At my school we have a potential watch-list of students who are in danger of not being successful.
So, what could I do to support them? I do not mean the teacher, how can I support those students directly. I am not their classroom teacher, so I would not see them on a regular basis. They are spread over 40+ classrooms, so I would not be able to go support a lesson for each student, because that would take all of my time.
Here is one thought. What if I made it my job to do two things. First, know everyone one of those students and try to make a connection with each of them every week. If I went in at random times through the week I would see them in different contexts. I could take a picture and ask the teacher to forward it to the parent.
Second, what if any time one of those watch-list students were absent, the next day I went and checked in on them. If I just made sure they were ok and told them that I was happy to see them.
I think this does a few things. First, it gives the student another adult in the building that cares about them. Second, emailing the parent helps build a connection between the parent and the school. Third, any time the student is absent they have an adult checking on them and hopefully helps with their attendance.
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