HHS believes that effective communication with parents is essential to building a successful school for students. HHS will disseminate information to parents through parent/student orientation, emailed newsletters, and parent-teacher conferences. Informal talks between teachers, administrators, and parents during drop-off and pick-up times, PTO meetings, and school functions that include parents and encourage their participation and leadership will stimulate dialogue between families and the school. We will also have a written and signed agreement between the school, teachers, and families emphasizing goals and expectations for this partnership. We expect that several of our teachers will be bilingual and able to support effective communication with the Latino community. In addition, parents of HHS students will be recruited as assistant teachers, lunchroom supervisors, carpooling assistants, and so forth, according to individual talents.