Many
high school students are not successful in some or all of their
classes-- which keeps them from progressing successfully toward
graduation. Listed below are 6 suggestions for parents to use that
might help their child improve his/her performance. The links to the
right provide additional tips to students and parents that might be
helpful.
1. Check Attendance- By far, the #1 reason for student failure is
lack of attendance. The best intervention a
parent can do is to
make sure their student attends regularly.
2.
Use Family Access- This allows a parent to see if work is
missing. Most teachers allow late work, so a
parent can intervene
to assure all homework is completed (please check with
each
teacher for his/her makeup policy). For those
with no computer
access at home, there is a computer available at PHS-- come to
the
main office. Click on the following link for
"Directions To Apply For
Family Access".
3.
Check Your Student's STAT Attendance- STAT provides a 25-
minute period of time each day for your child to get
help from their
teachers or work on their homework. E-mail the
STAT coach to check
on his/her attendance. Please check only once per
week. The STAT
coaches are:
Grade 9 Jason Perrins and Micah Hilario (perrins.jason@bgsd.k12.wa.us)
(hilario.micah@bgsd.k12.wa.us)
Grade 10 Craig Shefchek (shefchek.craig@bgsd.k12.wa.us)
Grade 11 Alberdine Morr (morr.alberdine@bgsd.k12.wa.us)
Grade 12 Rosemary Galanter (galanter.rosemary@bgsd.k12.wa.us)
4.
Talk With Your Student's Teachers- The teacher can provide
valuable information that might help you in working
with your
child. If you click on the teacher name on the
family access screen,
you will be linked with their school e-mail account.
For those
without e-mail access, you can call the main office to
leave a voice
mail (885-5000).
5.
Check Your Student's Daily Planner- This can help make sure
your student is keeping track of what
homework/tests/projects
have been assigned and when they are due.
6. Consider What
Motivates Your Child- Punishment, when used by
itself is often not an effective motivator. It
might be helpful to
consider the use of rewards or privileges. For
students who have not
experienced a lot of success academically, it is a good
idea to keep
the time periods on which to base the rewards or
privileges short--
maybe a week or less. Sometimes it is also a good
idea to have your
son/daughter help in identifying the reward system.
These are 2 tutoring services available in the
Vancouver area:
Better Grades In-Home Tutoring, 360-771-6776.
(www.bettergradestutoring.com)
Club Z Tutoring, 360-256-0392. (www.clubztutoring.com)
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