These classes can help the parent, student, and school. Invitational events can encourage people to get involved with the school that might not otherwise. Also, greeting visitors with a sign in their own language can make a big impression. Find out the languages spoken by students and parents and put up a sign with all languages on it. Another way to help parents feel genuinely wanted and welcomed is to establish parent advisory groups.
People like to know that their input is valued.
Also, the school could set up a parent center in the school stocked with resources to help parents. This is one way the school can say we care. In addition, the school could recognize what parents are doing to help the students and praise them for their efforts. One very important way that parents can become involved in their student's work is through the use of computers. This is a new world opening up for a lot of students as well as their parents.