tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88218431558099946152011-04-21T17:48:41.778-07:00Blogs are an on-line journal which express an opinion or viewpoint. What the best individual blogs have in common is voice - they are written to convey an individual’s personal point of view or passion. My passion is teaching and learning. How to engage students in the learning process and create the opportunity for students to achieve excellence is not only my goal, but the District’s mission as well. I invite you to view your schools through one educator’s eyes, and welcome your input.Nancy Pifer, Superintendenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16542978588822587849noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8821843155809994615.post-35894725994160175422009-01-06T13:43:00.000-08:002009-01-06T14:37:24.092-08:00“Community Involvement” has always been the elusive component missing from Casa Grande UHSD success. That is not to say we have not been successful on many fronts but I have often wondered how much more successful we could be with total buy-in and support from parents and community.<br /><br />We educators are often guilty of behaving like “know it alls.” We grow to believe and sometimes behave as though we know your child better than you do. We do have much knowledge and skill. We do have a great deal of training and experience to guide our behaviors but………we do not know it all. We do need you and what you know and what you can do brought to the table.<br /><br />It is my hope that along with many other initiatives we have put in place, this “blog” will be another tool to help bridge school to home.<br /><br />In schools across this country where there is tremendous parental support and engagement……student achievement is generally higher than schools where parents are not engaged. And while this is true for schools as a whole, it also tends to manifest itself in any school where we see gaps between learners. More directly, where there are large numbers of young people struggling with school – we don’t have engaged parents or guardians. Certainly there are exceptions to every rule – and in some schools individual parents or guardians of struggling students are moving heaven and earth to change the course of events.<br /><br />I would like to ask for your thoughts and suggestions as to how do we, as a system in this District, promote greater involvement from parents and guardians who, for whatever reason, are not supportive or engaged in our efforts.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8821843155809994615-3589472599416017542?l=cgsuperintendent.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nancy Pifer, Superintendenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16542978588822587849noreply@blogger.com5