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July 25, 2012 Pauline I Dawkins

PAULINE I. DAWKINS

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT

P.O. Box954

Ridgeland, MS 39158(662) 582-1483

Email: [email protected]


MISSISSIPPI HEAD START

TEACHER’S CONFERENCE

JULY 24-25, 2012


PARENTS AS PARTNERS:

THE IMPORTANCE OF PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT

EARLY

IN A CHILD’S EDUCATION.


TAKING BACK OUR CHILDREN’S EDUCATION

SPEAK YOUR CHILD’S FUTURE INTO

BEING!!!


WE HAVE TO BE THE

CHANGE WE WANT TO SEE!!


THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP?

HOW DO WE CLOSE IT?


The fastest and easiest way is for

parents to become involved

-PERIOD!-


PARENT INVOLVEMENT CAN INCLUDE

- CONFERENCE CALLS - CLASSROOM VISITS

- PTA/ CLASSROOM INVOLVEMENT - NEW TECHNOLOGY (CELL PHONES,

TEXT MESSAGES, ETC)


HERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU AS PARENTS

CAN DO:

VOLUNTEER AT YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL

PARTICIPATE IN EXTRA CIRRICULAR ACTIVITIES WITH YOUR CHILD.

ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO GET INVOLVED IN WHOLESOME ACTIVITIES (BOTH AT SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY)

OBTAIN A LIBRARY CARD FOR EACH OF YOUR CHLDREN


PURCHASE AGE APPROPRIATE BOOKS FOR KIDS

CUT DOWN ON THE PURCHASE OF VIDEO GAMES.

TURN OFF THE T.V. DURING THE WEEK.

DO HOMEWORK WITH CHILDREN

REQUEST CONFERENCE WITH TEACHER


LET YOUR HOME BECOME THE POSITIVE MEETING PLACE.

WHEN LITTLE JOHNNY COMES OVER, ENCOURAGE HIM TO BRING HIS HOME-

WORK AND ALL OF THEM WORK ON IT

TOGETHER.

SUPPORT EACH OTHER.


SOME THINGS PARTNERS CAN DO:

BE AVAILABLE FOR PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCES

BE HONEST WITH PARENTS AS THEY DISCUSS THE CHILD’S PROGRESS

MAKE APPROPRIATE SUGGESTIONS FOR MATERIALS AND RESOURCES FOR THE CHILD

ESTABLISH A HEALTHY LINK BETWEEN PARENT AND TEACHER


Children and families do not come in pieces or neat packages that fit either a “program” or “strategy.”

Intervention is important in early childhood while the brain is still growing and behavioral patterns are being formed. A child’s future life story is written by the third or fourth grade.


REPORTS INDICATES THAT Many Black and Latino children are behind when they enter kindergarten. (why do you think that is so?)


BEHAVIORS TEACHERS SEE AS DISRUPTIVE AND DISRESPECTFUL MAY BE DIFFICULT TO MANAGE BUT KNOWING THE CHILD MAKES THEIR BAHAVIOR UNDERSTANDABLE AND REVEALS OTHER WAYS TO WORK WITH THEM

REMEMBER THIS ……..


EDUCATION COST LESS = than ignorance

PREVENTATIVE HEALTH CARE =far less than emergency rooms

PREVENTATIVE FAMILY SERVICES= less than out-of-home care

HEAD START MUCH LESS THAN PRISONS!

Adult must hold yourselves and others accountable and empower our children to stand up to make a difference in our communities.


The average annual per child cost of Head Start is $7,028.

The annual per child cost for a high quality comprehensive full-day, full-year early childhood education program is $13,000.

The average annual per prisoner cost is $22,650. States spend on average almost three times as much per prisoner as per public school pupil.


WE MUST ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD HAVE

A Healthy Start

A Head Start A Fair Start A Safe Start and A Moral Start

in life and the chance for success!


Results of the study, released in a report entitled "A New Wave of Evidence," found that students whose parents are actively involved in their education EARLY are more likely to

1. attend school regularly (participate in extra curricular activities)

2. adapt well to school (no behavior issues)

3. take advanced classes and excel academically.

