Regarding the article “Parental Engagement Proves No Easy Goal” (April 4, 2012), I believe that if we are a profession, we must succeed with every child regardless of parental involvement.
Let’s take parental involvement when we can get it, but when we can’t get it, let’s make school a place where every child wants to be and where every child achieves success. We can no longer hide behind the excuse that parents aren’t involved.
Miranda Scully, the director of family and community engagement for the Fayette school district, Public Schools, stands outside one of the district's family connection center's on Dec. 12, 2024, in Lexington, Ky. The center offers programs like ESL classes, college preparation, and household budgeting and money management classes.
Miranda Scully, the director of family and community engagement for the Fayette school district in Kentucky, helps students during an ACT prep class held at the Family Connection Center on Dec. 12, 2024, in Lexington. The Family Connection Center offers programs including English classes for non-native speakers, college preparation, and household budgeting and money management classes.
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