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