They want to be involved. Involving parents, teachers and communities in efforts to achieve high standards and devise fair, meaningful ways to determine whether those standards are met. The general session speaker is Else Hamayan of the Illinois Resource Center, who will talk about creating a new paradigm for parent involvement in public schools. Six CEU credits are available. Top Benson Tribute Planned Colleagues and friends of John Benson are invited to an open house buffet for the outgoing state superintendent on June 3 at the Pine Knoll Supper Club in Lake Mills.
Children are free.
A Fresh Look at Attitudes on Public Engagement also found that only 4 percent of superintendents see communication with the community as their most pressing concern. Parents and the public would like to see more community involvement, but two-thirds say they're comfortable leaving decisions to the professionals. Those who rate their schools poorly are more likely to want to get directly involved. Carefully choosing the content for a school district's Web site will make it one parents want to visit and communicate a positive message about the district, according to the National School Public Relations Association. A page of questions and answers frequently asked by parents, such as school hours and the calendar, lunch menus, bus schedules, school supplies and how to contact school staff.