Parent engagement in schools is a shared responsibility in which schools, community agencies, and other organizations are committed to reaching out to engage parents in a meaningful way, and parents are committed to actively supporting their children’s learning and development.

Parent engagement is important because school efforts to promote health among students have been shown to be more successful when parents are involved.

The primary motivator appears to be a belief that parents’ actions will improve their children’s learning and well-being. Parents tend to be more involved if they perceive that school staff and students want and expect their involvement.