1. Family Engagement for High School Success

Questions for Teachers
Research shows that parent and family involvement is important to student success. Your school is participating in a planning process to help schools better partner with families towards graduation. Please complete the following questionnaire to help us better understand how to improve this partnership.

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* 2. What grades / subjects do you teach?

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* 3. I post grades and attendance so that they are available to parents at least weekly.

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* 4. Parents are informed if their student has been absent for more than a few days.

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* 5. I make an effort to inform parents of my students on what their child is expected to learn in my class.

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* 6. I connect with parents if their child is falling behind.

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* 7. I am able to communicate positive things about each child with the parents of my students.

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* 8. I try to find out what each student’s life aspirations are and help them understand how to attain them.

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* 9. I try to assist parents in understanding how their child’s success in school is linked to attaining their life goals.

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* 10. I encourage regular two-way communication with the parents of my students.

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* 11. I am familiar with the district’s high school graduation requirements and can easily explain them to students or parents.

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* 12. I am familiar with what it takes for a student to prepare for college and can easily explain this to students or parents.

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* 13. What is needed to help teachers engage in two-way communication with parents towards student success?

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* 14. Is there a question we should have asked, but didn’t? Please provide any information that you think is important to understanding how to involve families with schools.

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* 15. If you are interested in learning more about this planning process, please provide us your name and the best way to contact you.

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