I met with the PTA Vice President at my school this week. She was SO excited to talk with me about ways to improve PTA membership and attendance at PTA events. She had even prepared by giving me an article called "Building Partnerships with Families of All Cultures" which simply states the benefits of family involvement and tips for involving families in their child's education.
Some of her ideas:
*Breakfast meetings with parents and teachers
*Invite parents into the classroom to share a talent or a skill they may have
*Have "family day" either for your classroom or school. Invite parents to bring a favorite dish to share.
*Tie into existing school events--training on how to use the online portal to view student grades
*Have a Dance/Family night to involve students and parents
*Invite parents to come to existing events like Field Day to volunteer
*Create t-shirts with class "goals" on the back--so parents can see the type of goals the school has for their child
We talked about how families are essential to developing multi-cultural education she really had a great point---how can we expect kids to be comfortable in their schools and classrooms if their parents aren't even comfortable coming into the school and interacting with staff? She made the point that the family/school relationship is very necessary for children to also feel comfortable.
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