Parent Involvement at Suquamish
Parents are essential to the successful education of their
children. The research is very
clear: when parents are involved in their child’s education, that child does
better in school. At Suquamish, parent involvement is very important to
teachers and parents are welcomed in all aspects of their child’s education.
Because we know that
parents have jobs, schedule constraints, and other children to parent,
Suquamish staff try to create a variety of ways in which parents can be
involved with school and their child’s education, including the
following:
- Informing your child about how important his/her schooling is. This can be done by encouraging your child to
complete homework, setting expectations for attendance, discussing
post high school education, and asking questions about what is being
studied in school.
- Staying in contact with your child’s teacher, keeping informed of progress and problems, and
attending conferences. This may also include checking your teacher’s
website and the Suquamish website.
- Attending special school events, including Open House, Curriculum Night, Family
Reading and Math Nights, concerts, talent shows, and other events where
your child’s work may be on display.
- Volunteering at school, whether occasionally
such as for a field trip, or routinely as a tutor, art docent, or
classroom helper. Working on PTA events, such as field day, and holiday
bazaar, and fundraisers, also fulfills important volunteer
functions.
- Serving
on building and Title I Advisory Committees and participating
in surveys and other activities to provide input to staff in planning
improvement activities, parent trainings, etc, and contribute to decisions
made for students.
- Attending classes
and workshops on a variety of
topics, such as, curriculum, helping your child with homework, testing,
child development and parenting.