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References to "parent" may be interpreted broadly to include parents/guardians/legal custodians, the adults who play a primary role in the responsibility for a child’s education and well-being.

Volunteering

Lincoln Elem. parent volunteer MacMurphy Bundrick with Daisy, her canine companion...Volunteering to work at school functions, accompanying students on field trips, working in the office or school library, serving on parent organization committees, or working for the passage of bond or millage campaigns are important activities for parent involvement that provide positive role models for students.

Citation: Henderson, Anne and Marburger, Carl. A Workbook on Parent Involvement for District Leaders. National Committee for Citizens in Education. Columbia, Maryland. 1990.

Assisting

It is important for parents to be involved in school activities - homeroom parent, parent-teacher organiationsl, field trips, fund-raising events, volunteer worker.

Citation: Prepared by Binkley, M. et al. Becoming a Nation of Readers, What Parents Can Do. Published by D.C. Heath and Company in cooperation with thh Office of Educational Research and Improvement of the U. S. Department of Education. March, 1988. p. 21. Available for checkout at the Norman Professional Development Center.

Tasks For Volunteers

    AT SCHOOL
    • help prepare instructional materials
    • help supervise playground
    • accompany children on area trips
    • listen to children read
    • sing or play an instrument
    • office assistance
    • help with school newsletter
    • prepare school or classroom scrapbooks photograph events
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    AT HOME
    • save items the school is collecting for fund-raising events
    • contact other parents for meeting or event times
    • assist with preparing customs for school programs
    • collect meterials for classroom use

    IN THE COMMUNITY
    • serve on school-community committees
    • help with special events
    • attend school events offered in the community

    Citation: Henderson, Anne and Marburger, Carl. A Workbook on Parent Involvement for District Leaders. National Committee for Citizens in Education. Columbia, Maryland. 1990.



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