That's where the Family Resource Centers and PTA can be excellent ways to make your presence known in the school district. The Family Resource Centers are in nine elementary and middle schools in the district. The Teen Family Resource Center also is in the Dickinson Lifelong Learning Center. The resource centers offer everything from parent-child lunches and homework clubs to parenting discussions and family events. They are a place for parents and children to come together.
Parents can pick up a monthly calendar of events from the resource center in their school.
The secretary of your school should be able to tell you the name of the PTA president there. Curtiss joined her local PTA when her children, now in their 20s, were just young. She tells parents that by becoming involved, they will know more about what's going on in the schools and their children's lives. If fathers aren't comfortable in the class- room, they can use their skills in other ways. For example, they could go around to businesses seeking donations for after-school activities or help plant trees in the schoolyard.