The TIPS program calls for parents to help their children with math and science homework and to make presentations in social studies classrooms. Most parents require some sort of training before using such curricula. Staff can use P.T.A. meetings, open houses, or special meetings to discuss the programs and how to teach them. Less formal programs are more easily implemented. Teacher-parent conferences are ideal opportunities for suggesting and explaining simple home study activities.
Teachers can follow up such conversations by sending home notes and photocopied materials.
Innovative and energetic teachers find ways to involve parents in education. Capable administrators can do that on a larger scale. Implementation begins by making certain that all staff members understand the subject's importance. Administrators can hire staff sympathetic to parent involvement by discussing the topic in job interviews. Inservice trainings and amended contract language can help to educate and convince tenured teachers.