PTOs and Academic Support
We all know that parent involvement is great, but did you know that parent involvement that’s directly connected to school academic efforts is even better? There is lots of research to back this conclusion.
Talk to your principal and staff about what your group can do to directly support academics (it’s not too late for this spring, and it’s a great topic for your fall advance planning). Is there a particular focus of the school academic team this year? Is there an area that’s been lagging on test scores? Use those answers to guide your events.
Whether it’s about reading or math or science, your event planning can and should coincide with school goals. A math night or reading event are both great, but math is clearly is better if the school staff is focused more heavily on math this year. This is a perfect opportunity for real collaboration between your group and school leadership.
We have a great new article on how PTOs can foster a love of reading. I hope it inspires your group to make that academic connection.
