Can CMS get more parents involved in educating our children? is the headline of an article in Charlotte’s newspaper about a meeting District staff had with Karen Mapp, one of the most respected experts around on parent engagement.

Here’s an excerpt:

Her message was simple: If districts truly want parents to be engaged, they must do a better job of inviting them in and listening to what parents say they need and want. And this effort, she said, must extend beyond the schools to include the entire district.