{"id":33,"date":"2012-03-23T18:32:54","date_gmt":"2012-03-23T18:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us\/school\/53rd\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2026-05-01T16:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T16:33:28","slug":"families","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/53rd\/families\/","title":{"rendered":"Families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a parent, you are one of the key ingredients needed to ensure that your child has a safe and educational school experience. Several things you can do to aid your child\u2019s education include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Join your school\u2019s parent organization, school governance council, or through an MPS Volunteering Program<\/li>\n<li>Ask what opportunities and resources are offered for parents and select those that best meet your family&#8217;s needs<\/li>\n<li>Visit your school\u2019s parent center to talk with other parents and learn more about your school\u2019s educational program as well as the MPS Learning Targets<\/li>\n<li>Keep in close communication with your children\u2019s teachers and administrators<\/li>\n<li>Know your Rights and Responsibilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember, school staffs are there to help you make the educational experience positive for all families.<\/p>\n<p>Listed below are some things you can do to support your children:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Turn off the television and read to your children.<\/li>\n<li>Visit the library on a regular basis to borrow books and use the computers<\/li>\n<li>Plan on attending parent conferences and other school programs and activities.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure you know your children\u2019s friends and where your children are at all times.<\/li>\n<li>Set consistent bedtimes to assure 8-9 hours of sleep.<\/li>\n<li>Plan for three nutritious meals per day.<\/li>\n<li>Remember, you are your children&#8217;s first and most important teacher.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mpsmke.com\/rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the MPS Parent\/Student Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/53rd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/School-Parent-Compact-2021-22-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">School Parent Compact<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please join us for <a href=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/53rd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/Sec-Monthly-Meeting-flyer.docx\" target=\"_blank\">SEC<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/53rd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/Virtual-District-Advisory-Council-Meetings-flyer.docx\" target=\"_blank\">District Advisory Council.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a parent, you are one of the key ingredients needed to ensure that your child has a safe and educational school experience. Several things you can do to aid your child\u2019s education include: Join your school\u2019s parent organization, school governance council, or through an MPS Volunteering Program Ask what opportunities and resources are offered [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-33","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/53rd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/53rd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/53rd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/53rd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/53rd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/53rd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/33\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/53rd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}