WATCH DOGS

WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads Of Great Students) is a family and community engagement 
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 create a positive environment.

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

WATCH D.O.G.S. 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 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 classwork, 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 complete other assigned activities where they actively engage not only their own student(s), but other students as well.

Many school principals have reported that the mere presence of a WATCH D.O.G.S dad dramatically improves the environment. On the day of their participation, WATCH D.O.G.S 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 WATCH D.O.G.S