The conference will be held each year on the Thursday before Fathers' Day in order to promote Fathers' involvement in their children's lives. Parents designated as PASS captains each invite twenty families from their neighborhoods, churches, or other organizations. Invitations are also sent home in all students' report cards. At the festival, families learn about new policies and standards and how to best meet these new challenges. Each attending parent receives a PASS kit full of grade-appropriate resources to support home learning strategies.
Materials are available in five different languages in order to best serve the district's families.
September has been declared Education Month in San Diego, California , as part of the city's Millennium Year Celebration. Through San Diego Goes Back to School , parents and community members districtwide were invited to join students and schools in kicking off the 2000-2001 school year in a positive way. Employers were strongly encouraged to allow working parents time off to participate-a request made possible under the California Family School Partnership Act. To inform employers of the event and facilitate parent requests, San Diego schools provided custom designed Employee Time Off Request forms. In Washington, DC , Teachers' Night at the Smithsonian is open to educators and other community members.