Partner with Milwaukee Families for Student Success
When families and teachers work together on learning and attendance, students are more likely to stay on track and thrive.
MILWAUKEE FREE TOOLS AND RESOURCES
Build Trust Over Time
Showing you care is key to building family partnerships and supporting good attendance. At the start of the year, make a call or visit to get to know families and lay the foundation for partnership and future conversations.
Check out these Conversation Starters and more from the Parent-Teacher Home Visit Program.
Find back-to-school strategies from Attendance Works to welcome families, strengthen relationships, and create a sense of belonging that supports regular attendance.
Help Build Good Attendance
Teachers know attendance is a foundation for learning.
By creating a welcoming and engaging classroom, you can make school a place where kids want to be. And by partnering with families, you can team up to keep kids in school and on track. Get practical ideas, tools, handouts, videos and more from Attendance Works.
Make the Most of Parent-Teacher Conferences
Use this simple 3-step tool to co-create a plan with families, share benchmark data, talk about attendance patterns, and identify ways families can support learning at home.
How to Talk to Families About Test Scores
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.
Lean into Candid Conversations
Sometimes honest conversations about students’ grade-level performance, attendance, or other challenges can feel hard, but they don’t need to be. Use this “frequently asked questions” resource to support you as you listen to families and navigate these conversations.
How can you team up with families to support student outcomes?
Hear how this teacher is improving her practice.
Did you Know?
84% of Wisconsin 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.
“Schools fighting a surge in chronically absent students may find success if they focus on strengthening the bonds they have with parents.”
Learn more about the new research.
Featured Partner Resources
Check out these helpful tools from trusted sources
How can you help families build strong daily attendance habits right from the start of the year? Explore these evidence-based resources, tips, tools, and handouts to learn how.
How can you help families build strong daily attendance habits right from the start of the year? Explore these evidence-based resources, tips, tools, and handouts to learn how.
The Perfectly Punctual Campaign uses the Punctual Pete mascot, daily attendance scorecards, and positive recognition to help young children and their families develop consistent, on-time attendance habits.
This Edutopia video offers ideas for opening each class with a consistent activity or ritual that helps students connect with their teacher and classmates.