Family Engagement
What is Family Engagement?
Why Family Engagement?
- The importance of families helping schools and schools helping families.
- Connecting parents and schools to benefit our students.
Students achieve more when families are engaged in their learning.
- Positive student behavior
- Improvement of student attitudes
- Increased student attendance
- Higher homework completion
- Higher grades and test scores
- Fewer placement in special education
- Decreased drop-out rate
- Increased enrollment in post-secondary education
National PTA Parents’ Guide to Student Success (available in English and Spanish)
Council of the Great City Schools- Parent Roadmaps to the Common Core Standards
Family Engagement Meeting Schedules at School Level for 2020-2021
Due to COVID-19, meetings will be virtual.
Time- 12:00 p.m.
Athens City Middle School- August 27, October 29, December 10, February 18, April 22
City Park- September 17, October 22, November 19, January 21, February 18, March 25
Ingleside-September 15, October 20, November 17, January 19, February 16, March 23
North City-September 23, November 20, January 13, March 24
Westside- September 16, November 16, January 20, March 10
Systemwide- September 11, January 15, April 30
Athens City Schools Parent Involvement Plans
Athens City Schools Family Engagement Policy
Family Engagement Survey Results for 2019-2020
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