Parent Involvement
Parents and guardians are a child's most influential teachers. Continuous parental involvement in a child's education contributes greatly to academic achievement and a positive school environment.
School Goals for Parent Involvement
School Goals for Parent Involvement![]()
To maximize the potential of parent involvement on campus, each school will:
- Develop programs and activities that enable parents to actively participate in their child's education.
- Help parents develop skills and home environments that support their child's growth as responsible members of society.
- Provide parents with techniques and strategies to improve their child's academic success and help learning at home.
- Initiate consistent and effective two-way communication between home and school so parents know when and how to support classroom learning activities.
- Provide training to teachers, administrators, and other school staff that fosters effective and culturally sensitive communication with the home.
- Encourage parents and/or guardians to serve as volunteers in the school, attend student performances and school meetings, and participate in site and advisory councils.
Volunteer!
Volunteer!![]()
WUSD welcomes all volunteers. Whether you are a parent, family member, or friend of a child, the contribution of your time to school events and daily activities always fosters a positive school environment.
Click here for more information on volunteering in our schools.
Tips for helping your child to succeed
Tips for helping your child to succeed![]()
There are several things listed below that parents can do that help children succeed in school.
- Spend time at school. Interact with teachers and administrators.
- Make sure your child gets enough sleep, eats breakfast, wears appropriate clothes, and arrives at school on time.
- Make books a part of your child's everyday life. Read to your student or encourage them to read independently.
- Inisist that your child treat teachers, administrators, staff, and other adults with respect. Talk to your student about obeying school rules.
- Contact your child's teacher when you have a question, concern, or complaint.
- Participate in your school's parent club.
- Attend school site council meetings.
- Attend parent/teacher conferences.
- Review your child's progress reports, school newsletters, and other information sent from the school.
- Discuss upcoming tests with your child. Encourage them to do their best.
- Reinforce the importance of homework. Talk to your child about turning assignments in on-time.
- Volunteer at your child's school.
