Revised January 2015 – Family Engagement
Well-informed, engaged parents make a difference for student success. A home environment that encourages learning is a bigger factor in student achievement than a parent’s income, education level or cultural background.
As research indicates, students with involved parents are more likely to:
- Attend school regularly
- Perform better in school
- Earn higher grades
- Pass their classes
- Develop better social skills
- Go on to post-secondary education
As important stakeholders, engaged parents take part in all aspects of their child’s education and development from pre-school to high school.
This successful strategy is based on a shared understanding in a school community that parents are a child’s first teachers and key resources in his/her education and growth.