4. have confidence in their schooling and their abilities.

Parents and Teachers GEAR UP!


These students also tend to have better social skills, and they are more likely to graduate from high school and attend post-secondary school/college.

Parent involvement leads to feelings of ownership, resulting in increased

support of schools.


The family makes critical contributions to student achievement from preschool through high school.

A home environment that encourages learning is more important to student achievement than income, educational

level or cultural background.


When children and parents talk regularly about school, children perform better academically.


Three kinds of parental involvement at home are consistently associated with higher student achievement:

actively organizing and monitoring a child’s

time

helping with homework (very critical)

discussing school matters.


The U.S. Department of Education reports that the rate of parent involvement drops to 55 percent by the time children reach age 14, and it continues to drop as children progress through high school.

Because of this drop in parental involvement we encounter some of the problems we see with our young, our schools, and the wider community


“It is easier to build strong children than to fix broken men”

**attributed to Frederick Douglass


A child is born into poverty every 36 seconds.

STATISTICS INDICATE THAT…..

A Black boy born in 2001 has a 1 in 3 chance of going to prison in his lifetime; a Black girl has a 1 in 17 chance. A Latino boy born in 2001 has a 1 in 6 chance of going to prison in his lifetime; a Latino girl has a 1 in 45 chance.


About 580,000 Black males are serving sentences in state or federal prison, while fewer than 40,000 Black males earn a bachelor’s degree each year.

One in 3 Black men, 20–29 years old, is under correctional supervision or control.

Black juveniles are about four times as

likely as their White peers to be incarcerated.


Black youths are almost five times as likely to be incarcerated as White youths for drug offenses.

According to a Harvard Civil Rights Project and Urban Institute Report, only 50 percent of Black and 53 percent of Latino students graduated from high school on time with a regular diploma in 2001.


Homicide is the leading cause of death among Black males ages 15–34.

Black males ages 15–19 are almost four times as likely as their White peers to die from a firearms injury and are six times as likely to be homicide victims.

Young White males are twice as likely to commit gun suicide as young Black males.


Of the 1.5 million children with an incarcerated parent in 1999, Black children were nearly nine times as likely to have an incarcerated parent as White children

Latino children were three times as likely as

White children to have an incarcerated parent.

A child with an incarcerated parent is six to nine times as likely as a child whose parent was not incarcerated to become incarcerated him/herself.


If parents are not involved with their children early on and in a positive way the information shared earlier can and will be the results


Have books at home accessible for children.

●Read to (or) with your children.●Talk to your child, oral language is key—ask

your children about their day, what did they learn?

●Communicate with your child’s teachers, introduce yourself to them/set up meetings.

●Show your child you value reading and the importance of a good education.

What can we do as Parents, Partners and Educators


EXAMPLE OF A PARENT/GUARDIAN COMMITTMENT

I want ____________________________ to reach his/her full academic potential. Therefore, I will commit to do all of the following:◦ • Ensure that my child attends school each day. ◦ • Send my child to school on time and ready to learn. ◦ • Review homework assignments and offer assistance when needed. ◦ • Show an interest in my child’s well-being by attending school functions, supporting school activities, and making every

effort to attend parent-teacher conferences.

Parent Signature: __________________________________________________

Date: ____________* If extenuating circumstances prevent me from a full commitment I will offer an explanation to

the appropriate administrator(s) or staff member(s).


EXAMPLE OF A STUDENT COMMITMENT(TAYLOR IT TO THE APPROPRIATE AGE)

I want to reach my full academic potential. Therefore, I will commit to do all of the following: • Arrive at school and attend class on time each day. • Show respect at all times to everyone who is part of

the school by not acting hostile or creating fear in others. • Obey all of the classroom rules and conduct myself accordingly. • Pay attention in class and participate in class

discussions. • Complete all classroom lessons and homework on time

in a way that is accurate and neat.

Pupil Signature: ________________________________________________ Date: ______________

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