Parents

Parents are the school’s primary clients—and often, the most difficult stakeholders to manage. Acquire wise guidance for engaging parents, turning them from clients to genuine partners in the work of the school and their children’s education. At the same time, learn tactics and strategies for working with “difficult” parents through effective policies and boundaries.

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Fall 2009

Articles From This Issue

From the Desk of Susan Weintrob, RAVSAK President

Susan Weintrob
Bookcase

RAVSAK Staff
Arnee Winshall Named First Board Chair of RAVSAK

RAVSAK Staff
Parents as Partners

Patrick F. Bassett
When Two Worlds Meet: Parent Reactions to What Children Bring Home From School

Alex Pomson
What Parents Should Hear From Day School Leaders

Jill Kessler
What Do Day School Parents Really Think? School Leaders Get Their Own Report Cards

Bonnie Hausman and Suzanne Kling
The PTO: Forging Connections at School

Zvi Schoenburg
What to Expect When It’s All Unexpected: Parenting a Middle Schooler

Jeffrey Kobrin
Building the Buzz: Parents as Ambassadors for Jewish Day School

Rebecca Egolf
Wearing Two Hats I: Parents as Board Members

Audrey Goldfarb
Engaging Parents for a Successful Parents Fund

Ryan Carmichael
Grandparents: An Untapped Resource

Gary Drevitch
Wearing Two Hats II: Parents as School Employees

Nehemia Ichilov
Some Varieties of Problem Parents

Paul Shaviv
Pebbles in our Sandals: Difficult Parents in the Jewish Day School Setting

David A. Portnoy
From the Editor

Barbara Davis
Between the Match and the Fuse: Mussar Advice for Day School Parents

Alan Morinis