1. PARENTS HOW CAN THEY “CONNECT” WITH SECONDARY SCHOOL?

2. PARENTS … ➲ AT THE END OF LOWER – MIDDLE SCHOOL THEY CAN ENROL THEIR CHILDREN (AGED 14) AT ANY SECONDARY SCHOOL (ACCORDING TO SCHOOL CAPACITY) ➲ NEITHER ADMISSION TESTS, NOR ASSESSMENT OF ABILITIES ARE REQUIRED

3. PARENTS … ➲ THEY CAN FORM COMMITEES/ASSOCIATIONS EVEN WITHIN SCHOOLS; ➲ THEY CAN HOLD THEIR OWN ASSEMBLIES REFERRED BOTH TO CLASS, COURSE, SECTION AND THE SCHOOL ITSELF: ➲ AT THE BEGINNING OF SCHOOL YEAR PARENTS' ASSEMBLIES FOR EACH CLASS ARE HELD TO ELECT PARENTS' RAPPRESENTATIVES WITHIN EACH CLASSE COUNCIL; ➲ PARENTS ARE ALSO MEMBERS OF SCHOOL COUNCIL.

4. IN OUR SCHOOL ➲ PARENTS CAN HAVE ACCESS TO ON- LINE REGISTERS TO CHECK THEIR CHLDREN'S MARKS, DAYS OF ABSENCE OR LATE ADMISSIONS; ➲ IN SOME SCHOOLS TEXT MESSAGING SERVICE IS ALSO AIVABLE IN CASE OF PUPILS' ABSENCES/LATE ADMISSIONS

5. AS USUAL ➲ EACH TEACHER IS AVAILABLE TO MEET PARENTS FOR ONE HOUR A WEEK IN THE MORNING; ➲ TEACHERS PARENTS GENERAL MEETINGS ARE HELD TWICE A YEAR IN THE AFTERNOON

6. TODAY'S ITALIAN PARENTS ➲ MANY OF THEM ARE NOT SO “PRESENT” IN THEIR CHILDREN'S LIVES, SO SCHOOL PLAYS A CENTRAL EDUCATING ROLE.

7. A MULTIETHNIC SCHOOL 1 MARCH 2010 / CIVIL STRIKE / ONLY RACISM IS “ALIEN” TO US

8. AND NOW ?/ WE LEARN TO BE PARENTS

9. LOOKING FOR SPECIFIC POINTS OF REFERENCE

10. AS A MATTER OF FACT A FEW YEARS AGO … IMPRESA FAMIGLIA / A SCHOOL FOR PARENTS / TERNI

11. EVEN THROUGH SUCCESSFUL TV PROGRAMS

12. PARENTS CAN PARTECIPATE... ➲ ITALIAN “RIFORMA GELMINI”, EDUCATION ACT, HAS PRODUCED PARENTS' PROTEST MOVEMENTS, ABOVE ALL, BUT NOT ONLY, FROM THOSE WITH ELEMENTARY/PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

13. SCHOOL IS OURS!

14. HANDS OFF STATE SCHOOL (STATE EDUCATION) MAKE YOUR VOICE BE HEARD I DON'T WANT MY SCHOOL TO GO TO THE DOGS

15. OUR FUTURE LIES IN PRIVATE SCHOOL DEPRIVATED (OF ANYTHING) YOU MEAN …

16. ? SCHOOL IS OVER

17. DIFFICULTIES ARE MANY

18. ANY SOLUTIONS?

19. THE FUTURE ➲ PARENTS, TEACHERS, STAFF AND PUPILS: PLAYING SPECIFIC AND CLEAR-CUT ROLES; ➲ SHARING SPECIFIC, CLEAR VALUES AND TEACHING EDUCATING METHODS EVEN THROUG INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGE.

20. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION