Brook Haven School
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7905 Valentine Ave.
Sebastopol, CA 95472
Mr. David Wheeler - Principal
Dear Parent,
Per our conversation, you, your child, and I will begin monitoring
your
child’s
academic success through the use of weekly progress reports. It will be
your child’s responsibility to pick up the weekly progress report form
from the office every Thursday
morning. There is a reminder in the morning bulletin on Thursdays to
remind
students to collect the progress report so there is no excuse not to
have it all
day. He or she should then present the form to
each classroom teacher at the beginning of class that day. The teacher
will provide information
pertinent to the previous week’s work and sign the form. Your student
then needs to bring the
completed form home, discuss it with you, and return it to the school
office on
Friday morning.
I will keep completed progress reports on file in the office until the
end of the
trimester. If I don’t receive your child’s progress report back in the
office on Friday morning, I will phone or email you just to stay in
touch. Parents are an important
part of this loop. I hope that if you receive a phone call or email
from me on
Friday that there will be some sort of consequence at home to help your
child
remember to follow through on the next week’s progress report. If I
don’t receive the completed progress
report for more than two consecutive weeks, I will stop initiating the
parent
contact (though you are always welcome to contact me).
The staff at Brook Haven School is committed to working towards success
for all
students. Research demonstrates that
parental involvement is critical for many students to succeed. By
taking the time weekly to review your child’s progress in school you
are showing him or her that you value
academic growth. I hope that the progress report
will encourage conversation at home about what behaviors help your
child to succeed at school.
Thanks for collaborating with us on this proactive approach to student
achievement.
Sincerely,
J.T. O’Neill
School Counselor