School and the community

The involvement of a community can be very essential to its community schools. Back in my home town there is a partnership with the schools and the community. The PTO in the Northwest Allen County Schools really helps bring the parents and the teachers of the community together. These are meeting that take place where ideas are brought up to better the schools. Another involvement includes fields trips that are taken at the elementary school level and are often at places around the community. For example students can be taken to Salem Farm to learn about the animals and also learn more about the area which they live in. Fundraisers are another way for the school to get money from the help of the community buying products from the school.
Another way to get involved is through attending NACS meetings. These are meetings with the superintendent and other board members that allow the community to bring up any ideas or concerns to better the school districts. Also, for the community I grew up in, a paper was issued every Wednesday that always had information about what was going on in the schools. It provided ways that people could get involved with the schools. The importance of this topic is not stressed enough in some communities. A school can really thrive if help is offered from its surrounding communities.