Marcus Conklin
for Nevada
Helping Every Student Succeed in School
Compliments of Assemblyman Marcus Conklin
2251 N. Rampart. #305
Las Vegas, NV 89128
702-363-3885
marcus@conklin4nevada.com
www.conklin4nevada.com
Nothing is more important to a student’s success in school than the involvement of his or her family.
I frequently visit the schools in our district, talking with high school classes, reading to younger kids and witnessing the great work of some of our after-school organizations. As I talk with teachers about the challenges they face in the classroom every day, they often mention what a difference parental involvement can make in a student’s progress.
Below are several links with tips on how you can get involved and help your children or grandchildren succeed in school.
Here are just a few tips that I think are particularly important—
• Talk to your children every day about how school is going. Praise accomplishments and offer help and encouragement for difficulties or frustrations.
• Attend Open House to meet your children’s teachers. If you cannot attend, call, email or visit your children’s teachers to introduce yourself and establish a relationship.
• Make homework a priority, setting aside a quiet place and time for study every day.
• Help your child learn to use the computer safely and effectively.
Resources to Help You Get Involved
Clark County School District---You can find and track your students’ grades and get information on how you can get involved in your children’s or grandchildren’s school by visiting www.ccsd.net and clicking on “Parents.”
Nevada State Parent Information and Resource Center (PIRC)—PIRC’s website has a wide variety of suggestions of activities parents and grandparents can do with their students. Their website is http://www.nevadapirc.org.
Parent Teacher Association—the National PTA has tips on helping students with homework, instilling a love for reading, and working with teachers to help your students succeed. Visit www.PTA.org, click on “Topics” and then on “Student Success.”
US Department of Education—For a series of online brochures on topics ranging from helping your students with science and math to getting prepared for college, visit www.ed.gov and click on “Parents.”
New Legislation to Help You Participate in School
The 2009 Legislature enacted a new law requiring businesses with 50 or more employees to provide their employees up to four hours of unpaid leave a year to attend school activities or to volunteer in their children’s school. For more information please visit www.leg.state.nv.us. Or, you can call me or email me and I will send you a copy.
School Safety—Protecting Kids on the Way to School
Making sure our kids are safe as they go to and from school is critical. The Legislature enacted a law in 2007 that gives school police the authority to issue traffic citations around schools for speeding, double-parking and parking in “No Parking” zones.
If your children walk to school, be sure you have chosen the safest route. Make sure they do not deviate from this route.
