These span a wide range of knowledge and skill and parents are encouraged to actively seek out how they can best assist the school. The active and cooperative participation of all individual families is the lifeblood of our open alternative school program. Orion School needs full, active participation by the families of every student. Upon enrolling your child, you will be asked to sign a parent participation contract, pledging to complete the annual minimum commitment, and complete a survey of your skills and interests for getting involved. Opportunities exist and skills are need both in the classroom with the children and in committee and leadership areas.
Child care is provided at many meetings.
Please update the Parent Participation section of this handbook as developments occur. Each family records their hours and may submit it to the office or record your hours in the parent participation binder in your child's classroom. The Parent Participation Committee tracks the hours spent and hours needed and the Classroom Coordinators can help families learn about jobs where help is needed. In the occasional cases where participation becomes a hardship, the School Site Council has adopted a policy and procedure for granting exceptions. Should a family decline to participate in Orion, then Orion is not an appropriate school for this family.