Sustaining program participation and staying attuned to parents' interests as well as students' needs are ongoing commitments. One of our most important interventions has been to transform a classroom into a Parents' Room, a place where they feel welcome. PAL's objective is to provide a safety net for families struggling to survive in our community. Parent helpers are responsible for making attendance calls, photocopying and collating bulletins, making instructional manipulatives, and much more. This program increases positive interactions among child, parent, teacher, and administrator.
Children are proud to see their parents employed at their school .
Often, the parents' earnings from this program enable their family to remain not only in the neighborhood but also in our school. In a diverse community like Langley Park, the school can serve as a link between needed resources and referral agencies. Ave., Hyattsville, MD 20783.