How to Promote Student Success

Parents play a key role in ensuring that their child achieves school success. When parents, students and staff work together, the student will obtain their goals. Some things that parents can do to promote school success are:
* Communicate with school staff to be aware of homework assignments
* Review your child’s homework
* Encourage child to be friends with positive role models
* Try to do something enjoyable with your child at least once a week
* Set clear expectations for students about homework
* Get acquainted with your child’s teachers
* Communicate with school staff when there is a concern with the school
* Attend school functions such as conferences, programs
* Encourage students to participate in after-school activities
* Consistently enforce household rules
* Set aside a time when the whole family reads
* Encourage students to talk about school, activities and their interests
* Teach standards of right and wrong and demonstrate these standards
* Provide a quiet place where your child can study
* Support school positive behavior policies
* Talk to your child about tobacco, drugs, alcohol, and violence
* Monitor your child’s choices of TV programs, video games and music