Family Solutions Program Bolsters School Attendance and Achievement

Families sometimes face many challenges in managing life’s circumstances. One of these challenges is helping children do the very best they can to achieve school success.

Recently, 6 families with elementary school children in Madison County participated in the Family Solutions Program over 10 weeks. The families focused on how to overcome obstacles that prevented regular attendance at school, creating a home environment each night for homework, and learning strategies to work successfully with teachers. A school administrator spoke to the families about building partnerships with the school. Families focused on learning parenting skills, creating a daily schedule that reflects the importance of school, and structuring their day to make sure children attended school in a punctual and regular manner. They learned the statistics on how education prepares children to earn a good income. They learned about how George Dawson had seven children who all graduated from college despite the fact that George himself could not read.

At the tenth and final session, families had a celebration dinner in recognition of their achievement and received a certificate of completion and congratulations from the judge and program leaders.