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1 Writing the Problem Statement Isabelle Avilla The University of Arizona Global Campus GEN 499: General Education Capstone Joseph Marangell February 20, 2024

2 Parent involvement within our elementary schools Writing the Problem Statement Within every school district we see a lot of faults and where the school districts could do better. However, one of the most common ones we see that everyone has problems with is getting the parents more involved with their child’s events as well as extra curriculars if they have any. Getting parents involved has been hard because everyone has a life so there is not always time for an extra event to add on your plate. When you have children, these things get hard to keep up with and as an educator I completely understand this. After speaking with parents and listening to some suggestions it seems as if we must appeal to the parents’ senses and make it worth their time to volunteer or help with their child’s education. At this moment schools are not doing anything to improve parent involvement and that is putting more stress on school staff. Furthermore, Schools should have their teachers start using conferences with parents to set learning goals for their children and ask for feedback more regularly from parents. Setting Learning Goals for your child Parent Teacher conferences help your child’s teacher to know where you are at when helping them with their education as well as letting you know what your child is doing in class. These conferences can help you and the teacher set attainable goals for your child to work towards during the school year and feel good about when they have accomplished the goal. Parent Teacher conferences do not always have to be because your child did something bad. To start having these conferences it starts with the teacher first and then the parent. The conferences are always about the children and their goals as well as how they are doing in class. A parent teacher conference is created to answer any and all questions from the parents and to ease everyone’s minds on how the child is doing in school. This would promote parent involvement in

3 school because any and all events in the classroom and extra curriculars can be talked about with the teacher and the student can get accommodations or their work early depending on their needs. This really applies to more middle and high school student families more than anything else. The best part about these conferences is they can be at anytime during the school year! Parents love to hear from their child’s teacher on how they are doing, they even love to hear from the coaches on how their child is doing. To make the conference go better you need to remember to always start with something good the child did and end with something good. Especially if there is something that needs to be talked about as in bad behavior. “To help facilitate a productive parent-teacher conference, here is a sample agenda: Start and end by sharing positive comments about the child.” (Blog, 10 Family Engagement Activities for Your Childcare Program 2023). It is always important to remember that even though this happened that the child is still a good student, and the parent deserves to hear it! The final good thing about these conferences is they happen at the school itself so if any further assistance is needed by any other school personnel it can be given as soon as possible. Typically, these happen in the classroom where children’s work is displayed, which is another great thing for parents to see to hopefully motivate them to want to be involved in their child’s school life. Feedback from parents The problem is that our school does not ask for enough parent feedback, so they do not feel as if we want them to be engaged in the school activities. This is having a negative effect on how much the parents volunteer and where they volunteer at within the school district. In order to better serve the parents, schools and the individual teachers should ask for feedback on what they are doing within the school and classroom. “ If families do not feel welcome in their school,

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