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
Athens City Schools Parent Involvement Plans
Athens City Schools Family Engagement Policy
Family Engagement Survey Results for 2021-2022
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