End-of-Year Parent Conversations Matter
Let families know how their child is ending the year and which skills to focus on over the summer.
Here are free resources to help
Share End-of-Year Data and Make a Summer Learning Plan
This simple 3-step tool helps you share end-of-year data and key skills to work on over the summer. Grades alone don’t give parents the full picture of how to support their child.
Break Down What Test Scores Mean
Understanding Assessments: A Tool for Families is a helpful guide for breaking down what different test results mean. Use it to inform your conversations with families, or print and send it home along with test results.
Moving from Hard to Productive Conversations
Sometimes candid conversations about students’ grade level performance can feel hard but they don’t need to be. Use this Frequently Asked Parent Questions one pager as you listen to families and navigate these conversations.
Show Families you Care
Like any relationship, building trust with families is key. Making a personal phone call during key points of the year (including at the end) can go a long way. It also helps you better connect with students in the classroom! Check out these educator resources including Conversation Starters and more from the Parent-Teacher Home Visits Program.
Paths to Success
Help families set their middle and high school students up for success in school and beyond. Share this resource with key milestones, class choices, careers, and more.
How can you team up with families to support student outcomes?
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Did you Know?
Almost 9 in 10 parents think their kids are at or above grade level*. But only 30% of 8th graders nationally demonstrate proficiency or above in math and reading.**
Given grade level standards are inconsistent across states, NAEP "proficiency/above" offers a national standard representing "solid academic performance for the given grade level" which is what we aspire our students to be able to do.
Partner Resources
Check out these helpful tools from trusted organizations
The American Federation of Teachers’ Share My Lesson provides fun, free resources to help keep students engaged and continue to develop their skills so they can hit the ground running when the new school year begins.
How can you help students with learning differences? How can you partner with their families? And how do you implement accommodations and find the support you need? Explore these resources to learn how.