As one who has been involved in education all my professional life, I know first hand how important it is for parents to be meaningfully involved in their children's education. I've seen children overcome significant learning disabilities because their parents cared enough to work in partnership with teachers on identified problems. Conversely, I have seen the tragedy of children whose parents have abdicated their helping roles and left their youngsters to fail alone. Nowhere is this partnership more important than in our schools.
Schools work best when they work in partnership with parents and with their community.
Currently more than 500 businesses, military commands, and civic organizations have joined the partners in education program in Virginia Beach. All of our schools have more than one partner. Projects and activities include mentorships, donations, scholarships, tours, and more. There are many levels of parental involvement, however. Effective communication with your child's teacher is the most basic and probably most important way to make a difference in his or her success in school.