Do we value student voices through authentic opportunities for their involvement in the organization?
Do we work to build trust in our schools?Helping parents become engaged requires us to assure the development of our teachers’ competency in meaning ful two-way communication,first honoring the fact that all parents want their child to succeed.We must provide opportunities for the educators to learn about the different cultures in their buildings.We need to structure home visits with a focus on getting to know the child–and developing meaningful relationships with parents around the child’s learning.It is our obligation to build the skills in ourselves and in all stakeholders to assure meaningful two-way communication that impacts student learning.It is a tremendous obligation that results in tremendous rewards–where all stakeholders are working together to increase learning.