How the School System Works
By: American Federation of Teachers (2007)
Besides your child's teacher, many other people are involved in your child's education, The more you know about what they do, the more you can help your child.
In this article:
- Teachers
- Principals
- Paraprofessionals and School Personnel
- School District Office
- School Board
- State Department of Education
- Teacher's Union
- Are the first people you should go to with a concern about your child.
- Talk to teachers about your child; the more they know the more they can help.
- Are responsible for supervising the whole school, and helping teachers and staff do a better job.
- Talk to principals about issues that teachers can't resolve.
- Help teachers and kids in class, kids with special needs, and provide other types of assistance and support.
- Other helpful school staff are secretaries, custodians, food service workers, bus drivers, and security guards.
- Supervises all schools in a district and is run by a superintendent.
- Implements decisions made by the school board
- Contact them if you have issues that the school can't resolve.
- Decides how the local school district will operate and is run by elected or appointed school board members.
- Makes decisions about facilities, money for schools, staff, programs, etc.
- Contact them if you have issues that the school or school district office can't resolve.
