𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄? 📚🎓
Not all students are offered or are automatically enrolled in advanced courses, even when their academic record indicates readiness. This disproportionately affects students of color and low-income students.
𝗧𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆:
▪️I cannot stress enough how CRITICAL it is for you to be as prepared as possible, as early as possible, so that you can make well-informed, strategic decisions and to effectively advocate for your child's education.
▪️If you’re not taking early action, my biggest concern for you is that you'll slip into a problematic cycle of reactivity, constantly playing catch up, and ultimately putting you at a disadvantage—making it increasingly difficult to course correct the way you would like to.
If you don’t think you have time now or think it’s too early, putting off this strategic prep work will leave you with fewer options than you might otherwise have. I’ve been in K-12 education for 20+ years. I know far too many well-intentioned parents express regret at not starting sooner. 😒
▪️That's why working with me on your strategy NOW helps set you up for success. You need to have a clear and specific vision and education goal you’re working toward. Right now, you don’t know what you don’t know. So you need to find out sooner rather than later what you need to know and/or do to fill those gaps.
Ready for a truth bomb?
You have big dreams and lofty goals. But you can’t play the long game if you arent warmed up … or worse, if you don’t even know how to play. 🤷🏽
"The things that we often have as ambition sometimes gets thwarted by our naïveté." — Luke Cooper
▪️Take this example about advanced coursework in high school. If this is new information for you, think about the questions you might start asking yourself.
What are the potential consequences of not knowing and missing the window of opportunity to advocate for your child?
What might you consider doing earlier or doing differently to shift your child’s education trajectory?
🔥 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘄:
👉🏾 Work with me. If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and do some deep thinking with my expert guidance, structure, and feedback as I work alongside you to create a personalized strategy … then check out a special 6-month project we can do together (March - August).
👉🏾 Schedule a 30-min exploratory call. The most common outcome that parents report from this type of call is clarity and direction.
Either way, I suggest you take action.
Give yourself ample space and runway to uncover, explore, and prioritize what you need to know and do while you have the lead time. ⏳
Links are in the comments.
On February 20, AIR's Megan Austin testified to the Minnesota House Education Policy Committee about an #IESfunded study that examined the effects of automatically enrolling students into advanced courses based on standardized test scores, as opposed to traditional models in which these classes require a recommendation from a teacher, counselor, or parent.
Automatic enrollment may help increase equity in advanced courses among students who had previously been overlooked without harming student performance.
Watch the full testimony:
https://bit.ly/49KDVNi
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1moGreat work, team. Love to see the mission expand.