Since 1995, the annual effort has given communities an opportunity to build awareness and support for the work schools do, at a time of year when interest in education is already high. The U.S. Department of Education, state, and local officials travel to schools around the country to discuss ways that family and community involvement can help schools meet the challenges they are facing. Develop a planning calendar that details each task, each person's responsibility, and due dates. Organize a parent resource room in the school or in community centers. Start an afterschool program.
Publicity Develop a plan to reach the media.
Complete the evaluation process. Maintain contact with community and partners. As the advisor it is important for you to help guide the council members toward achieving their goals, rather than telling them what to do. Guide the student leaders in discussing suggestions by asking why this idea may or may not work for the group. When the students do not have the responsibility for making decisions, explain why this is so.