Assist families with parenting and child-rearing skills, understanding child and adolescent development, and setting home conditions that support children as students at each age and grade level.  Assist schools in understanding families.

 

Communicate with families about school programs and student progress through effective school-to-home and home-to-school communications.

 

Improve recruitment, training, work, and schedules to involve families as volunteers and audiences at the school or in other locations to support students and school programs.

 

Involve families with their children in learning activities at home, including homework and other curriculum-linked activities and decisions.

 

Include families as participants in school decisions, governance, and advocacy through PTA/PTO, school councils, communities, and other parent organizations.

 

Coordinate resources and services for families, students, and the school with businesses, agencies, and other groups and provide services to the community.