Americas Promise Alliance - Parent Engagement

Americas Promise Alliance - Parent Engagement

Parent Engagement
Engaging Parents in Dropout Prevention
Parents and caregivers are arguably the most important stakeholders in a child’s educational success. With nearly 1.3 million students dropping out of high school each year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation and America’s Promise Alliance developed this toolkit to engage parents in dropout prevention and development strategies to ensure the success of all children. This toolkit is a resource for Dropout Summit conveners and community leaders bringing the parent voice into the planning process and the development of local and state action plans addressing the dropout crisis.

View our new video highlighting the importance of parent engagement

Attendance, Achievement and Attainment (3A's)

Three priorities that are clearly critical to student success throughout a child’s academic career are:
Attendance Every Day : Ensure children go to school regularly
Achievement Every Year : Monitor and help children make satisfactory progress each year
Attainment Over Time : Set high expectations for children and plan for attaining their long-term goals

These three priorities were identified because each one is critical to student success throughout a child’s academic career. Each one is heavily influenced by the actions and thinking of parents as well as educators, community-based providers and students themselves.