Kids learn better when Bozeman teachers make parents part of the team

Kids’ reading and math skills can improve dramatically when teachers and parents work together on the same team.

Two Hyalite School teachers delivered that message recently to the Bozeman School Board, explaining a new approach called "Academic Parent-Teacher Teams."

First-grade teacher Gia LaForge and Deb Persons, an intervention teacher who works with struggling students, said that after trying the parent-partnership idea for two years, they’ve seen great results. They’d like to see the idea spread to more Bozeman classrooms.

By Gail Schontzler Chronicle Staff Writer

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