Media Center Resources

Parent Engagement and Controls

Parent engagement is important for Success For All.   All parents have significant influence over what their children read or watch when enrolled in Grand Haven Area Public Schools. Here are some ways to engage with children for your consideration.

• You are your child's most important teacher. Talk to your child about what they read and watch. Help them process information with you. 

• Parents can access the Destiny card catalog to see what books are in the library. Click on the school library of choice, and then click on Catalog near the top left to search for books. No password is needed.

• Parents can access the Destiny card catalog to see what their child has checked out. A child’s password is needed. 

• Parents can request a weekly email with the titles their child has checked out.

• Parents can request that specific titles are not checked out to their children. Contact your child's school librarian with those titles.

• Parents can talk with school librarians and teachers and express preferences for the types of books they want their children to read. 

• Parents are encouraged to use books as a way to discuss sensitive topics to teach your family’s values and behavior.

• Limit screen time, check your child's devices and have children plugin at an established time in a common area that is not the child's bedroom.

GHAPS Material Reconsideration Guide