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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot has been said about what school district should do, schools can do and teachers too. How about trying to help families of these students with 1:1 counseling of some sort to make sure they understand what is expected of students, the services that are available to them, and actual guiding these families especially new families to the system from another country? Could a "host family" work? It's not a one time here you go here's the welcome to mcps folder that tells you what you need to do, but actually checking in with them very frequently (1-2x week). Does this fall under Social Worker duties, can paras do some of this? [/quote]

Why are schools responsible for 1:1 counseling of families?  Schools are for educating students not solving all the problems of families.  And schools already have parent community coordinators to help with engagement.  Not to mention there is a Parent Academy that does workshops and a Special Education committee that has meetings every month and uploads the recording to the website.

The basic expectation is that students 1)show up to school everyday on time, 2)try hard, 3)guardians review what comes home, and 4)if/when they have concerns or questions they reach out to the teacher/school. What is difficult about that expectation?[/quote]

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