Sitting here in the depths of our Michigan winter, we thought to turn our gaze westward toward warmer places for a change. Midwest school assemblies or school shows on the East Coast are usually the topic of this blog, but we have been looking at Michigan school assembly performers and Ohio school assembly performers so much lately I thought we might look westward instead, and follow that California Dream a little. 

It often can be difficult to build family involvement in a school community. Getting parents whose own schedules are often frantic and overworked to commit to additional volunteer time at the school is challenging.

And yet this involvement is crucial not only in the the process of educating children, but also in finding staff for volunteer functions. Moreover, it has been shown that strong communities usually center around local schools and are essential in the healthy development of children.