There's less resistance between parents and teachers. Members receive training on how to implement the program, and some go on to train other staff. In response to the school board's request for more community outreach, TREA presented its work with the FIT program. The kids just beam when they see their parents come through the school door. The students from each class perform in front of their parents in the multipurpose room.
Presentations range from poetry and music to medleys and dances.
Everyone gets excited about this annual program. Students have the opportunity to shine onstage, and parents are anxious to come and see their child perform. Video cameras are everywhere. We give 10 incentive points to each student whose parent attends any PTSA meeting or parent night, which includes Freshman Orientation Night and the two times a year that parents are invited to pick up their children's report cards. We've seen a dramatic increase in parental attendance since instituting this reward.