The Success Parent Empowerment Group brings together families to participate in activities that research has proven will improve family functioning and decrease student problem behaviors that impact school performance.  Parents and students are required to attend eight Parent Empowerment meetings.

Families can expect 1.5 hour sessions, which will promote family bonding, provide information and training about their child’s social skills curriculum, and support energizing family exchanges.

Families will be asked to support the activities by taking turns preparing the meal and providing refreshments.  Only students, family members, parents and/or guardians should attend.

Goals and Objectives:
Empower parents to become leaders in the challenge of helping their child
a.  Strengthen the positive relationship between child and family
b.  Direct a family’s energies towards positive communication

Improve the child’s overall school performance
a.  Teach skills to help improve student’s behavioral, academic, and social performance at school
b.  Empower parents to assume an assertive stance in the educational process of their child
c.  Encourage parent-child participation within the school community

Reduce the daily stress that parents and children experience
a.  Increase self-esteem of parent and child
b.  Build positive parent-child interactions through games and other shared activities supervised by the staff
c.  Build group relationships that will become an ongoing support system
d.  Provide a community resource services directory for each participating family

Parent Component
Parent participation in this program is critical to student success.  Parent involvement will include parent conferencing, parent empowerment groups, and home visits when applicable.