Strategies for Involving Dads and Other Father Figures in School

Strategies for Involving Dads and Other Father Figures in SchoolStrategies for Involving Dads and Other Father Figures in School

MANP WERMANPOWER: Engaging Fathers in School

•Biological FatherBiological Father

•StepfatherStepfather

•Adopted FatherAdopted Father

•RelativeRelative

•Other Father FigureOther Father Figure

DADMANPOWER: Engaging Fathers in School

DIDDIDYOUYOUKNOW?KNOW?

JUST THE FACTS:

25% of resident 25% of resident fathers report never fathers report never having participated in having participated in a school activity.a school activity.

MANPOWER: Engaging Fathers in School

JUST THE FACTS:

69% of 69% of nonnon-residential -residential fathers report never fathers report never having participated in a having participated in a school activity.school activity.



JUST THE FACTS:

38% of fathers have 38% of fathers have never read a book to never read a book to their child.their child.



JUST THE FACTS:

32% have never visited 32% have never visited their child’s classroom.their child’s classroom.



JUST THE FACTS:

23% have never 23% have never attended Parent attended Parent Teacher Conferences.Teacher Conferences.



JUST THE FACTS:

19% of fathers have 19% of fathers have never helped with never helped with homework.homework.



JUST THE FACTS:

18% have never seen 18% have never seen their child’s report their child’s report card.card.



When men are When men are actively involved actively involved in their child’s in their child’s education…education…

WHYWHYINVOLVE DAD?


Children do better Children do better in school and in school and enjoy it more.enjoy it more.


WHYWHYINVOLVE DAD?

Children have Children have better better attendance.attendance.


WHYWHYINVOLVE DAD?

Children are less Children are less likely to repeat a likely to repeat a grade.grade.


WHYWHYINVOLVE DAD?

Children are more Children are more likely to graduate likely to graduate high school and high school and attend college.attend college.


WHYWHYINVOLVE DAD?

Children are able Children are able to make better to make better choices and resist choices and resist peer pressure.peer pressure.


WHYWHYINVOLVE DAD?

Children exhibit Children exhibit better behaviors better behaviors and stronger and stronger values.values.


WHYWHYINVOLVE DAD?

Fathers are more Fathers are more likely to play likely to play physically and physically and competitively competitively with children.with children.

WHATWHATIS SO DIFFERENT ABOUT DAD?


Fathers promote Fathers promote independence independence and self control.and self control.



Fathers expect Fathers expect excellence.excellence.



MOM?MOM?WHAT ABOUT

Traditionally, Traditionally, mothers are the mothers are the backbone of backbone of parental parental involvement at involvement at school.school.


Schools need Schools need mom to mom to staystay involved!involved!

MOM?MOM?WHAT ABOUT


Mom may be a Mom may be a secret weapon in secret weapon in recruiting male recruiting male role models to role models to get involved.get involved.

MOM?MOM?WHAT ABOUT


WHEREWHEREDO WE GO FROM HERE?Identify first steps:Identify first steps:• Who are our current Who are our current involved father figures?involved father figures?

• Who will lead the effort?Who will lead the effort?

• What is our main focus?What is our main focus?

• How will we get it done?How will we get it done?MANPOWER: Engaging Fathers in School

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Strategies for Involving Dads and Other Father Figures in School