Parent involvement

Over the past several years, there has been a growing recognition of the valuable contribution parents make to their children's education. In this section you will find information about increasing parent involvement, research on what kinds of involvement have the greatest impact, and tips for parents on how to be involved in their children's education.

1. Engaging Parents in the Education of Their Children (Lecture/Speaker)

2. Engaging Parents in Oak Ridges-Markham (Education in the news)

3. Parents Reaching Out Grants: applications open till June 8th (Education in the news)

4. People for Education Annual Conference – SAVE THE DATE! (Conference)

5. Talking to kids helps them do well in school (Education in the news)

6. New Parent Involvement Toolkit for parents, principals & teachers (Press release)

7. What Matters Most: Helping Children Succeed – Tips for Parents (Tip Sheet)

8. Parent Involvment: Helping Children Succeed – Tips for Principals (Tip Sheet)

9. Parent Involvment: Helping Children Succeed – Tips for Teachers (Tip Sheet)

10. Parent Involvement Toolkit: What Matters Most (Tip Sheet)

11. Can parents have too much power? (P4E news and views)

12. Helping your child succeed at school. Tips for parents (Tip Sheet)

13. PISA in Focus: What can parents do to help their children succeed in school? (Report)

14. Nowadays, it seems that there is a graduation ceremony for everything – daycare, kindergarten, grades 6,8,12, etc. They can be expensive for families and often require parents to take time off work – what can we do about it? Harish S. (FAQ)

15. Annual Report on School Councils 2011 (P4E Reports)

16. School councils’ 15th anniversary brings call for policy update (P4E news and views)

17. Couch potatoes, elections, and Facebook, oh my! (Newsletter)

18. Listening to the whispers (P4E news and views)

19. Toolkit for healthy schools: Ready, set, go! (Tip Sheet)

20. Create a Facebook page – webinar notes (Presentation)

21. E-newsletter September 2011 (Newsletter)

22. What’s in the Toronto board’s anti-homophobia resource guide? (P4E news and views)

23. I am enrolling my kids in school next September. What should I look for in a school? (FAQ)

24. A different way to deal with bullying (P4E news and views)

25. Parent advocacy: The good, the bad, and the ugly (P4E news and views)

26. Tips for parents: People for Education election 2011 (Tip Sheet)

27. How should parents prepare for a parent-teacher interview? (FAQ)

28. What is a parent-teacher interview? (FAQ)

29. Four simple secrets to student success (P4E news and views)

30. Doing what matters most: How parents can help their children succeed at school (P4E Reports)

31. Tips for Parents: High School Courses and Choices – English (Tip Sheet)

32. Practical handbook for PIC members (Draft) (Miscellaneous)

33. How can we get more people out to school council meetings? (FAQ)

34. What are PRO (Parents Reaching Out) grants? (FAQ)

35. Is there funding available to support parent involvement? (FAQ)

36. I heard that the Ministry of Education provides $500 in funding for every school council. Do we have to apply for this money? (FAQ)

37. P4E Report Reveals Gap in Parent Engagement (Press release)

38. Parent involvement: What works? (P4E news and views)

39. What are the main provincial parent groups in Ontario? (FAQ)

40. What can I do if a teacher is unable to help me with a problem? (FAQ)

41. I will be meeting with my child’s teacher about questions and concerns I have. How can I prepare for this meeting? (FAQ)

