Parental Engagement Sites

http://www.assetsforcoyouth.org/index.html

            The Assets for Colorado Youth (ACY) website helps students, educators, and parents build strong communities and long-lasting change for children, youth, and families.  This website offers links to products and resources (in both English and Spanish) to aid parents in engaging their children and assisting with their education; there is a training link where parents can read up on what they can do to begin a culture support in their home.  There also links provided so anyone can contact the ACY with any questions.


 

The follwing sites/resources are ones that have information that is beneficial for both parents and educators to be familiar with.

ProgressBook- click here for more information

Gradebook- click here for more information

ClassBuilder- click here for more information

SchoolCircuit- click here for more information

GradeLink- click here for more information 

http://www.learningtofinish.org/doku.php?id=home
            This website by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change “fosters collaboration between parents, educators, community members, researchers, and students toward lowering the dropout rate.”  The website offers information about programs and initiatives such as designing mentorship programs, parent education, and parental engagement.  The website also offers research articles and information on the topic, ways to help at-risk-students, and a “Finish Line Calculator” to find information on graduation success in America’s high schools.

http://www.polk-fl.net/parents/generalinformation/involvement.htm

            This page from the Polk County Public School District offers ideas and programs that have been implemented by the school district to get parents more involved in their child’s education.  On the site they discuss the Parent Engagement Initiative Program which they have put into place to empower parents to impact student achievement.  This site also offers communication tips for when they go to parent/teacher conferences, and PDF files on parent/teacher conferences and ways to effectively communicate your child; tips of things that parents can do to encourage an education-friendly home, everyday tips on how to help children learn along with PDF files on ways to motivate children to learn and a self test on home environment; ideas on areas for parents and adults to volunteer and the importance of becoming a very involved parent.