Proactive Parenting
with SchoolBlocks
Research consistently highlights the correlation between parental involvement and student achievement. However, many parents struggle to stay engaged in their child's education, particularly when they lack visibility into nightly class expectations. SchoolBlocks offers a solution by providing parents with a summary view of their student's upcoming assignments, easily accessible through the school's website.
The Importance of Proactive Parenting
Parental involvement is widely recognized as a critical factor in a student's academic success. Studies have shown that students with actively engaged parents tend to have higher grades, better attendance, and more positive attitudes towards school. While most platforms offer access to grades, allowing parents to react, SchoolBlocks understands that proactive involvement is key. By providing timely and relevant information about upcoming assignments and classroom activities, SchoolBlocks enables parents to stay ahead and actively support their child's education. Everyone knows that proactive responses are best, and SchoolBlocks delivers the tools needed for parents to achieve this.
Improving the Parental Engagement with SchoolBlocks
Despite the availability of Learning Management Systems (LMS), such as Google Classroom, Schoology, and Canvas, parental engagement remains surprisingly low, with less than 25% of parents regularly logging in to these platforms. SchoolBlocks aims to move this number closer to nearly 100% by providing a user-friendly interface that aggregates essential information from various sources, including LMS platforms. By simplifying access to a student's assignment and activity summary through the school's website, SchoolBlocks ensures that parents can easily stay informed and engaged with their child's education.
Enabling Access to Assignment Details
One of the key features of SchoolBlocks is its ability to provide parents with a centralized view of their student's upcoming assignments, regardless of the LMS platform in use. Traditionally, parents have faced the complication of logging into multiple platforms, such as the Student Management System (SMS) and the LMS, to stay updated on their child's progress and results. This fragmented approach can be cumbersome and time-consuming, leading to lower engagement.
The one thing a parent can easily remember is the simple step of logging into the school's website. By seamlessly integrating the SMS with the LMS, SchoolBlocks offers parents easy access to assignment details, due dates, and other important student information in one convenient place. This streamlined visibility empowers parents to stay informed and proactive in supporting their child's academic journey, eliminating the need to navigate multiple systems.
Achieving 100% Engagement
SchoolBlocks is committed to reaching 100% parental engagement. Let us know if you'd like our help in implementing this workflow:
- Create an Engagement Form: Ask parents questions like, "Do you have a smartphone?" and "Have you enabled notifications for school updates?"
- Notify Until Response: Continuously remind parents to fill out the form through multiple channels - emails, SMS, and app notifications.
- Direct Follow-Up: For parents who do not respond to notifications, escalate with direct phone calls and involve students to help get their parents set up.
- Step-by-Step Assistance: Provide clear instructions to help parents enable notifications and use SchoolBlocks effectively.
Boosting Parent Engagement: A New Era of Home-School Collaboration
By offering a holistic view of their child's education, SchoolBlocks helps parents feel more connected and engaged. With access to real-time updates and direct communication with teachers, parents can foster a strong partnership between home and school. SchoolBlocks simplifies the process by integrating SMS and LMS platforms into a single, user-friendly view accessible from the school's website, removing the need for parents to fuss with multiple logins.
Proactive parenting plays a vital role in supporting student success, and SchoolBlocks is dedicated to facilitating this process by providing parents with the tools and information they need to stay engaged. By integrating seamlessly with school technology platforms,SchoolBlocks empowers parents to play an active role in their child's academic journey. As we look to the future, SchoolBlocks remains committed to fostering a culture of collaboration and support for student achievement, bridging the divide between home and school, and ensuring every parent is equipped to contribute to their child's educational success.
