College Aspirations

• Help your child develop a positive engagement in school and build high aspirations.

• Help your child get to school on time every day. Attendance matters!

• Introduce your child to the world around them and connect their likes and interests to their community.

Academic Planning for College & Career Readiness

• Support your child academically, help them engage in school, chart their knowledge and skill development, and encourage social interactions that lay the foundation for college and career readiness.

• Create a positive and productive learning environment at home, including showing interest in what your child is learning and having a quiet space for homework.

Enrichment and Extracurricular Engagement

• Support your child’s participation in enrichment and extracurricular
  activities.

• Develop academic and activity calendars and use portfolios to highlight your student’s accomplishments.

• Participate in and support school-sponsored enrichment and extracurricular activities, like field trips to museums, colleges, competitions, plays, and concerts.

College & Career Exploration and Selection Processes

• Encourage early academic and workforce readiness skills by creating consistent routines that reinforce character and skill-building, such as getting-ready patterns.

• Participate in your Parent Teacher Association (PTA), as well as to adopt
  leadership roles that fit with your abilities, talents and interests as a parent.

• Cultivate their children’s interests by paying close attention to their activities during non-school time and talking with their children about how their interests are related to school success and career opportunities.

College & Career Assessments

• Assist your child in developing a positive perspective on assessments as tools for gathering information and learning about themselves.

• Create a positive home environment that helps your child plan for assessments while reducing test anxiety, encouraging positive engagement and  highlighting students’ strengths.

• Visit with your school counselor about potential college and career assessments/inventories that are available in middle school.

College Affordability Planning

• Help your child develop early awareness of financial literacy, including the use of piggy banks and allowances.

• Begin a saving’s account for your child and visit with him or her about the importance of saving.

• Learn about the difference between favorable and unfavorable debt as you plan for their child’s future.