Parent Academy: Your Step-By-Step Framework For Successfully Partnering With Private School Parents
Parent Academy
For Private School Leaders
I have been where you are.
I used to get super anxious and sick to my stomach just thinking about talking to certain parents.
I used to have parents living rent-free in my head 24/7. In bed. At the dinner table. Driving to work.
Parent issues dominated every aspect of my work as a private school leader, and I was stressed out all the time.
I didn't know what to do. I didn't have a plan. All I had was anxiety, fear and insecurity.
So, that's why I created Parent Academy.
I want you to have a plan.
You will go from feeling anxious and stressed about working with parents to feeling confident, calm and relaxed.
Parent Academy is your step-by-step framework for building effective partnerships with parents, while reducing your stress and anxiety.
I took my 33 years of experience successfully working with thousands of private school parents and packaged it into an online course for you and your teachers!
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Do you want to spend less time and less stress on parent problems?
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Do you want to have happier and more satisfied parents at your school?
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Do you want your teachers to proactively and positively engage with your parents?
Your Step By Step Framework
Step 1 - Understand Your Parents
Step 2 - Learn And Apply The 5 C's Of Effective Communication
Step 3 - Build Better Relationships (and learn how to have great meetings with upset parents)
Step 4 - Apply Advanced Strategies To Your Outlier Parents
Step 5 - I Will Teach Your Teachers This Step-By-Step Framework (Two, 45-minute webinars, with guided notes, discussion questions and additional resources)
“I am so grateful for the lesson on the 7 steps to a successful parent meeting. I used what I learned as I prepared for a challenging parent meeting I had this afternoon, and the meeting went SO much better than I had imagined it would.
Thanks for helping to make my job easier, I really appreciate it.”
Vanessa, Principal, Minnesota
"The Parent Academy content that Mark presents is practical, applicable, and easy to digest. It is student centered, reminding us all of why we do what we do to begin with. I found the videos to be so encouraging. First of all--it reminds me that the challenges I have are not unique--I am not alone. Then he provides tools and strategies to help us overcome the obstacles to build great relationships with the parents of our students."
Randy, Administrator, Wooster, OH
“Dealing with difficult parents used to be so stressful. I now have a plethora of strategies when facing tough situations.
Instead of finishing the school year feeling completely burned out, I feel satisfied with the school year and ready to utilize the summer to continue to advance. I enjoy my work more than I ever have.”
Lindsay, Head of School, Iowa
After I teach you the step by step framework, I will then teach your teachers! Parent Academy includes two, 45-minute webinar PDs, complete with a printable workbook, guided notes and discussion questions!
You will have lifetime access to Parent Academy and you can navigate the coursework on your phone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer. You can also learn at any time day or night because the lessons are asynchronous. Just print out your workbook and get started!
You will go from feeling anxious and stressed about working with parents to feeling confident, calm and relaxed.
How Does Parent Academy Work?
Getting Started
Module 1: Understand Your Parents
Module 2: Teach Your Teachers The 5 C's Of Effective Communication
Module 3: Building Better Relationships
Module 4: Use Advanced Strategies On Outliers
Teacher PD (Part 1)
Teacher PD (Part 2)
Title II Funds
You can use Title II funds from your local public school district to pay for Parent Academy. (CLICK HERE for a step-by-step guide on how to do this!)
After I teach you the step by step framework, I will then teach your teachers!
What would your school be like if your teachers had better relationships with the parents?
Just imagine:
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Less problems making it to your desk because teachers have built better partnerships with the parents
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More successful students who benefit from stronger partnerships between their teachers and their parents
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Higher retention rates
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Higher parent satisfaction scores on the parent survey
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Happier and less stressed teachers
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Happier and less stressed parents
These two Teacher PD's can be game changers at your school!
- These are 45-minute webinars, with a printable workbook, guided notes, Discussion Questions and teacher resources.
- You can present the Teacher PD's on the same Teacher In-Service Day or split it between two days.
- I suggest that you present this PD with your faculty in the same room so that they can break into small groups for the Discussion Questions.
- After your faculty has participated in this training, you can use these two PD's as part of your onboarding process for new hires in the future.
Building Effective Relationships With Private School Parents (Part 1)
- Why So Emotional?
- Hopes And Fears
- The Child In The Chair
- The Wall Of Mutual Distrust
- The 5 C’s
- Discussion Questions
- Teacher Resources
Building Effective Relationships With Private School Parents (Part 2)
- Listen, Acknowledge, Validate
- The Narrative Void
- Proactive Communication
- Have Better Parent Meetings
- Quick Tips
- Discussion Questions
45-Minute Video Webinars
27 page printable workbook
Guided notes and discussion questions
Additional teacher resources
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a money back guarantee?
How does an online course work?
How long do I have access to Parent Academy?
How should I present the Teacher PD's to my faculty?
