It's OUR school

For the past few months, I have been meeting with other staff members and Christie parents to discuss increasing parental involvement.  Parent support and involvement in a school is a game changer. Show me a school with a wide variety of after school activities, high test scores, and a well-maintained building, and I'll show you a school with parents who are engaged.

In one of our meetings, a parent said something to the effect of, "Parents need to understand that if they want to see a change, they need to be the change." I agree. But the onus does not rest solely with the parents. Staff has culpability as well.

At Christie,we are incredibly fortunate to have a supportive administrative team.  If we can dream it, if it's good for kids, and if we're willing to do the work, almost any idea we have will get the "green light". It's exciting for me to work in a school where the things I'm passionate about can come to life.  Ideas are already swirling in my head for next year.

The challenge as the parents and staff of a school is to remember that the future of a building does not fall on the shoulders of one or two.  The direction a building takes might come from the top, but the creativity and the solutions to problems come from varying perspectives and ideas from all of us. While respecting the authority that is over us, we have the freedom to tackle challenges by playing to our strengths and personalities.

It's OUR school.
 Every day we should do our part to make it be the best it can be. We-- parents and staff-- create the school we want to see.