Expectations:
Find ways to de-stress with your child (walk,
61. Have high expectations of your child.
62. Have high expectations of the school.
63. Tailor expectations to your child’s ability.
64. Expect your child to attend college in the future,
and express it early on.
65. Encourage age-appropriate independence.
66. Give your child family responsibilities.
Support:
67. Learn about the school’s Positive Behavioral
Intervention Strategies (PBIS) model.
68. Reinforce and praise positive behaviors.
69. Teach expected behaviors to your child.
70. Help the school understand community cultural
values, beliefs and practices.
71. Help the teacher to understand your family’s
values, beliefs and practices.
72. Work with school administration to write grant
proposals or seek other funding sources.
73. Help with your child’s organization.
74. Participate in discussions to build family and
school agreement on school-wide expectations for
behavior.
75. Build a positive relationship with your child’s
teacher.
76. Provide a quiet setting for your child to
homework or read.
77. Become an advocate for better education in
your community and state.
78. Donate to our Panther Store. (Contact Nikki
Zimbric at 834-7604)
79. Help your school to set challenging academic
standards.
80. Encourage your child to find a buddy in class for
study help, information, and questions.
81.
art, etc.)
Volunteer:
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82. Any family involvement will have a positive
impact in our schools.
83. Volunteer at the school and/or in the community.
84. Volunteer with our Schools of Home Program.
(Contact Terrica Peyton at 834-7652)
85. Become a Big Brother or Big Sister through our
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School-Based Mentoring Program. (Contact Brad
Parker at bparker@bbbsmadison.org) POSITIVE Ways to
86. Participate in PBIS planning.
Help your Child
87. Help supervise morning/afternoon drop off.
88. Volunteer to help with our Patrick Marsh Parent And School
Group (Contact Heidi Tess at mhtess@frontier.com)
89. Volunteer to help monitor the hallways. Succeed!
90. Volunteer at lunch, a great way to get to know
your child's peers.
91. Help plan a school event.
92. Be a chaperone for an event or field trip.
Other:
93. Use PBIS strategies in home and community
environments.
94. Be aware of the module that is currently being There are many ways to be involved in
taught and point out real world examples. your child’s education.
95. Encourage your child to get involved at school. Positive results of parental involvement
(Clubs, Homework Club, etc.)
include improved student achievement,
96. Have lunch with your child at school. reduced absenteeism, improved behavior,
97. Encourage positive friendships. and restored confidence among parents in
their children's schooling.
98. Review completed schoolwork that your child
brings home from school.
99. Discuss age appropriate news with your child.
100. Research reasons and ways to increase family
involvement in our schools.
Home Environment:
1. Focus on the positive things your child is doing.
2. Create a quiet space just for schoolwork.
3. Create a study routine for your child. A good rule
of thumb is to have them complete right when they
get home.
4. Make sure your child eats a good breakfast at
home or school every morning!
5. Be sure that your child is getting enough rest.
6. Develop predictable routines at home to support
positive behavior.
7. Identify positive behavior strategies to use at
home.
8. Have a bedtime routine.
9. Use positive language at home with your kids.
10. Be available to help with homework.
11. Praise realistically for academic achievement.
12. Establish a morning routine for school
readiness.
13. Practice acknowledgement of positive behaviors.
14. Restrict the amount and type of TV/video
games.
15. Read with your child.
16. Be sure your child gets enough exercise.
17. Send happy kids to school.
18. Ask your student if they received any PAWS
each week and find out if they can tell you why.
Reinforce the positive behaviors that they are
showing at school.
19. Praise your children, encourage them, and use
positive reinforcement.
20. Have your child teach you the lesson they are
working on.
21. Play games together.
22. Give your child responsibilities.
Modeling:
23. Positive Attitude: If education is important to you,
school will be important to your child.
24. Your children learn from you. Be positive and
supportive of the school system and teachers.
25. Set the example: Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be
Responsible!
26. Get to know other parents.
27. Have positive statements about school/teachers
“overheard” by your child.
28. Respond optimistically. So your child knows that
there is a solution and you will help him or her find
it.
29. Attend your child’s performances.
30. Make education a known priority in your family.
31. Use everyday moments as learning moments.
32. Read all school correspondences.
33. Model the learning behaviors you expect from
your child.
34. Promote education beyond high school.
35. Let them know that you are available to help if
needed.
36. Instill a love of learning.
37. Remember the power that words have.
38. Teach and model being on time, and be sure your
child is on time for school. (7:38 AM!)
39. Teach and demonstrate courtesy.
Education outside of School:
40. Attend community events.
41. Take advantage of family programs and resources
offered through the school.
42. Take a fun family trip to the local library.
43. Attend a program offered by the Recreation
Department.
44. Expose your child to other learning
opportunities outside of school. (Museums, music,
etc.)
45. Tell and re-tell positive family stories.
Communication:
46. Discuss with your child the importance of being
Respectful, Responsible and Safe.
47. Talk to your child about their feelings,
friendships and stressors.
48. Check your child’s assignment notebook nightly.
49. Check homework folders and backpacks.
50. Share your child’s strengths and needs with
school staff.
51. Check the school website for updates.
(http://www.sunprairie.k12.wi.us/schools/patrickma
rsh/)
52. Ask your child to name one thing they did in the
classroom that day.
53. Establish the best way to communicate with the
teacher (email, calls, notes).
54. Attend Parent Teacher meetings.
55. Monitor your child’s progress in school via
Infinite Campus. (Call your child’s homeroom
teacher for assistance and homework posted on
website.)
56. Speak with the teacher with any concerns
sooner rather than later.
57. Use the same language that is being used at
school with your child. Review the PBIS behavior
matrix and consider using a similar matrix at home.
(http://www.sunprairie.k12.wi.us/schools/patrickma
rsh/PBIS.cfm)
58. Communicate with the teacher, your child’s
strengths, talents, interests and/or significant
changes.
59. Listen to your child.
60. Ask your child about school, saying, “Tell me
something you learned at school today:”