How have you encouraged parental involvement in your classroom or school
Parental involvement is one of the cornerstones in the foundation of a successful student. ... Parental involvement is encouraged by regular, timely progress reports, phone calls to parents of students in academic trouble, and by meeting and getting acquainted with parents through extracurricular activities such as ballgames and other school functions. I meet many parents through my involvement as head coach of the high school girls’ softball team. ... My relationships with students and parents are strengthened considerably by my involvement with softball.