Ask the teacher and/or school counselor about other school specialists.
- Parent should request a parent, school counselor, teacher conference.
- Ask the teacher and/or school counselor to share information to determine if additional academic/behavior support is needed.
Drop Out Prevention
Typical Reasons Why Students Drop Out
How can parents prevent their child from dropping out?
- Academic Failure
- Attendance/Preparation
- Lack of Connection with the school
- Pregnancy
- Financial Difficulties
- Dislike school
- Lack of interest in school
- Outside influences
- Disciplinary Issues
- Lack of Educational support
How can parents prevent their child from dropping out?
- Ensure your child attends school every day.
- Review your child’s grades in school: interim reports and report cards.
- Meet with your child’s teachers.
- Set up an academic plan for your child.
- Meet with your child’s counselor, social worker, nurse, and/or SAP counselor.
- Encourage your child to be involved in positive school and/or community activities.
- Notify the school if you have financial difficulty so that they may link you to community services.
- Require your child to read every night.
- Let your child know that you value education as important to his/her future.
- Set aside time every day for homework, even if your child doesn’t have any.
- Limit the amount of time your child watches television and plays video games to no more than one or two hours each day.
- Help your child use problem-solving skills in difficult situations at home and at school.
- Praise good behavior.