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Dear Preston Parents and Guardians,
Schooling is what happens inside the walls of the school, some of which is educational. Education happens everywhere, and it happens from the moment a child is born—and some people say before—until a person dies.
—Sarah Lawrence LightfootWelcome to the Preston Parents’ web site! Feel free to explore its many offerings. Information on our web site is frequently updated, so please check in regularly to stay informed about recent developments and activities involving your daughters.
Thank you for entrusting your daughter to us. We value our partnership with you as we empower young women to become compassionate leaders for change in the world through education, participation in community and service to others.
As a faculty and staff, we will do our best to challenge, nurture and encourage your daughter throughout her high school journey. Your daughter’s education will be enhanced not only through our efforts, but also through your involvement in the life of the school. We encourage you to become an active member of our parent team.
Importance of Parental Involvement
According to the research, as reported by Child Trends Data Bank:
Students with parents who are involved in their school tend to have fewer behavioral problems and better academic performance, and are more likely to complete secondary school than students whose parents are not involved in their school.
Parental involvement allows parents to monitor school and classroom activities, and to coordinate their efforts with teachers.
Research has found that students perform better in school if their fathers as well as their mothers are involved, regardless of whether the father lives with the student or not.
Home–School Communications
The following procedures are intended to facilitate the home/school partnership:
Meetings: See school calendar for specific dates.
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Special meetings for specific grade levels are held in September:
- Instant School Night for parents of Freshmen and Sophomores
- Junior Parent Night
- Senior Parent Night
- A second Junior Parent Night is held in late February to review the course choices for Senior year prior to registration
- Report card distribution and parent conferences with guidance counselors and teachers are held in November and February. Report cards are distributed to the student in her homeroom at the end of Quarter 3. Final report cards are distributed on the last Monday in June to parents whose accounts are in good standing.
Interim Reports (IRs) are distributed four times a year, approximately 4 weeks before the end of each academic quarter. During Quarters 1 and 3, IRs are distributed to all students in their homerooms; during Quarters 2 and 4, IRs are distributed to those students who are struggling or are at risk of failing. Teachers may also choose to distribute IRs to students as commendations. The IR must be signed by a parent/ guardian and returned to the homeroom mentors by the date listed on the school calendar. Failure to return a signed IR by the due date incurs 2 demerits per day.
Parent Bulletin: This monthly newsletter can be accessed from this website (see side bar to the right). The Bulletin provides updates; highlights student events, achievements, and family events; provides reminders about academic and co-curricular activities, and announces calendar changes.
Individual contacts: Communications between parents and teachers may occur by telephone, e-mail or scheduled face-to-face conferences. Since telephone messages are left on the teacher’s voicemail, please allow 24-48 hours for the teacher to return your call. If you wish to communicate via e-mail, please make sure the privacy settings on your e-mail account will allow a response from the teacher to reach your inbox.
