Parents Offer Time, Talent and Energy to School

"What can I do to help?"  Matthew Margolis asked after he dropped his children off to school one day last week.  I knew, because of our work together on the School Site Council, that he had expertise with technology.  "Really, can I give you project?" I asked. 

Emerson is working to expand our students' use of computers during the school day as well as for homework.  We purchased dozens of HP Notebook computers that we hope to deploy to both classrooms as well as to selected students' homes.  We received the computers but they still needed to be set up (with software and security). We knew that dozens of computers would take us several days or weeks to prepare.  I was thinking about this project just when he asked to help.

Another parent, Mrs. Bertha Santos, saw how busy Mrs. Gina and Mrs. Marie were in the office and she stopped in to ask how she could help. 

This photo shows her collating documents for us in the staff lounge. Many families and teachers will benefit from the work of parents like Bertha Santos and Matthew Margolis willingness to find a need and then to fill it.  If YOU ask, "What can I do to help?" we will try to find the perfect job for you.   As a school, we currently need classroom helpers, PTA volunteers, playground volunteers, office help (i.e. making copies), reading volunteers, PE assistants, garden helpers and more.