Quiz - for Teachers

1. Do you phone or even visit your students' homes early in the year to introduce yourself and set the stage for a personal relationship?
2. Do you phone or write a note home when a student does something good or achieves something positive?
3. Do you invite parents to visit classes to gain first-hand knowledge on what is happening?
4. Do the principal and teachers invite parents to drop in for coffee during the year to talk about school programs?
5. Do parents receive a warm reception when they enter the school or are they ignored and left to find their own way around?
6. Do parents perceive that they are welcome when they visit the school?
7. Do you inform parents of the curriculum and explain to them the purpose of special events?
8. Are you sensitive to the various family arrangements that exist within the families of the children you teach?
9. Have you evaluated the effectiveness of your communication with parents?

Taken from Partners at School - A Handbook on How to Involve Indian and Metis Parents in School Activities.

Even when we encourage parents to be involved in the school, they still have the right to reject becoming involved. They should be recognized as important partners and be treated courteously.