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Getting Involved |
As a parent, you are one of the key ingredients needed to ensure that your child has a safe and educational school experience, Several things you can do to aid your child’s education include:
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Join your school's parent organization, school governance council, or through an MPS Volunteering Program |
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Ask what opportunities and resources are offered for parents and select those that best meet your family's needs |
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Visit your school's parent center to talk with other parents and learn more about your school's educational program
as well as the MPS Learning Targets |
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Keep in close communication with your children's teachers and administrators |
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Know your Rights and Responsibilities |
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Remember, school staffs are there to help you make the educational experience positive for all families.
Listed below are some things you can do to support your children:
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Turn off the television and read to your children. |
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Visit the library on a regular basis to borrow books and use the computers |
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Plan on attending parent conferences and other school programs and activities. |
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Make sure you know your children's friends and where your children are at all times. |
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Set consistent bedtimes to assure 8-9 hours of sleep. |
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Plan for three nutritious meals per day. |
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Parent Roadmaps to the Common Core Standards
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The Council of the Great City Schools' parent roadmaps provide guidance to parents about what their children will be learning and how they can support that learning in grades K-8. These parent roadmaps for each grade level also provide three-year snapshots showing how selected standards progress from year to year so that students will be college and career ready upon their graduation from high school.
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English Language Arts |
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Artes del Lenguaje Ingles |
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Mathematics |
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Matematicas |
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Remember, you are your children's first and most important teacher.
Please contact Central Services at (414) 475-8448 or the Parent Center at (414) 475-8467 with any additional questions or concerns. |
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