Off to a Great Start by June Million, Director of Public Information April 1993 E very school must make the best possible first impression on parents during kindergarten registration. This important event sets the tone for the home-school relationship, and, if done poorly, may even drive parents to enroll their youngsters elsewhere.
Most principals organize programs to introduce their schools to prospective students.
During the winter, she holds an evening coffee in a parent's home, mixing pre-kindergarten parents with kindergarten parents. With Haitian and Spanish interpreters, all teachers are introduced and the school program is discussed. The next week, parents visit school during the day to see how teachers and children interact, and to ask more questions. At a school in Indiana, the principal holds a brief evening program at school in the spring. Children play in the kindergarten room while parents are briefed by teachers, the nurse, and the guidance counselor.