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It was such a privilege and a pleasure to meet so many involved parents at the Dream Big Conference on October 28th. It was a reminder of how important the school-parent relationship is to the success and well-being of our students and to the collective promotion of a love for learning. Schools rely on parents as valuable

-what my parent’s engagement meant to me. Many people wonder why, a 20-something year old with no children of his own, would want to be involved in an organization whose mission is to encourage parent engagement. The truth is, I am not a parent, but one day I hope to be and want to help shape an education

-what parent engagement has meant to me. Parent engagement? What is that? That was my mindset seven years ago when my daughters entered the school system. They were, until the age of nine and eight respectively in a Montessori school. I was approached by the principal of their elementary school to join the parent council. I did, albeit