Encouraging Hundred Percent of Parents to Attend and Participate in PTA Meetings of Primary Grades in Banga Elementary School

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

We are all aware that most children have two main educators in their lives: their parents and their teachers. Parents play the role by choosing the right path in education and support their children to achieve their goals. Teachers mold the students intellectually, spiritually, and physically. Encouraging parents to participate in all school activities is a difficult task for the teacher but is necessary to achieve the highest level of development among learners. Without proper channels and communication between them, school achievements wouldn't be possible. This research focuses on how to encourage one hundred percent of Primary grades of Banga Elementary School parents to participate in school activities and provide interventions that will help parents embrace the needs and support for their involvement in every school activity.

METHODS

The researchers selected 152 parent respondents in Banga Elementary School. The researchers conducted surveys for parents. The parents identify different factors. The data analysis plan of the researchers includes, weighted mean, frequency, and percentage.

RESULTS

Results show that the following factors affect the parents' participation in school activities: work, distance from the school, parental duty at home, and parent and teacher communication. Time is a crucial factor for teachers as well as parents. Announcements of PTA meetings or any other school-related activity should be announced as early one week in order for parents or guardians to prepare themselves in anything that they are doing at home or workplace. Teachers must also communicate regularly with parents through various means, providing written information in the parents' native language. School, teachers, and parents must sit and talk about the schedule of parents that need some adjustment in response to the issues that arose from the issue that most parents are not able to attend meetings and participate in different activities because of work and time management. Parents must be encouraged to come to school even without meetings to discuss and find time for them to realize that they have special functions and participation to every school activity involving their children.

DISCUSSIONS

The result shows that there must be a good understanding between parents and teachers in terms of communication through various means that will facilitate adjustments in time and schedules in order to achieve 100% active participation and support of the parents in school for their children’s welfare.