Videos for Students and Families
Share these video and print resources to follow up with parents or students and bolster your home-school connection. Get the conversation started or keep a dialogue going! You can share these video and print resources with parents or students in person (watch in a parent meeting, for example, or at a home visit) or online, by providing a link to the content via email. On each page you’ll find a Share This Link box. Simply click to send an email or copy and paste the provided link to others with whom you would like to share this link.
Attendance and Achievement
Video Series with Student and Family Print Resources
Each Connect with Kids reality-based program streams in five segments, a manageable 5 to 8 minutes in length.
Power of Expectations:
Part 1
Power of Expectations:
Part 2
Power of Expectations:
Part 3
Power of Expectations:
Part 4
Power of Expectations:
Part 5
Bright Kids, Bad Grades: Part 1
Bright Kids, Bad Grades: Part 2
Bright Kids, Bad Grades: Part 3
Bright Kids, Bad Grades: Part 4
Bright Kids, Bad Grades: Part 5
Against All Odds: Part 1
Against All Odds: Part 2
Against All Odds: Part 3
Against All Odds: Part 4
Against All Odds: Part 5
The Trouble with Boys:
Part 1
The Trouble with Boys:
Part 2
The Trouble with Boys:
Part 3
The Trouble with Boys:
Part 4
The Trouble with Boys:
Part 5
Disconnect: Why Kids Skip School: Part 1
Disconnect: Why Kids Skip School: Part 2
Disconnect: Why Kids Skip School: Part 3
Disconnect: Why Kids Skip School: Part 4
Disconnect: Why Kids Skip School: Part 5
Video Shorts
Watch a short two-minute video featuring real kids and their stories, with more information and questions to discuss with your family.
Academic Motivation- High Risk Behavior
- Participation and Leadership
- The Mentor Impact
- The Importance of Attendance
Family Chats
Student Truancy
Exceeding Expectations
Learning Good Habits Early
Keeping Up When You are Absent
Balancing School and a Job- Making the Most of Education
- Finding a Mentor
- Early Exposure to a Career
- What’s a Responsible College Visit