Title: Keeping Parents Involved in the Classroom
Headings: Keeping Parents Involved in the Classroom
Keeping Parents Involved in the Classroom
The Value of the Parent Advocate
Tips for Clear Communication
Opening the Classroom to Parents
Send the Classroom Home
Build a Long Term Relationship

Content: Send home packets with suggested school-home connections, enrichment activities and tip sheets for ways to integrate classroom learning with daily life. The more parents know, the more they can support their children’s education in appropriate ways. Give them the necessary tools to translate academics to home life. Build a Long Term Relationship
The more comfortable parents are talking to teachers, the more likely they are to devote time to volunteerism, fundraising, PTA organizations and other school activities. Parent volunteers can be essential in the continuation of after-school activities and academic improvement. Volunteerism from parents allows schools to provide services that would be impossible without their assistance. The Minnesota Reading Corps is a stellar example of what volunteers can accomplish. Each student receives dedicated time with a tutor to work on reading skills through the Reading Corps program. By building relationships with parents, teachers harness an opportunity for their students that can last for years, as children advance from kindergarten through school graduation. Teachers are the first line of communication between parents and the school, so it falls to you to communicate often, ask for help and engage parents as an active part of the learning process.