Parent Tips
The following are general tips to assist parents navigate the Cheltenham School District· The schools want, expect and require parent advocacy for children. Talk to the teachers about what you expect, your high expectations for your child.
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· Introduce yourself to your child’s teacher(s) in the beginning of the school year. Tell him/her you have high expectations for your child. Give the teacher your telephone number, mobile # to call for any concern.
· Attend parent/teacher conferences. Check with the teacher to schedule a time that is convenient (i.e. before school, after school, by phone).
· Check Letter Grade available at www.cheltenham.org at least once a week to check your child’s assignments, quizzes, test scores and interim progress reports.
· If you notice that there has been a change in your child’s progress, contact your child’s teacher(s) immediately to arrange a meeting to discuss any change.
· Encourage your child to participate in school activities and functions (i.e. Reading Olympics, Problem Solving , School Newspaper, Orchestra, Choir, Robotics, Art Club, Sports Programs etc.)
· Check your child’s Daily Activity Planner (DAP) to find out daily and long term assignments. If the DAP is blank, check Letter Grade.
· Review the Cheltenham School District Road Map to Graduation to determine whether your child is on target for moving from grade to grade, and will meet graduation requirements. Remember, as early as third grade, children may be placed in accelerated math and can be tested for the gifted program even earlier, when requested by the parent.
· If your child has scored below the proficient level in the PSSA or in the lower 49th percentile on a PA Department approved standardized achievement test (SAT 9), you should be eligible to receive up to $500 reimbursement for tutoring in math and reading. Contact Classroom Plus at www.classroomplus.k12.pa.us, call 1-800-698-2720 or the School District.
· Talk to you child about his/her progress. If he/she expresses any concerns, contact the teacher or the principal to discuss the issue.
· Make sure your child reads the required summer reading. Usually, this will count as the first assignment for the upcoming school year. Summer loss will be significant if your child does not read during the summer break.
· Realize that the District has an extensive above grade level program beginning in third grade through the high school. Get information from the School District.
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