Youngstown open houses usually draw only fraction of students' parents

YOUNGSTOWN

City schools Superintendent Connie Hathorn plans to meet with principals to devise ways to get parents more involved with their children’s education.

Most of the schools have wrapped up open houses, the annual events at the beginning of the school year at which parents and families visit their children’s schools, meeting teachers.

“I’m glad for those [who] did come, but I’d like to see more,” Hathorn said.

Chaney Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and Visual and Performing Arts School has 544 students in grades six through 12 based on a recent head count. Only 200 people attended the open house.

At Harding Elementary School, which includes more than 400 students so far this school year, 83 people came to the open house.

Discovery at Volney, on the other hand, a new program this year, has 137 students in grades three through eight, but the open house drew 152 people, according to the school district.

Read more about the problem in Sunday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.