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Parents as Volunteer

GROUP 5
L I E T R O T H Y S
I A G I R L A L O U
E N G A G E M E N T
S A N S A G R Y O U
F E T H E R H R R T

ENGAGEMENT
A T P O S
R H A L N
E A R E L
Y H E G I
O A N R S
U E T W T
K S S Q G

PARENTS
I D K J K Y O U
G E M L L O V E
E A A I S S I N
F H G F M A N G
S A N I A G R Y
T E A C H E R R
TEACHER
W T H W D Y M Y L
E U M I S S I N F
V O L U N T E E R
S A N S A G R Y F
F A T H A R H R R
VOLUNTEER
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H T M L L O V E
E U M I S S I N
F H M A M A N G
S A N S A G R Y
F A T H A R H R
FAMILY
 Contents

01 02
Introduction Suggestions on ways
Parents as Volunteers student’s family member
can help at school.

03 04 05
Ways to recruite volunteers 5 tips for engaging parents Advantages and
volunteers in the classroom. disadvantages
According to experts, parents engagement is parents and
teachers sharing a responsibility to help their children
learn and meet educational goals. Parents commit to
prioritizing their child’s educational goals, and teachers
commit to listening and providing a space for
collaboration with parents.
Teachers who are focus on parent engagement often
see a profound change in their classrooms.

The more parents involved in their children’s

education, the better their entire class’s motivation,
behavior, and grades become.
Parent volunteers can be an enormous help
with classroom and school activities like art
projects, holiday celebration, class
fundraisers, and lesson where you could use
an extra set of hand (or eyes).
Ways student’s Family member can help at school

Mentor or Tutor students Aides

Ways student’s Family member can help at school

Help to plan and chaperone field trips, track meets, and other
events that take place away from the school.
Ways student’s Family member can help at school

Lunchroom, Recess, and

Room Parents Free-time Monitor
Ways student’s Family member can help at school

Clerical Helpers Presenter

Here are some ways to recruit volunteers:

 Ask for parent-volunteers during parent conferences.

 Send home a letter requesting volunteers. Describe some of
the roles.
 Call and personally invite several parents to do a specific
task
 Ask parents already volunteering to encourage other parents
to get involved
5 Tips for Engaging Parent
Volunteers in the Classroom
By Karen Bantuveris
Open New Communication Channels
Be Clear About Where You Most
Need Parents to Help
Engage Working Parents
Plan for Parent Volunteers
Show Appreciation
 The Advantages and
Disadvantages of Parent
as Volunteers 
Advantages
It drives the school events It helps children academically 
industry 
Advantages
It definitely improves child It helps parents spend more
behavioral issues time with their children 
Disadvantages
Expect a few parents to be Some parents will feel left out
difficult
Key Points
 Parents engagement is parents and teachers sharing
a responsibility to help their children learn and
meet educational goals.

 Parent volunteers represent a valuable classroom

resource. As Mentor; Aides; Helper; Room parents;
Presenter; free-time Monitor
Key Points

 5 tips for engaging Parent Volunteers: Open new

communication; be clear about where you most need parents
to help; engage working parents; Plan for parent volunteer;
show appreciation.

 Remember that volunteering not only benefits your kids. It

helps the classroom, the whole school, and the community by
giving students positive interaction, support, and
encouragement.
Suggest me!
As a would-be teacher in the field, How will you encourage a family member to help and volunteer in the
school? Suggest the best thing that you can do (try to be more specific as possible) by filling-out the table
below.

As a would-be I will… Like… So that…

teacher, for me to… (How is this done?) (Cite an example) (How will this help?

encourage family
member to help
and volunteer in
the school
 References

https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/school.html#:~:text=Parent%20volunteers%20are%20essential%20to,partici
pating%20in%20the%20larger%20community
.

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/making-most-parent-volunteers/

https://study.com/academy/lesson/benefits-of-parent-volunteers-in-the-classroom.html

https://www.purplepass.com/blog/the-good-the-bad-and-the-helicopter-is-parent-volunteering-really-good-for-t
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