Ed100 Parent Leader Guide
Attendance and School Climate
Great content for your parent meetings
Designed to help busy leaders, this ready-to-go guide makes it easy for you to have conversations that matter. It’s all here: Lessons, sample email invitations, discussion prompts, suggestions on how to take action, and resources including handouts and additional reading.
(Still not sure what this guide is all about? Read the Getting Started section first!
The Basics
(Ed100 Lessons to Read and Share)
This section includes lessons and posts to help you develop your school climate and build attendance. Follow these links to read the lessons; scroll down for suggestions about how to use and share them.
School Climate: What Makes a School Good
Ed100 Lesson 5.10: "A growing body of research backs up the common sense observation that a safe school climate matters, and it can be developed intentionally."
English SpanishAbsences: Don't Miss Class
Ed100 Lesson 4.8: "Parents and PTAs can help get kids to school on time. Share this lesson with all your families and school staff. Let them know the importance of regular attendance. The lesson links to time-proven strategies that really work."
English SpanishDiscipline and Safety: Who Rules the School?
Ed100 Lesson 5.13: "When kids get into trouble at school, teachers must decide how to respond. Should they ignore it?"
English SpanishCommunication Resources and Samples
Email or Newsletter
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Is our school climate as we want it?
School is a huge part of our kids' lives. It's not just about lessons and standards -- school is part of growing up. I'm writing to share lessons with you from Ed100.org related to school climate. These lessons can help us think through important questions like these: Does our school feel like a safe place for learning? What happens when things go wrong?
The California State PTA is working with Ed100.org to help create better-informed school communities. The lessons linked below each take about five minutes to read, and they are available in both English and Spanish. By learning together, we will have more fun, learn more, and have a much bigger chance of turning insights into actions for our school. When you go to Ed100.org, please sign in and remember to select our school in your profile. This will help us keep track of our progress... and might help us win some money in one of Ed100.org's drawings, too!
Please join our school's Ed100 team on ___date at ___time in ___location. We will be discussing the lessons below:
- Lesson 5.10: School Climate: What Makes a School Good?
Spanish School Climate - Lesson 4.8: Absences: Don’t Miss Class!
Spanish ¿Las ausencias: ¡No falten a clases! - Lesson 5.13: Discipline and Safety: Who Rules the School?
Spanish Disciplina y seguridad: ¿Quién gobierna la escuela?
Looking forward to great conversations!
Social Media
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Announcement
We’re discussing school climate and attendance topics with Ed100.org’s Parent Leader Guide at our meeting this month.
Read the lessons and come share your thoughts!
Meeting
Join us at our ____ meeting at _____ for community discussions. This month we’ll be learning more about attendance and school climate with Ed100. Looking forward to great conversations!
Announcement
Can we improve our school climate? We’re learning about it with @Ed100_ at our _/_ meeting at ____. Join us!
Meeting
Join us #/# at __pm to discuss #schoolclimate using @ed100_ info. Let's make a difference at our school!
Getting Ready for Your Meeting
(Discussion Prompts, Ideas for Action and Resources)
Discussion Prompts
- What did you learn from the pre-reading materials from Ed100?
- Is our school a supportive and inviting place for students to learn?
- What happens at our school when students break the rules? Is it working the way it should?
- How does our school communicate with families about school absences? Is absenteeism a problem at our school? Is it getting better or worse, and why? What's working?
- How often does our school suspend students as a disciplinary measure? Are there patterns in its application?
Ideas for Action
- Ask your district leaders: is there a plan to review policies about school climate, including attendance and school discipline? How can parents add their voice?
Resources
From the California State PTA:
From other sources:
- Source: Attendance Works
Build the Habit of Good Attendance Early
Creando el hábito de buena asistencia a temprana edad
- Source: Violence Prevention Works
How Bullying Affects Children
- Source: California Attorney General
In School On Track
- Source: Cable Impacts InCtrl
Teaching Digital Citizenship
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