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Building Parent Involvement

The January 2011 issue of PTO Today has a great article entitled "Secrets That Build Involvement." The parent communication tools found within SchoolReach can help your school implement these ideas. The article is focused PTO leadership, but the lessons can be applied across all school administration positions. Tips include:

  • Focus on new families
  • Tap into parent expertise
  • Ask often
  • Offer a variety of ways to volunteer
  • Think like a parent

All the tips require communicating with parents to either ask for volunteers, ask for expertise, ask for feedback, and commitment. The voice, email and texting tools within SchoolReach can be used to seek, manage and communicate with volunteers.

Tip: Use the list management features of SchoolReach to target parent volunteers by grade, expertise, or availability.

Tip: Use the schedule-broadcast features found within SchoolReach to set up automatic reminders sent to parents based on their volunteer commitments.

Tip: Use the EZ E-mail feature to create a volunteer newsletter to publicize what type of volunteer needs exist and to recognize parent efforts.

Tip: Consider using the SchoolReach parent survey tools to ask parents to identify areas of expertise, or to opt into volunteer schedules.

SchoolReach volunteer communication tools are at your fingertips. Use them, and parents will be at your doorstep!