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Every parent of a schoolchild is familiar with the counter. It's that imposing bit of architecture in the main office that many administrators use to keep parents at bay. "I hated that thing," says Steve Constantino. So when he became principal of Stonewall Jackson High School in Manassas, Va., he immediately ripped the counter...
That was just the first of many changes intended to make parents feel welcome. Constantino, 42, knew that a top predictor of a child's success is parental involvement in his or her education. But Stonewall faced a problem familiar to many schools in the suburbs, where parents in two-career families commute long distances to demanding jobs--and where a quiet kind of educational neglect often breeds mediocrity...
That kind of response was bothering Stonewall parents more than anything else, as Constantino learned when he became principal six years ago. Parents wondered, Did their child arrive on time for school that day? Did he or she turn in the math homework? Are there any big tests or projects coming...
...provide answers, Constantino and his staff put in place a program called ParentLink. Through a website and a voice-mail system, parents can get up-to-date information about their child's grades, homework, attendance and even the details of that day's lessons. Yvonne Gray says, "ParentLink fosters communication" with her daughter. "It gives me something specific to ask her about." Helen Marmoll, after checking ParentLink, stunned her son by asking why he hadn't made it back to class on time after a doctor's appointment...
...William Constantino (R-Worcester) said,"The criminal justice in this state is a joke,"prompting the entire room to burst into laughter