The Dads of Great Students WATCH D.O.G.S. program is one of the nation’s largest and most respected school-based, family, and community engagement, organizations in the country. WATCH D.O.G.S. is a family and community engagement educational initiative designed and developed by educators, experts and parent volunteers over more than two decades.
This program provides our JES campus with positive male role models for the students, demonstrating by their presence that education is important. Meanwhile, we provide extra sets of eyes and ears to enhance school security, reduce bullying and provide a greater sense of campus safety allowing students and teachers to focus on learning and instruction.
At Jefferson Elementary, Watch D.O.G.S. dads can volunteer in two capacities- by helping to staff the Friday morning Car Rider Drop Off Line on the first Friday of each month, or by signing up to be a WatchDOG at the school for an entire school day. We encourage our WatchDOGS volunteers to purchase and wear the volunteer t-shirt when onsite at JES so that we can be easily identified!