High School is a time of increasing independence and responsibility, and at the same time, high school students need parent involvement too. During these four years, young adolescents will undergo the transformation to adulthood and start making decisions on their future.
By the time students are in high school, many parents feel that it is no longer necessary to be active in their child’s school. However, studies show that high school students are more likely to succeed if their parents stay involved in school activities and homework. Parents don’t need to be afraid of high school course material or even understand it. It is enough to be interested.
The OK PIRC can help parents of high school students by providing technical assistance and training to districts and parent groups to strengthen partnerships among parents, teacher, principals, administrators and community based organizations.