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1 Your
Child Benefits
When parents get connected to
the school, children do better. Research shows children whose
parents are involved get better grades, do better on tests, and
have fewer discipline problems at school.
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There's a lot to be done.
These days, schools are asked
to do more with less. Our help is needed more than ever to fill
the gaps.
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2 We
make a difference.
Our mission is to create the kind
of school community where teachers and administrators can do their
best work - and so can our children. We provide support for teachers
in and out of the classroom. We provide resources they need. We
help create learning opportunities for children. And we try to
build the kind of supportive, caring atmosphere that makes school
fun.
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7 We
can match jobs to your interests and abilities.
The work we do covers a broad
spectrum: planning and executing events, chaperoning, fundraising,
and lots more. We encourage creative ideas, and we're thrilled
to have people take on tasks that meet their skills and interests.
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3 We
pledge to honor your time constraints.
People are often reluctant to
participate because they're afraid they'll get pulled into a black
hole of never-ending time commitment. That won't happen here.
An hour or two a semester really makes a difference. And we won't
push you to commit more than you want to or are able to.
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8 We're
welcoming.
To us, there are no "outsiders."
We are people who have come together to work toward common goals.
We couldn't be happier to have you join us in working toward those
goals.
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4 We
have fun.
Volunteer work shouldn't be drudgery.
We accomplish a lot, and not everything we do is easy. But we
know we're not balancing the national debt, either. We don't take
ourselves too seriously, and we try to enjoy ourselves along the
way whenever possible.
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9 We're
about parent involvement, not fundraising.
In these times of tight budgets,
parent groups everywhere are having to fill in the gaps, and so
are we. But our number one goal is to get more parents connected
to the school That's because more than 500 independent research
studies show that building parent involvement in education is
the number one thing we can do to create a great school and improve
student performance.
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5 Meet
nice people who share your concerns.
We all have a common bond. We
care about creating the best possible educational experience for
our children. We are neighbors and peers who share many of the
same experiences. And many friendships have developed as a result
of those connections.
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This work is very rewarding.
It's seeing the bright light of
learning sparkle in a child's eye. It's seeing the smile that
shows we're making school a little more fun - and a child feel
a little more comfortable in a learning environment. It's learning
that test scores have risen and knowing we played a role. There
are lots of rewards, both big and small, for those who get involved.
Won't you join us?
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