42. How can I help my child succeed at school? (FAQ)

43. How can I help my child with homework? (FAQ)

44. What is a school council? (FAQ)

45. What is Curriculum Night and why should I go? (FAQ)

46. Can I volunteer in my child’s classroom? (FAQ)

47. I want to speak to my child’s teacher. How can I arrange that? (FAQ)

48. How can I find out how my child is doing in school? (FAQ)

49. Can I spend time in the classroom with my child? (FAQ)

50. How can I help my child settle into kindergarten? (FAQ)

51. What do Parent Involvement Committees (PICs) do? (FAQ)

52. Tips for Parents: Homework – English (Tip Sheet)

53. Tips for Parents: Who Does What in Education – English (Tip Sheet)

54. Tips for Parents: Homework – Gujarati (Tip Sheet)

55. Tips for Parents: Homework – Bengali (Tip Sheet)

56. Tips for Parents: High School Courses and Choices – Chinese Simplified (Tip Sheet)

57. Tips for Parents: Solving Problems at School – Portuguese (Tip Sheet)

58. Tips for Parents: Parent-Teacher Interviews – Portuguese (Tip Sheet)

59. Tips for Parents: Homework – Portuguese (Tip Sheet)

60. Tips for Parents: Solving Problems at School – Hindi (Tip Sheet)

61. Tips for Parents: High School Courses and Choices – Hindi (Tip Sheet)

62. Tips for Parents: Parent-Teacher Interviews – Hindi (Tip Sheet)

63. Tips for Parents: Solving Problems at School – Filipino (Tip Sheet)

64. Tips for Parents: Solving Problems at School – Urdu (Tip Sheet)

65. Tips for Parents: High School Courses and Choices – Urdu (Tip Sheet)

66. Tips for Parents: Homework – Urdu (Tip Sheet)

67. Tips for Parents: Parent-Teacher Interviews – Urdu (Tip Sheet)

68. Tips for Parents: Solving Problems at School – Tamil (Tip Sheet)

69. Tips for Parents: High School Courses and Choices – Tamil (Tip Sheet)

70. Tips for Parents: Homework – Tamil (Tip Sheet)

71. Tips for Parents: Parent-Teacher Interviews – Tamil (Tip Sheet)

72. Tips for Parents: Solving Problems at School – Spanish (Tip Sheet)

73. Tips for Parents: High School Courses and Choices – Spanish (Tip Sheet)

74. Tips for Parents: Homework – Spanish (Tip Sheet)

75. Tips for Parents: Parent-Teacher Interviews – Spanish (Tip Sheet)

76. Tips for Parents: Solving Problems at School – Somali (Tip Sheet)

77. Tips for Parents: High School Courses and Choices – Somali (Tip Sheet)

78. Tips for Parents: Homework – Somali (Tip Sheet)

79. Tips for Parents: Parent-Teacher Interviews – Somali (Tip Sheet)

80. Tips for Parents: Solving Problems at School – Russian (Tip Sheet)

81. Tips for Parents: High School Courses and Choices – Russian (Tip Sheet)

82. Tips for Parents: Homework – Russian (Tip Sheet)

83. Tips for Parents: Parent-Teacher Interviews – Russian (Tip Sheet)

84. Tips for Parents: Solving Problems at School – Punjabi (Tip Sheet)

85. Tips for Parents: High School Courses and Choices – Punjabi (Tip Sheet)

86. Tips for Parents: Homework – Punjabi (Tip Sheet)

87. Tips for Parents: Parent-Teacher Interviews – Punjabi (Tip Sheet)

88. Tips for Parents: Solving Problems at School – Korean (Tip Sheet)

89. Tips for Parents: High School Courses and Choices – Korean (Tip Sheet)

90. Tips for Parents: Homework – Korean (Tip Sheet)

91. Tips for Parents: Parent-Teacher Interviews – Korean (Tip Sheet)

92. Tips for Parents: Solving Problems at School – French (Tip Sheet)

93. Tips for Parents: High School Courses and Choices – French (Tip Sheet)

94. Tips for Parents: Homework – French (Tip Sheet)

95. Tips for Parents: Parent-Teacher Interviews – French (Tip Sheet)

96. Tips for Parents: Solving Problems at School – Farsi (Tip Sheet)

97. Tips for Parents: High School Courses and Choices – Farsi (Tip Sheet)

98. Tips for Parents: Homework – Farsi (Tip Sheet)

99. Tips for Parents: Parent-Teacher Interviews – Farsi (Tip Sheet)

100. Tips for Parents: Solving Problems at School – Chinese (Tip Sheet)

101. Tips for Parents: High School Courses and Choices – Chinese (Tip Sheet)

102. Tips for Parents: Homework – Chinese (Tip Sheet)

103. Tips for Parents: Parent-Teacher Interviews – Chinese (Tip Sheet)

104. Tips for Parents: Solving Problems at School – Arabic (Tip Sheet)

105. Tips for Parents: High School Courses and Choices – Arabic (Tip Sheet)

106. Tips for Parents: Homework – Arabic (Tip Sheet)

107. Tips for Parents: Parent-Teacher Interviews – Arabic (Tip Sheet)

108. Tips for Parents: Solving Problems at School – English (Tip Sheet)

109. Tips for Parents: School Councils – English (Tip Sheet)

110. Tips for Parents: Parent-Teacher Interviews – English (Tip Sheet)

111. Tips for Parents: Top 6 Secrets to Student Success – English (Tip Sheet)

112. Newsletter P4E – Sept 2010 (Newsletter)

113. Connecting with community and creating welcoming schools
     School council report 2010 (P4E Reports)

114. Parent engagement policy (Miscellaneous)

115. A new goal for public education: Schools at the centre
     Annual report on Ontario’s publicly funded schools 2010 (P4E Reports)

116. Newsletter P4E – March 2010 (Newsletter)

117. Newsletter P4E – Nov 2009 (Newsletter)

118. Schools at the Centre: How do you imagine the schools of the future? (P4E news and views)

119. Parent Inclusion Manual (P4E Reports)

120. Provincial Parent Board dissolved (P4E news and views)

121. Newsletter P4E – Nov 2008 (Newsletter)

122. Parent Involvement: What Works? (P4E Reports)

123. Tips for Parents: Who Does What in Education – Filipino (Tip Sheet)

124. Tips for Parents: Who Does What in Education – Bulgarian (Tip Sheet)

125. Tips for Parents: Who Does What in Education – Urdu (Tip Sheet)

126. Tips for Parents: Who Does What in Education – Tamil (Tip Sheet)

127. Tips for Parents: Who Does What in Education – Spanish (Tip Sheet)

128. Tips for Parents: Who Does What in Education – Somali (Tip Sheet)

129. Tips for Parents: Who Does What in Education – Russian (Tip Sheet)

130. Tips for Parents: Who Does What in Education – Punjabi (Tip Sheet)

131. Tips for Parents: Who Does What in Education – Korean (Tip Sheet)

132. Tips for Parents: Who Does What in Education – French (Tip Sheet)

133. Tips for Parents: Who Does What in Education – Farsi (Tip Sheet)

134. Tips for Parents: Who Does What in Education – Chinese (Tip Sheet)

135. Tips for Parents: Who Does What in Education – Arabic (Tip Sheet)

136. Tips for Parents: Who Does What in Education – Gujarati (Tip Sheet)

137. Tips for Parents: Who Does What in Education – Bengali (Tip Sheet)

138. Public attitudes toward education in Ontario (Report)

139. 2007 Survey of Canadian attitudes toward learning (Report)

140. Parent inclusion activities in Ontario: A snapshot of current activities (P4E Reports)