Some teachers send out reminders or call parent-teacher conferences to encourage parents to participate in their children's education. The teachers love them. From the first year they used them, teachers had excellent success. It's vital for parents to know what's going on in their children's lives. Edith Henderson, principal of Griffin Elementary in Lakeland, said her school has handed out agendas for four years to students in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Teachers watch a training video on how best to use the agendas.
She said parent involvement is paramount to children's success in education. We can't do it alone and they can't do it alone. Ernest Joe, the new principal at Auburndale High School and a former middle school administrator, said agendas keep parents and teachers aware of students' progress and problems. Auburndale High used to provide agendas just to ninth graders to help their transition from middle school. They soon added 10th grade, and now agendas are distributed across the board.