Networking-Bringing Schools and Communities Together

National Parent Information Network supports parent involvement and community networking

Schools/Community Partnership includes ‘Bringing Schools: and Communities Together in Preparation for the 21^st Century Implications of the Current Educational Reform Movement for Family and Community Involvement Policies.

Building better connections between schools, families, and communities to meet the needs of children and further the goals of school reform starts with effective school-community partnerships.

Parent/Teacher Communication

The Transparent School Model

This model provides voice-based information exchange between teachers and parents. In most schools that use this model, at least half of the parents call every day to hear teacher messages using this exchange. Parent involvement rates have gone up considerably and student learning performance has  improved, as well.