Write policies that cause administrators, teachers, businesses and the community to enter into partnerships with families. Provide training programs for teachers, schools, school personal, parents and the community that address racial, ethnic, income and linguistic differences and help the school provide for parents from diverse backgrounds. Address special needs populations such as homeless parents or parents with disabilities. Encourage parents to join and become involved. Help develop a lending library for parents that contains parent education and involvement information.
Libraries can be books, audio and video cassettes.
Support early childhood education programs. Create policies and a work environment conducive to family involvement in education such as flexible leave policies. Please send your ideas, thoughts, highlights of events and activities to Parenting Coalition International to share with others.