Tips for Parents
Good Attendance is Key
We live in an era of high-stakes testing. To obtain diplomas, students will be required to pass the AIMS test.
Test questions measure only materials covered in class. Students who attend class regularly perform well, but teachers cannot instruct students who are not present.
Students Who Do Homework Achieve at a Higher Level
Helping children with homework is a wonderful way for parents and children to interact. The following are ways to strengthen your student’s study habits:
• Designate a quiet place for your child to do homework.
• Support the teachers by ensuring homework is completed and turned in on time.
• Help your child value the importance of doing homework.
Discipline
“First, we must restore classroom discipline. When teachers are not supported in disciplining disruptive students, some teachers tend to give up. That has lead to anarchy in some public schools across the country. Other teachers keep trying, but valuable time is diverted from teaching the students who want to learn. Restoring classroom discipline is a necessary precondition to creating a learning atmosphere, to facilitate academic excellence.
“When parents and school work together as a team, student behavior improves. I hope you will work with your school to make this a successful endeavor, which will ultimately raise the academic performance of all our students.”
~Tom Horne, Superintendent of Public Instruction