Now, stop imagining. Parents like the thought of having programs that are centered on learning in the community, teaching real world applications, and in which their children go out in the community to see what they learned. The Charter School represents a unique partnership between the local school district and the Meadowlands community. The school seeks to revitalize education by involving the whole community.
Parents are more involved in the educational process.
Students have regained an interest in learning. Teachers are experimenting with innovative techniques. Education at Toivola-Meadowlands Charter School extends far beyond pencils, paper, and textbooks. Students have input into what they believe they need to learn, which encourages them to share the responsibility for learning. What connects it for the parents is that they can be directly involved and they don't have 50 layers of bureaucracy to go through when they want to have input of how things are done.