Parent and Teacher Expectations of Each Other

The school year has started off great! In an effort to continue in this successful path, I wanted to share with you some parent and teacher expectations from an article in the August/September issue of Today's Catholic Teacher. We thank you for entrusting your child in our care. As a school community, we are committed to fulfilling our obligations in educating and enriching your child.

The expectations below are some expectations parents should have of their child's teacher:

• The lessons on morality, ethics, religion, and dealing with others begins at home, and should be reinforced in the classroom.
• The teacher will provide quality instruction with the inclusion of Catholic values and Church teaching
• The teacher will maintain order and discipline in the classroom
• The teacher will contact you, the parent, frequently to report on your child's progress
• The teacher will notify you immediately of an emergency involving your child
• The teacher will contact you when there is a problem
• The teacher will use up-to-date teaching methods
• The teacher will try to meet the individual learning needs of your child
• The teacher will be fair (NOTE: Fair does not mean equal.)

The expectations below are some expecations teachers have of their students' parents:

• You will bring your child to church regularly
• You will provide your child with supplies
• You will be present at parent-teacher meetings and at other significant occasions in your child's life at school
• You will account for your child's whereabouts
• You will support school policies, classroom rules, and the teacher's decisions
• You will help with, not do, homework and assignments
• You will provide up-to-date information in case of an emergency involving your child
• You will contact the teacher when there is a problem.

For more information on these expecations and communication strategies, please visit the link to the article from Today's Catholic Teacher: http://www.catholicteacher.com/archive/articles_view.php?article_id=2687