"More information! Getting a newsletter
every other month is not enough for me!"
"As a parent new to the system in midyear,
I felt totally in the dark. I had no idea when the grading periods
were, what programs were offered, when sports tryouts were, whether
or not there was a PTA."
"I need more understandable information
about what goes on around the whole process of education-not
just in the building, but in the district too."
"The weekly newsletter from my child's
elementary school was really important to me. It kept me connected
to things that were happening in the school beyond my child's
classroom."
"My daughter starts high school in less
than a month and I haven't received anything. I don't even know
if there is an orientation. I want to attend school-related things,
but I need to know about them ahead of time so I can plan around
them."
"I seem to find out about after-school
activities by accident--or not at all."
"I'd like to read more accolades-not
only about kids' achievements, but teachers too. There are a
lot of good things going on with our faculty that we parents
don't know about."
"I greatly appreciate the Homework Hotline
at my son's middle school. It gives me an easy way to double
check on homework assignments by phone without bothering anyone.
It's helpful when he's been absent too."
