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The School District of Greenfield believes all learning begins with meaningful relationships; therefore we encourage and foster strong partnerships with parents and families in order to promote positive learning environments throughout a child's K-12 experience. Family engagement is critical to student achievement. Ongoing research shows that family engagement in schools improves student achievement, reduces absenteeism, and restores parents' confidence in their children's education. The most significant type of engagement is what parents do at home. By monitoring, supporting and advocating, parents can be engaged in ways to ensure that their children have every opportunity for success.
Becoming active in a school's parent group is one way to increase involvement. Involvement also encompasses:
- Setting goals with children and fostering achievement of those goals;
- Accessing and using student evidence to ensure they're on track;
- Frequently viewing the Infinite Campus parent portal;
- Developing a relationship with your child's teachers and keeping in touch with them often; and
- Advocating for improvements in the school building and with local school boards and state and federal government to ensure schools have the resources they need to provide a world-class education to EVERY student.
(NEA Today, November, 2014)
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