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13 Keys to Strong Involvement

A step-by-step guide for parent group leaders who want to reach out and engage more parents.
by Christy Forhan
1. Start on the Bottom Rung Think of parent involvement as a ladder. Your first task is to get people to step onto that bottom rung. You want them to move from no involvement to some involvement. Once you get a parent interested and connected to the school, you can move him up to higher rungs: occasional volunteer, frequent participant...

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