We need your help to accomplish this goal. Parent Outreach will soon distribute a form requesting volunteers to join a committee to help with various activities. In the event of a family emergency such as an illness or death in the family, the volunteer would alert the PTA which in turn could coordinate babysitting, carpooling and meal preparation, if needed. This takes the Welcome Wagon one step further and is aimed at families who may have just arrived in the United States, families who may have been here a while but are still not familiar with the American school system, or families that would appreciate some help. The parent partner would take the family under their wing and keep in touch with them throughout the year to remind them of important school events such as school pictures, parent-teacher conferences, field trips, half days, etc.
Regular contact is important.
In some cases a second language would be helpful, in others not. Volunteers for each grade level would call international families to remind them of important school events such as the ones mentioned above and emergency closings. A second language is very important. The more volunteers we have for the telephone tree, the fewer calls the volunteers will need to make. We will work with Room Parents to try to link parents in the same class, or at least the same grade, whenever possible.