| tors have said active parent involvement raises a | | | | leaders who are in the schools. Some schools are |
| student’s academic performance. Yet | | | | finding ways to get parent’s involved in |
| school districts have witnessed a steady decline in | | | | the daily activities of their schools. Parents who |
| parent participation. Gone are the days when a | | | | are involved can learn about instruction methods |
| mother stayed at home to raise children and | | | | that other parents can use in the home. They are |
| participate in school activities. Parents are happy | | | | the catalyst to get parents who are not involved |
| when they are not called to the school regarding | | | | to volunteer for special projects. |
| their son/daughters behavior. Something needs to | | | | Parents sometimes reflect on the bad |
| be done to make parent involvement in K12 | | | | experiences that they had when they were in |
| schools a high priority on their list of daily activities. | | | | K12 schools. Student achievement can be raised |
| What the educators are saying about parent | | | | when parents know that their active participation |
| involvement is true. Parents who read to their | | | | will make a difference in their child’s |
| children early develop children who enjoy reading. | | | | learning capacity. Some parent’s are |
| Children are like sponges absorbing new | | | | looking at their child’s achievement level to |
| knowledge at a tremendous rate. Today parents | | | | see if there are any differences. They need to |
| are too concerned about keeping their children | | | | know more about the benefits of looking at the |
| entertained. Parents are great role models for | | | | value of education from a different perspective. |
| their children’s love for learning. If the | | | | Some parents do not know what a good |
| majority of the parent’s time is spent in | | | | education looks like. School administrators and |
| front of the television then it becomes their | | | | teachers must continually advocate for increased |
| child’s main source of information and | | | | communication with parents. |
| learning. A student’s enthusiasm for | | | | Some parents are raising the bar on their |
| learning should begin in the home then spreads to | | | | expectations for their student. They are often |
| a child’s school instruction. | | | | interested in identifying resources that will prepare |
| Some governors are saying we need more | | | | their child for college. They participate in after |
| standardized tests to resolve the student | | | | school and weekend programs right along with |
| achievement gap. Parent involvement is an | | | | their child. They sign up because of their belief |
| alternative that costs fewer dollars to implement. | | | | that their program will serve us a link between |
| The resources that are allocated for testing could | | | | high school and college. |
| be spent to increase the number of parent | | | | |