Spring 2009
Issue 6 theme - Parents and Private Schools
Call for Submissions Poster

If you have students, you’ve got parents. How significant is th e parent–school relationship in the world of private and independent education? What impact does/will it have on your school’s policies and operations (for good or ill); on the roles of heads, administrators, teachers and staff; on students?

Parents are your partners … patrons … customers … employers? Which describes the view held at your school? By the head? By teachers? By students? What does an ideal parent–private school relationship look like? Are parents and schools equals in the relationship? Should they be? In your experience, what’s been the best way to build and maintain good relationships with parents? Accountability, boundaries, communication, diplomacy…?

Millennial parents and students—what are they all about? Who’s on the frontline interacting with them, and how well are they doing? What’s next on the horizon?