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MHS seeks to improve community partnerships
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Posted on Aug 28 2000
With the start of a new school year and a new approach to instruction, the Marianas High School Community Council, its faculty members and administrators are urging parents to become more involved in their children’s education.
The MHS community council members are now developing a parent survey to learn about parents’ interests, concerns and potential involvement in school-related events based on a model developed by the National PTA.
The survey is expected to be distributed in the next couple of weeks and is designed to improve communication and enhance the partnership between the parents of the students and the school.
“Many research studies have shown that one of the biggest factors in promoting student success is the involvement of parents,” said MHS community council president Tony Deleon Guerrero, “It is our hope that the collective feedback from the parent survey results will provide us with the true concerns and interests of parents so that MHS can develop quality parent involvement programs that can work in the school.”
“As the only public high school on Saipan with an enrollment of more than 1,900 students, MHS plays a key role in determining the future of our island, and the school needs parents’ and other community members’ input and support to do the best job possible,” Mr. Guerrero added.
MHS vice principal Peter Le’au, who will be compiling the results of the parents’ survey in conjunction with MHS counselors, said there are many issues on secondary education that need the involvement of parents. He said that while some educational policies are generally left to the professionals, such as the recent implementation of block scheduling in instruction, others such as the age of compulsory education, attendance and discipline policies need broader community input.
The MHS community council was formed to “advocate the general well-being and personal development of all MHS students through the collaborative efforts of parents, teachers, administrators, and local representatives,” according to its by laws.
