Parent visits and conferences are encouraged and may be scheduled throughout the year. If a parent has a concern about the progress or lack of progress being made by their child, the parent should feel free to contact the school and schedule a conference. Please make arrangements in advance by contacting the teacher, counselor, or principal of the respective school.

Open House is held annually during the fall of each year. All parents and patrons are encouraged to attend. The school will notify parents concerning the date and time of Open House.

Through the year several opportunities are available for parents and patrons to learn more about educational programs, parenting, student achievement, and other topics of interest. Parent University and related sessions will be scheduled during the fall semester and spring semester. The school will inform parents of dates and time.

The Millwood Stakeholders - parents, patrons, community leaders, teachers, administrators, students - are leading the strategic planning process. The members have drafted goals relating to student achievement, professional development, and positive school climate.

The Millwood Stakeholders monitor district programs and projects and provide the coordination to eliminate undue duplication, The Millwood Stakeholders is the advisory board for Linkages 21. The meetings are stimulating. This entity is a think tank for the district. For information about joining the Millwood Stakeholders and the meeting time, call the superintendent's officer, (405) 478-1336.

Parents are encouraged to become involved in all aspects of their child's learning. Being a parent volunteer and being an active member of at least one satellite organization are two ways to become involved.

Adult organizations that raise money and collect revenue for the benefit of students may petition the Millwood Board of Education for sanctioning. Only those student achievement programs and adult organizations sanctioned in accordance with Board Policy D-08, Sanctioning of Parent Organizations and Booster Groups, will be exempt from the statutory controls over school activity funds found in the Oklahoma School Code, OKLA STAT, title 70-5-129, and Board Policy D-07.

School Activity Fund Management. Contact the principal's office for further information.

The Parent Teacher (Student) Association (PTSA) is open to all who are concerned with and interested in perpetuating the ideals and goals of maximum education opportunities for Millwood students. It is a district wide organization that meets monthly during the school year.

It functions to establish and maintain static free lines of communication between the school and community. The PTSA assists in making overall improvements in the school programs by making appropriated evaluations and recommendations, Guidelines and opportunities are created for positive face-to-face interaction between school and community.

Millwood Athletic Boosters provide basic and active support for all athletic programs and activities. Members attend sporting events, sell tickets, monitor crowd activities, distribute programs, work in the concessions, and root for the Millwood athletes.

Regular monthly meetings are held. All supporters of Millwood athletics are encouraged to join the high school and/or middle school boosters.

The primary purpose of this organization is to support all instrumental music department activities. The members chaperone band trips, finance the purchase of music, instruments, uniforms, and supplemental materials. They assist the band director as needed.

Meetings are held once a month. Further information may be secured by calling the high school band office.

Volunteers are involved in a variety of ways in the life of the District. They serve on committees and advisory boards; they mentor students in such programs as Character First! and HOSTS (Help One Student To Succeed); and they facilitate student internships and community service projects.

Students and schools gain a great deal when every part of the community comes together to support education. The Millwood Volunteer Appreciation Program exist to recognize those persons who take time out of their busy schedules to support the work of Millwood's schools. The event takes place in the month of April during National Volunteer Week- The volunteer appreciation committee informs volunteers and mentors of date, place, and time.

The Millwood Public Schools Enrichment Foundation, Inc., an independently operated, non-profit organization, is dedicated to assist the schools in improving the quality of education in the community. This broadly based organization is exclusively educational and charitable. Its purpose 1s to secure and distribute contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations for the benefit of the students in the Millwood Public Schools

PARENTS' RIGHT TO KNOW (NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND)

PARENT AND STUDENT HANDBOOK

PARENT PORTAL INFORMATION

PARENT PORTAL LINK

ADULT LITERACY WEBSITES

HOW PARENTS CAN HELP WITH HOMEWORK