Parental Involvement

Pop quiz: What is the largest predictor of student success?
 
- Parent(s) education level
- Parents(s) income 
- The zip code of the family
 
Answer: None of the above. The largest predictor of student success is parental involvement. Participating in your child's life will better his or her chance complete college and get a career. 
 
The School Social Work team sees the importance of this. As a result the team offers the following:
 
- Parent Classes
- Parent Workshops
 
We have done classes and workshops covering all sorts of topics: emergency preparedness (collaboration with American Red Cross, LAPD, LAFD), understanding children's emotions, single parent support group, connecting parents with community resources, middle school and college awareness, parent grief support group etc.
 
Please see some examples below: