Get Involved

Volunteer at individual schools or for district wide programs - get your background check and volunteer badge   

Improve Literacy

  • Read to a child or have them read to you

  • Raise awareness of importance of reading by 3rd grade

  • Volunteer through the SMART reading program

  • Donate books to school libraries

  • Support book fairs

  • Donate to the local library summer reading program

Attendance

  • Establish a habit of good attendance in early grades

  • Set a family expectation that absences won't be allowed unless the student is truly sick

  • Ask your school about referrals to services concerning transportation, health care or other barriers to school attendance

  • School counselors are ready to provide support to students having difficulty attending school regularly.

Join the Parent Group at Your School (search on facebook)

Run or support fundraisers such as:

  • Talent shows

  • Book fairs

  • Fun runs

  • Bingo nights

  • Auctions

Support staff and students:

  • Help in classrooms

  • Do classroom, building, and facility improvements

  • Coordinate spirit days/weeks

  • Coordinate gestures of appreciation for staff and administrators

Not sure where you plug in? Email us at nef@newberg.k12.or.us.