• WATCH DOG DAD

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    FAQs of the WATCH D.O.G.S. program at Shady Grove!

    What is WATCH D.O.G.S.® (Dads Of Great Students)?

    WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads Of Great Students) is a family and community engagement educational initiative.

    What are the goals of a WATCH D.O.G.S. program?

    1) To provide positive male role models for the students, demonstrating by their presence that education is important.

    2) To provide extra sets of eyes and ears to enhance school security and reduce bullying.

    Who are WatchDOGS and how does WATCH D.O.G.S. work?

    WatchDOGS are fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and other father-figures who volunteer for at least one day each year at an official WATCH D.O.G.S. school.

    WATCH D.O.G.S., a K-12 program, invites fathers, grandfathers, uncles, or other father figures to volunteer at least one day all day at their child’s/student’s school during the school year. WatchDOG dads and volunteers perform a variety of tasks during their volunteer day including monitoring the school entrance, assisting with unloading and loading of buses and cars, monitoring the lunch room, or helping in the classroom with a teacher’s guidance by working with small groups of students on homework, flashcards, or spelling.

    What do WatchDOGS do (while they are at school)?

    During the day, WatchDOGS may read and work on flash cards with students, play at recess, eat lunch with students, patrol the school entrances and hallways, assist with traffic flow and any other assigned activities where they actively engage with not only their own students, but other students as well.

    Many school principals have reported that the mere presence of a WatchDOG dad dramatically reduces reports of bullying. On the day of their participation, WatchDOG dads are given a brief review of their involvement and they wear an official WATCH D.O.G.S. vest with a disposable ‘Dog Tag’ identifying them as a WatchDOG.