What You Can Do To Help Your Child's School

Edutopia magazine has some interesting things you can do to help your child's school. Read the article by clicking here.

The key points are:

Be a champion. - volunteer in the school

Host a conversation. Host meetings in a parent's home

Start a blog. (Or Facebook or Twitter your school.)

Use the news. Write your own news -- editorials, commentaries, letters to the editor -- and help your school gain visibility.

Be consistent. Meet with parents regularly and predictably

Prepare successors. Who will carry the torch when you move on? Don't leave it to chance.