Engaging parents in their children’s futures

Unique Technology for Meaningful Parent Involvement

Parents want and deserve clear feedback on their children’s educational progress, along with proven steps that can help their children succeed. The Parent Network provides meaningful and timely information that keeps parents continuously engaged in their children’s academic growth and in planning for college and beyond.

Redefining Parent Communication

The Grow Network/McGraw-Hill (“Grow”) is a national leader in turning assessment results into improved instruction for greater achievement. Grow recognized that technology could transform how educators communicate with parents and redefine the role that parents play in shaping their children’s academic achievement and future success.

Personalized Online Information for Parents

When parents log on to their state or district’s customized Parent Network site, they find specific information about how they can help their own children:

• Fast test results, weeks before printed student reports arrive, so corrective action can be taken sooner.
• Flexibility to provide user-friendly interpretations of different types of student data, including results of state tests, norm-referenced tests, and alternative and English Language Learner assessments.
• Personal Action Plans for each child, created expressly to meet that child’s learning needs and build on existing strengths.
• Clear explanations of test results, state academic standards, and the curriculum goals for each child’s grade level.
• Charts showing how each child’s progress aligns to state standards for proficiency in all tested subjects.
• Home activities, based on state’s standards, that target both student needs and strengths and promote family interaction.
• Access to parent-friendly planning tools and resources, and advice for each age level.

To receive a demo of the Parent Network, contact your regional representative at inquiries@grow.net.