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Principal's Family Guide by Grade & How to Succeed at Newport

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Navigating Newport:

Who to ask?

  • First, coach your teen to address the issue and seek help from the people we list in Learn More. Work along side your teen, demonstrating as you go, even when you feel you need to step in.   LEARN MORE

Attendance: General Help

  • How to access your student’s record, report absences, find information, and correct errors   LEARN MORE

Getting Started with Clubs & Teams

  • How you can help your student find the right place to get involved in critical after-school activities and teams   LEARN MORE

Parent Resource Documents—Handouts from events, worksheets, student support techniques and more.

Use our Guides by Grade to map your journey.

Coaching Your Student:

Setting Up Successful Parent-Teen Conversations

  • Simple 4-step process that helps families discuss difficult topics   LEARN MORE

Pause & Think: What Went Well

  • Simple practice that helps teens recognize their progress and plan for growth   LEARN MORE
What went well process helps teens focus on the positive as a first step to problem solving.

Pause, Notice, Name & Navigate

  • Simple steps to learn to respond thoughtfully rather than reacting emotionally   LEARN MORE

Help your teen develop healthy stress tools

  • Specific guide and tools to coach your teen to prepare for daily and major stress situations    LEARN MORE
Notice, Name Navigate steps

Health & Well-Being

Mandarin Parent Event–Family roles in helping students belong in school

  • Why belonging matters to learning
  • How families help students embrace academic risks that help teens succeed
  • Where to go with questions
  • Setting your student up to flourish & thrive

  • Mandarin Slides

  • English Slides

  • Video Recording

College & Career Planning Support:

How many AP courses?

  • Guidance on coaching your student to select a healthy AP course load that will get them where they want to go    LEARN MORE

Help your student identify key interests

  • Discussion guide to help your student explore what courses to take and what careers interest them    LEARN MORE

Why your student should take career classes

  • All students–even those headed to college–should take a close look at career courses at Newport    LEARN MORE
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