Homework Assistance with Parental Involvement Program

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Homework Assistance with Parental Involvement
Program

• (H.A.P.I.)

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Introduction

• The Homework Assistance with Parental
  Involvement (HAPI) program,through ADHD
  Educational Services, will assist students with
  their homework by teaching the skills necessary
  to complete assignments. The program will also
  form a positive bond between the educational
  community and the family to promote the academic
  success and self-confidence of the child.

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This research based program will

• ? Balance homework with home life to
• promote positive developmental
• outcomes
• ? Give support, assistance and
• encouragement to students who need
• extra help with their homework
• ? Provide direction, clarity and
• understanding through one-on-one and
• small group support

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Research findings show that when parents are
involved students

• Achieve more, have higher grades and test scores,
  better school attendance and complete homework
  more consistently
• Exhibit a more positive attitude toward school
• Have higher graduation rates and greater
  enrollment rates in post-secondary education

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This program will also

• ? Promote developmental skills such as
• independence, time management,
• decision making and communication
• ? Provide structure, supervision and
• academic assistance
• ? Act as a liaison between the educational
  
• community and parents

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Research also shows

• In programs that are designed to involve
  parents in full partnerships, student achievement
  for disadvantaged children not only improves, it
  can reach levels that are standard for
  middle-class children. In addition, the children
  who are farthest behind make the greatest gains.
• Children from diverse cultural backgrounds
  tend to do better when parents and professionals
  collaborate to bridge the gap between the culture
  at home and the learning institution.
• The benefits of involving parents are not
  confined to the early years there are
  significant gains at all ages and grade levels

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• Using an informal approach to learning,
• flexible scheduling, professional
• instruction and positive reinforcement,
• students will receive assistance and
• encouragement to complete homework
• tasks and parents will learn strategies to
• help their children in the education
• process.

Look what I can do thanks to HAPI
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• Students will
• Complete homework assignments
• Study for upcoming tests (both classroom based
  and state tests)
• Receive assistance from after-school mentors
• Help each other
• Learn how to use reference materials

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Parents will

• Learn how to interpret homework assignments
• Learn how to promote learning at home
• Become positively connected to their childs
  academic setting
• Determine a time and a place for the completion
  of assignments, thereby alleviating the stress of
  homework on the family

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• OUR GOAL
• To raise academic standards and improve
  classroom behavior through one-on-one parental
  homework integration and to provide collaborative
  support for the classroom teacher.

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To accomplish this goal, after the HAPI
Supervisor will

• Communicate with teachers about homework
  assignments and progress on a weekly basis
• Communicate bi-weekly with parents/guardians
  about homework assignments and progress through
  home visits
• Provide instant contact with parent/guardian if
  homework is not completed as communicated by
  teacher

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H.A.P.I. Mentors will

• Communicate with teachers about homework
  assignments and progress on a weekly basis
• Communicate weekly with supervisors
• Receive training and attend weekly meetings with
  supervisors

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H.A.P.I. will

• Teach study skills and habits
• Teach practice skills and review
• what has been taught in the classroom
• Teach how to prepare for tests
• Teach how to set goals
• Teach how to take notes
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HOW WILL H.A.P.I. DO THIS?

• Set up a time and place for homework completion
  (both at school and at home)
• Provide student tutoring
• Incentive programs
• Students will work independently as well as in
  groups
• Teach students how to budget their time wisely
  when completing tasks
• Set up a schedule that allows for an allotted
  amount of time to complete homework independently
  as well as an allotted amount of time for group
  work

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HOW WILL H.A.P.I. DO THIS (cont.)

• The H.A.P.I. supervisor will meet with parents
  on a bi-weekly basis to discuss the academic
  progress of the student
• The H.A.P.I. supervisor and after school mentors
  will meet with teachers and faculty to discuss
  progress of the student
• Provide training/support for teachers and faculty

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The bottom line..
THE BEST INTERVENTION IS PREVENTION !!!
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How HAPI will affect school quality

• Schools that work well with families have
  improved teacher morale and higher ratings of
  teachers by parents
• Schools where parents are involved have more
  support from families and better reputations in
  the community
• School programs that involve parents outperform
  identical programs without parent and family
  involvement
• Schools where children are failing improve
  dramatically when parents are enabled to become
  effective partners in their childs education

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Dr. Elizabeth Stever, Principal of Ohio Street
School, wrote
Debbie, Amy and Jody have done a fabulous job of
creating a meaningful after-school program for
at-risk students. They have collaborated with
classroom teachers to identify strengths and
needs of individual children and worked closely
with parents to create routines in the home.
There have been challenges in terms of student
behavior and parent misunderstanding, but these
ladies have met each challenge with unwavering
professionalism. Many teachers have told me how
much this support is helping not only their
students, but also themselves reflecting and
brainstorming on a regular basis is beneficial.
I am grateful for the expertise and passion that
Debbie, Amy and Jody bring to their program. I
sincerely hope that the HAPI program will
continue at my school. Dr. Elizabeth Stever,
March 2006
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Each HAPI program will run in 10 week increments
and will require three after-school mentors who
will primarily work two afternoons per week, 1
hour each afternoon to accommodate the school
schedule.
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H.A.P.I. is a Districts
RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION