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Learning at School

Children don't come with instructions and neither do schools! Learn as much as you can about your children's classrooms and schools so you can build strong, supportive home-school connections.

Parent Teacher Education Connection - A lesson plan for teachers and parents on how to improve interaction between those who teach children at home and at school.

Parenting Tips (from a variety of sources)

Choose the Right School for Your Child
Choosing the right school is HARD, especially when you're new to the system.

Know your child's school family
Attending parent-teacher conferences, open-school nights and other school events is the best way to get to know the people important to your child at school.

Attend school functions
School functions help you get to know the school community.

Expect success at school
Research shows children rise to high expectations.

Prepare for Conferences WITH Your Child
Teachers put a lot of time and energy into preparing for conferences. It's important for parents and students to prepare too.

View poor grades as an opportunity
Make it clear to your children that grades are not given—they are earned.

Know your school's discipline and attendance policies
And go over them with your child.

Build on what your child is learning at school
Learn what knowledge and skills your children will be expected to master and provide resources and opportunities to reinforce the learning at home.

Help your child through tough times
Absences, family problems and other distractions make it difficult for children to concentrate and keep up with lessons and assignments during the school day.

Work with other parents
Just a little of your time can go a long way in helping your child's school succeed.

Don't pass judgement before you know the whole story
Working through problems at school is like helping children solve conflicts at home: you have to hear all sides of the story before deciding what to do.

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Family & Community Involvement

Curriculum Connections

Achievement Gap

Special Education

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Studies suggest ...

that children benefit socially, emotionally, and academically when parents:

Set high standards for children’s educational activities and support learning in the home environment;

Communicate with children about school-related matters such as homework and school programs;

Supervise children’s activities, such as homework, television viewing, and after-school time; and

Participate in school events, such as volunteering or attending parenting workshops.

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Quick Links

Getting Involved with Your Child's School - FamilyEducation.com

Employed Parents' Right to Attend School Activities - A Minnesota state law gives every employee the right to 16 hours of leave during the school year to attend their children's conferences or school related activities.