1. Quality Learning for Every Student, Everyday Tonight’s Theme: Getting in Shape Academically for 2014!

2. Even though your kids will consistently do the exact opposite of what you're telling them to do, you have to keep loving them just as much. -Bill Cosby

3. Getting Started Please make sure you sign-in. Please make sure to provide an e-mail address, if we don’t have one on file. Please submit your feedback & commentary to: ssnead@oakparkschools.orgssnead@oakparkschools.org

4. Oak Park High School Parent-to-Parent Education Network Meeting 2-24-14 1.How does parent-school collaboration help students? 2.How does family monitoring help students? 3.Workshop Review Student Success Chart 4.What support does OPHS provide to help families monitor student progress in school? 5.What other supports should OPHS provide? 6.Next Meeting 3-31-14: Extra-curricular activities & Off Campus Learning Programs

5. POP QUIZ! Research says which of the following is most prevalent in today’s youth who experience problems in school? A.Don’t have clear goals for themselves B.Have had a series of bad experiences C.No adult expectation of performance Research consistently shows that positive adult relationships have a strong influence on student performance.

6. How does collaboration help students? “When schools, families, and community groups work together to support learning, children tend to do better in school, stay in school longer, and like school more." - A New Wave of Evidence, a report from Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (2002).

7. How does collaboration help students? The report, a synthesis of research on parent involvement over the past decade, also found that, regardless of family income or background, students with involved parents are more likely to: Earn higher grades and test scores, and enroll in higher-level programs Be promoted, pass their classes, and earn credits Attend school regularly Have better social skills, show improved behavior, and adapt well to school Graduate and go on to postsecondary education (see A New Wave of Evidence, Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, 2002 - in references below). - A New Wave of Evidence, a report from Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (2002).

8. How does monitoring help students? Which of these is will most likely lead to a driver following the speed limit? Which of these is the most effective way to get drivers to follow the speed limit?

9. Steven Snead 12345678 HaunEnglishA 2/102/24 C-B- 17 Read a magazine article using strategies learned in class Complete weekly article of the week assignment

10. What support does OPHS provide to help families monitor student progress in school? Student Connect/Parent Connect Progress Report/Report Cards State/National Assessment Reports Weekly Progress Reports (upon request) What other supports should OPHS provide?

11. THANK YOU! Next Meeting: March 31st, 2014 at 6:00PM Theme: Extra-curricular Activities & Off Campus Learning Programs Full Dinner Service, bring the whole family!