Learning begins at home
Educating our young people is a community need and should be a community effort. The combined talents of families, communities, businesses and educators are required for our children to succeed.

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Home Schooling: Some families have opted to teach their children at home for a variety of reasons including religious beliefs, concern about violence, issues related to peer pressure and a perception of poor academic quality in traditional schools. For information about requirements and resources, visit our Home Schooling area.

Homework Helper: Parents are not only a child's first teacher, they are a child's continuous teacher. Helping your child develop into a lifelong learner can be demanding. To help you be most effective, we've developed a Homework Helper area containing tips and resources.

School Partnership: Success requires nothing less than shared responsibility. Ideas on how parents can become a positive partner with the school to promote educational excellence, visit the School Partnership area.

Goal Setting: A family is a team with a shared vision. Ideas and techniques for improving your team's success, visit our Goal Setting area.

Colleges: Helping your child prepare for and choose a post-secondary educational path involves many factors. Visit our Colleges area for some great advice.

Links: You will find links to a variety of helpful Internet sites for parents here.