ocal schools. Communities also change or evolve from time to time. Superintendents and board members need to realize this succession. New people move into a community and want to change the traditional ways of doing things. Parents of school-age children have a better understanding of higher taxes and budgets than those without school-age children. These, along with others, can cause hostility within the community and can disrupt the proper functioning of schools. With better communication, the community can be better informed about why and how schools and school boards make decisions to avoid excessive distractions. Better communication can be achieved through local television airtime and/or local newspapers. This article is tied into chapter 5, Administering the Program, of the textbook in which it discusses community involvement in the school system. It points out the importance of having good communication, relationships, and setting the tone between schools and the community. A school or school system is only as strong as its community and good communication between the two can only strengthen it....
