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Board emphasizes family and community partnerships, calls for better outreach and recognition
Summary
Board members prioritized family and community partnership goals that include public recognition of students and staff, improved website and social media use, stronger PTA/CPAC engagement, and outreach to local community organizations.
Board discussion of family and community partnerships centered on increasing public recognition of student and staff accomplishments and expanding outreach. Administrators said they plan to ‘‘publicize student and staff achievement’’ more aggressively through the website and social media and cited the Battle of the Hornets and family wellness workshops as examples of successful engagement. "Sometimes little things that we're doing day to day to us might seem ordinary — for the community it's extraordinary," one administrator said.
Board members proposed concrete steps: monthly or quarterly agenda items highlighting accomplishments, clearer communications about programs and assessments for parents, and partnering with community organizations such as Project Self Sufficiency and the Walker Valley Coalition. The special education parent advisory (CPAC) plans an October workshop to help parents navigate services and IEPs.
