Abstract
The study sought to examine the crucial roles and responsibilities of parents in parenting, communication, and collaboration with the community in relation to academic achievement. A descriptive-correlational research method was employed, and the statistical tools used in the study were the mean and standard deviation to determine the extent of parental crucial roles and responsibilities, and frequency and percentage were used for the respondents' academic achievement. Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient was used to assess the relationship between respondents' academic achievement and their parents' crucial roles. Findings revealed that parents most of the time (mean: 2.93) praise their children for good achievement in school, are willing to help with their projects, educate them to be respectful, and show concern to them. Further, parents always provide for their children's needs in school. Furthermore, as for communication, parents often (mean: 2.44) attended homeroom PTA meetings, coordinated with teachers to ask their children what they can do to improve their grades, and visited the school to assess whether the environment is conducive to learning and to get updates on their children's academic performance. In summary, it was recommended that the Parents be informed of the findings of this study to make them aware of the effects of their parental involvement and to enable them to improve their parenting influence to address the child's need to improve his/her academic performance. They should give full motivation, guidance, and assistance for the children's educational endeavors. Teachers should help students referred for academic counseling, especially those who are not performing well academically.
