{"id":21,"date":"2014-01-08T19:08:24","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T19:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us\/school\/curtin\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-01-22T19:15:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T19:15:26","slug":"families","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/curtin\/families\/","title":{"rendered":"Families"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Help Your Child Improve Their Scores<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2469\" src=\"https:\/\/mpsschoolwebsi.wpenginepowered.com\/curtin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2014\/01\/Untitled-design-300x251.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/curtin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2014\/01\/Untitled-design-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/curtin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2014\/01\/Untitled-design.png 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Programs used in the classroom can be utilized by your child at home to help them improve academically. Have your student login through <a href=\"https:\/\/mpsmke.com\/clever\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clever<\/a> to find all programs they can access including Smarty Ants, My Path, Discovery Education, Flocabulary, etc.<\/p>\n<h2>Discuss Your Child\u2019s Progress with Their Teachers<\/h2>\n<p>Attend parent\/teacher conferences, or arrange for a special conference with your child\u2019s teacher. If time does not permit, a phone call or a brief note is appreciated.<\/p>\n<p>Families play a vital role in education. Parents are encouraged to work with teachers to decide on an appropriate time to visit their child\u2019s classroom, discuss student progress and share ways to increase learning. Reports are sent home to parents and conferences are scheduled regularly to assess each student\u2019s progress. Staff will honor parental requests for additional conferences, meetings or reports at any time.<\/p>\n<h2>Assist Your Child with Homework<\/h2>\n<p>Your child\u2019s teacher will communicate with you about the type of homework that is appropriate for your child. Be sure to provide a quiet time and place for homework.<\/p>\n<h2>Parent Volunteers<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2470\" src=\"https:\/\/mpsschoolwebsi.wpenginepowered.com\/curtin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2014\/01\/Untitled-design-1-e1647269215614-300x206.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/curtin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2014\/01\/Untitled-design-1-e1647269215614-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/curtin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2014\/01\/Untitled-design-1-e1647269215614-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/curtin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2014\/01\/Untitled-design-1-e1647269215614.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>We have very active parent volunteers. We are always looking for more caring, motivated individuals to work with our students. Volunteers are a wonderful supplement to the educational experience of children in Milwaukee Public Schools.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in volunteering, please call or email our Parent Coordinator, Ms. Diana Sotelo at 414-902-7700 or sotelod@milwaukee.k12.wi.us, or <a href=\"https:\/\/mpsmke.com\/mpsvolapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fill out the online application<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2>PTO and SEC Meetings<\/h2>\n<p>Our Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) and School Engagement Council (SEC) are groups that discuss school wide items such as fundraising, family events, parent involvement, school safety, testing, staffing, etc. All families are welcome to attend!<\/p>\n<p>We meet on the first Thursday of the month at 7:30 AM in our school library.\u00a0 Dates are below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 3rd<\/li>\n<li>May 1st<\/li>\n<li>June &#8211; No Meeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Help Your Child Improve Their Scores Programs used in the classroom can be utilized by your child at home to help them improve academically. Have your student login through Clever to find all programs they can access including Smarty Ants, My Path, Discovery Education, Flocabulary, etc. Discuss Your Child\u2019s Progress with Their Teachers Attend parent\/teacher [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"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-21","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/curtin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/curtin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/curtin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/curtin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/curtin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/curtin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/k12.mps.school\/curtin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}