Garfield parents, educators and students can also expect an increased emphasis on community involvement. People at Washington would say that I involve the whole community. It is like concentric circles. It starts in the school and then reaches out to include parents and guardians and then the larger community, said Day. Our kids need a lot of support.
Outside agencies bring a tremendous amount of resources to schools.
You really can t do what needs to be done on just the money your receive from basic funding. Day, a graduate of Gonzaga University, spent her early years in the educational field working with troubled children and students with special needs. Her first experience came working as a teacher at a juvenile detention facility. Her duties included teaching basic skills and keeping inmates who were enrolled in school up to date with their homework. For three years after her initial teaching experience, Day split her time working part-time with patients at the Ryther Child Center, an inpatient drug treatment facility.