Schools
Simmons Elementary Raises 'Family Engagement'
Administrators and staff at Simmons Elementary School have been working for more than a year to spur a more family-centered approach to student success.
Everyone knows about back-to-school night, but what about a night to reflect on the positive outcomes throughout the year?
Simmons Elementary School did not have one. Until now.
On May 1 from 6:30 to 8 p.m., the school will be open to students and families and the gym will be filled with various physical education activities, according to Simmons Principal Karen Kanter.
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In looking at ways to increase "family engagement," Kanter said the school's core group of 12 to 15 staff members worked to help determine the best routes to interactivity.
As a result, Simmons reworked its back-to-school night to make it more interactive for families, Kanter said. In addition, parents, through a survey, shared that "there isn’t an opportunity in the stpring to kind of celebrate what happened throughout the year," according to Kanter.
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The school's answer is the May 1 "spring celebration of learning."
Simmons representatives traveled recently to Hershey to present the culmination of roughly 18 months of work centered on engaging Simmons families. Kanter said Hatboro-Horsham was one of eight districts from Pennsylvania that participated.
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